The Bureau of Land Management’s State Office has decided to continue its wild horse gentling and adoption partnership with the Wyoming Department of Corrections for the next 5 years. This partnership will provide funding for the care of up to 200 excess wild horses and burros at the Wyoming Honor Farm in Riverton, including space, feeding, training, and care.

The Wyoming Honor Farm, a minimum custody facility located in Riverton, has been working with the BLM since 1988 to train and adopt wild horses gathered from Wyoming’s public lands. Inmate trainers at the Honor Farm demonstrate techniques for training wild horses during gentling clinics, with the goal of helping both the horses and the men transition positively back into society.

Two adoptions are held at the Honor Farm each year, where approximately 35 halter and saddle-started horses, as well as some wild burros, are available for adoption. The partnership between the BLM and the Wyoming Department of Corrections aims to help wild horses and burros find homes while providing inmates with valuable training and skills.