Wild Horse and Burro Adoptions Sept 15th, Sept 29th-30th

Wild Horse and Burro Adoption at Camp Pendleton, CA Sept 15th, all day event.

Wild  Horse and Burro Adoption, Saturday, September 29, 2007 through Sunday, September 30, 2007 at the Tri-County Fairgrounds in Bishop, CA. Phone: (916) 985-4474

Wild Horses and Burros are also available from one (or both) of BLM’s California Wild Horse and Burro facilities:

The Litchfield Wild Horse and Burro facility is located along U. S. Highway 395, about 21 miles northeast of Susanville. http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/eaglelake/wild_horse_and_burro.html

The Ridgecrest Regional Wild Horse and Burro facility is four miles east of Ridgecrest. Adoptions are by appointment only, call (760) 384-5765 or 1-800-951-8720 for details. The facility is available for individual and group tours and has a nice little dirt perimeter road allowing the motorist a quality view of the animals.
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/ridgecrest/whb.html

Source: BLM CA

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