Horses & burros still available from the 2006
Wild Horse U adoption at Palomino Valley.
Please note: This list is compiled to our best knowledge and we will try to keep it updated, but all animals are subject to prior adoption. Please check with the
National Wild Horse and Burro Center to determine the availability of any specific animals. Please also note that this list does not include weanling horses and burros that were not part of the volunteer gentling activities. Thus there are a number of additional animals available at the facility that BLM will be happy to place with qualified adopters.
The animals in this listing received from between 1˝ to three hours work during Wild Horse U, the purpose of which was primarily to desensitize the animals to people and to determine which approaches seemed to work best with each horse, the assumption being that many adopters prefer to employ their own training methods. Anyone having questions about how a horse behaved during training sessions are welcome to contact the
LRTC Wild Horse Mentors.
Horse 0511, 3 year old roan gelding
Lead trainer: Willis Lamm (only one session)
Was nervous at first but soon focused on activities inside the pen. Several participants scratched with poles. Learned to yield to pressure. Good on left side. Needs more work on right side but did well in the limited time available.
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Horse 3605, yearling sorrel filly
This yearling filly was handled prior to Wild Horse U by facility volunteers. We primarily assisted in making haltering easier and helping the horse learn to lead lightly. The horse was calm and quite willing.
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Horse 4586, 2 year old black filly
Lead Trainers: Tony Sumner / Jorge Ortiz
Session No. 1: Was a little bouncy at first. Got settled in and started rubbing with a pole.
Session No. 2: Worked in round pen. Polled on both sides and touched with hands. Rope over neck and starting to lead. Could touch on neck up to head, withers and back.
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Horse 4592, yearling buckskin filly
Lead Trainers: Jorge Ortiz / Willis Lamm
Session 1: She was smart, tough and agile. Strong sense of self preservation and sure footed.
Session 2: Started out offering to kick if pressured too hard. Changed approaches to getting the horse to focus. The filly settled right down, got curious and started to really think. This is a horse that can get deliberate if you push her too much, will try to take charge if left to her own choices, but seems to learn really fast if the trainer keeps her curious.
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Horse 4610, yearling bay filly
Lead Trainer: Jim Rea (both sessions)
Session 1: Very “tipped up” at the beginning of the session. Calmed. Very smart. Polled. Worked some with ropes, Worked on inside and outside turns. Worked on pressure on the eye.
Session 2: Moved with eyes, polled & roped. Still dominant. Got quiet and started to accept rope around hind legs, hips, etc. Could be safely worked by volunteers.
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Horse 4611, 6 year old pregnant roan mare
Lead Trainers: Hue Simpson / Corrine Davis
Session 1: Nice, handy mare. Good deal of polling on top line. Accepted ropes tossed over her back and would “walk on.” Started giving to pressure.
Session 2: Major wind blew up with chairs and other stuff tumbling by, plastic bags blowing through pens. Mare stayed pretty calm (in fact calmer than the large corral of horses nearby.) Due to the weather and since the mare was pregnant, we kept things simple and let her get used to being touched and scratched all over with the bamboo pole.
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