Natural Resources - Wild Horses
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WILD HORSE GATHERING
 The Carson National Forest has 46 horses available for adoption!
The Carson National Forest initiated a wild horse gather on the Jicarilla Wild Horse Territory on the Jicarilla Ranger District near Bloomfield, NM in August 2009. Existing range conditions have declined on the territory due to long term drought and past grazing activities. The Forest Service is attempting to reduce the grazing pressure from wild horses by gathering a portion of the population. Livestock grazing has also been reduced on allotments located within the wild horse territory. A 2004 environmental assessment determined that the territory could support between 50 to 105 horses depending on environmental conditions. The current population estimate is 413 horses. Mt. Taylor Mustangs is the gather contractor and is using a low-stress baiting method. Mt. Taylor Mustangs has gathered 46 horses this summer. Wild mustangs who need good homes can be seen by appointment at the Browning Ranch, 333 Browning Parkway in Farmington. Carson National Forest officials have 46 horses available for adoption. If you are interested in adopting a wild horse please call the Jicarilla Ranger District at (505) 632-2956 or e-mail amadrid@fs.fed.us.
If you are interested in adopting a wild horse you should review "Adopting a Wild Horse from the Carson National Forest" which can be found below. If you cannot meet the requirements do not attempt to adopt a wild horse. A Forest Officer will check on the condition of adopted horses and the facilities that house them during the first probationary year.
As an adoptee you must provide a minimum of 400 square feet (20 feet x 20 feet) for each animal adopted. Until “fence broken”, adult horses need to be maintained in an enclosure at least 6 feet high and horses less than 18 months old in an enclosure at least 5 feet high. You should not release an ungentle animal into a large open area, such as a pasture, since you may not be able to recapture the animal for training or to provide veterinary care. However, once the animal is gentled, you may release it into a pasture or similar area. The acceptable corral must be sturdy and constructed out of poles, pipes, or planks (minimum 1.5 inch thickness) without dangerous protrusions. No space between rails should exceed 12". Barbed wire, large-mesh woven, stranded and electric materials are unacceptable for fencing. You must also provide shelter from inclement weather and temperature extremes for your adopted wild horse.
If you are planning to adopt a horse please come prepared to haul the horse home the same day. If a trailer is deemed inadequate no horses will be loaded. A covered stock type trailer will be required. Do not bring a two- horse trailer. If you have questions about the adequacy of your trailer please do not hesitate to contact us at (505) 632-2956.
Wild horses gathered on the Carson National Forest will be adopted out in accordance with the National Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Program. However, unlike any other National Forest or BLM Resource Area, the Carson National Forest conducts local adoptions. Local adoptions cut down on the time horses are held in holding facilities and gives local interested publics an opportunity to see and possibly adopt one of these local wild horses.
If you are interested in adopting one of these horses, please call Anthony Madrid, Jicarilla Ranger District, Carson National Forest at (505) 632-2956, or e-mail amadrid@fs.fed.us. An adoption application must be completed prior to any adoption.
Thank you for considering the opportunity to provide a special home for a living symbol of American history.
Contact Person: amadrid@fs.fed.us
Environmental Assessment for Management of the Jicarilla Wild
Horse Territory.
Title
Page/Table of Contents (746 kb)
Chapter 1 - Purpose
and need for action (783 kb)
Chapter 2 - Alternatives,
including the proposed action (660 kb)
Chapter 3 - Environmental
Consequences (2,554 kb)
Appendix A -
Project Record Index (713 kb)
Appendix B -
Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act (1,682 kb)
Appendix C -
Considerations Concerning Stocking Rates (2,161 kb)
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