Assisting Our "Nation's Living Legends" - Wild Mustangs and Burros

"Bob", being trained by Judy Ballenger for the 2008 Extreme Mustang Makeover.

Volunteering Your Time and Services
 
The BLM is always looking for people to assist the Wild Horse and Burro Program. Volunteering your time and services is a very rewarding experience and assists the program educate the public about mustangs and burros. There are many ways you can help to promote the animals; showcase your adopted and trained wild horse or burro at adoption events, post flyers in your area to help promote local BLM adoptions, provide assistance and guidance to new and inexperienced adopter's, or, if qualified, halter-train a mustang or burro to enhance their adoptability. Please check with you local office on how you can volunteer.

"Mooch." Trained by  BLM Volunteer, Dixie LaFountain.

Donating Funds to Assist
Wild Horses and Burros

The BLM established a national donation fund to help animals gathered from Western rangelands due to extreme drought and wildland fires. Donations may be submitted to: 4 Mustangs and Burros, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, Nevada 89520-0006, Attn: Business Manager. Please make your checks payable to "4 Mustangs and Burros."

Tasha Roe, Westernaire Rider  with "Blaze."

The Save the Mustangs Fund was established in May 2005 by the Ford Motor Company in collaboration with the BLM and Take Pride in America.
 
The Fund is designed to allow all horse lovers, young and old, be involved with our "Nation's Living Legends - America's Mustangs and Burros." The goal of the Fund is to raise public awareness of the urgency of wild horse and burro issues and to find good, caring homes for them.
 
Through the Take Pride in America Act, this National Partnership Program allows for tax free donations to encourage citizen stewardship by instilling a sense of ownership and responsibility. Donations may be submitted electronically to www.savethemustangs.org or sent to Bureau of Land Management (Save the Mustangs Fund), 1849 C Street, NW, Mail Stop 314 LS, Washington, D.C. 20240. 

The Mustang Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to facilitating successful adoptions of America’s mustangs and burros. Founded in 2001, its mission is to help promote the BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Program and increase the number of successful adoptions. All donations are tax-deductible and may be submitted electronically to www.mustangheritagefoundation.org or sent to Mustang Heritage Foundation, P.O. Box 703, Bertram, TX 78605.

 

Please visit Interest Groups for several other organizations that assist wild horses and burros.

Ashlyn and "Cochese."  Cochese was adopted by Pam Wilson.

 

"Lucy." Halter-Trained by the National Wild Horse Association (NWHA). Lucy is available for adoption (8/08). Please visit the NWHA's website for more halter-trained animals available for adoption.

 

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