East Idaho 4-H and BLM Wild Horse Program

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East Idaho 4-H and BLM Wild Horse Program

4-H trained yearling mustangs are shown and ADOPTED at the Eastern Idaho State Fair in Blackfoot, Idaho each year. Thanks and stay tuned updates!

In 2009, the Idaho Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse and B***o Program teamed up with the University of Idaho/4-H Program to work together to tame and train weanling/yearling mustangs. The goal was to help increase the adoption of these animals into good homes while also promoting the talents and skills of our local 4-H youth. Through 2021, the program has adopted 372 horses and has also raised

over $73,000 for the horse 4-H clubs that have participated. BLM receives only $25 per horse, while the rest of the money that is earned at the adoption/auction goes back to the clubs as a fundraiser. It has been a great experience for our 4-H youth to have the chance to train these horses from the ground up and also to help tame and train a living part of our western heritage. The East Idaho youth show their mustangs at a trail challenge at the Eastern Idaho State Fair after about 12 weeks of training and then show them again at the live adoption/auction. It is amazing to see how much these talented youth have done in such a short period of time. The purpose of this page is to provide information to other 4-H clubs that are interested in participating and to provide adopters and other wild horse enthusiasts of upcoming auctions and events. Comments are to remain positive and focus on the hard work and dedication of the 4-H youth. This page is maintained by Idaho 4-H Wild Horse Program supporters and is not maintained by the BLM. If you have photos or stories to share please send them to the administrators of this page. For more information on 4-H in Idaho: http://www.uidaho.edu/extension/4h
For more information on the National Wild Horse and B***o program: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/whbprogram.html
For more information on the Idaho Wild Horse and B***o program: http://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/prog/wild_horses_.html. Please note: Any negative comments, or comments that draw away from the positive focus of this program will be removed. User that use profanity, aggressive language, threaten violence and or attack BLM, 4-H or any youth or affiliate will be banned.

06/29/2024

Sophia and Omen ❤️

06/29/2024

06/07/2024

Thanks Karisa for our pickup day photos!

05/28/2024

YEAH COOPER!! Congratulations!!!

The Eastern Idaho State Fair continues to support outstanding high school seniors in Southeastern Idaho.

04/10/2024

Nice job western Idaho 4-H mustang trainers! University of Idaho 4-H and BLM Wild Horse Training Program

03/15/2024

Applications for the summer 2024 training program are available now! Contact your local county extension office for more info. Applications are due by May 8, but don't wait! We can only accept ten 4-Hers each year.

11/27/2023

Jack and Splash made the Post Register! Nice article, Jack!

Jack Miller is the 15-year-old son of Dan and Tiana Miller of Rigby. He is a ninth grade student at Rigby High School and is part of two 4-H groups

11/09/2023

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11/07/2023

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11/02/2023

Idaho mustangs up for adoption in Boise 11/10-12!
****NOT 4-H trained****

https://www.facebook.com/100064795473926/posts/748806343955875/?sfnsn=mo&mibextid=6aamW6

More than 100 wild horses will be available for adoption Nov. 10 - 12 at the Boise Off-Range Wild Horse Corral! These wild horses were gathered from the Black Mountain, Hardtrigger and Sands Basin Herd Management Areas in southwestern Idaho’s Owyhee Front in September.
• Friday, Nov. 10
1–5 p.m., view the wild horses
• Saturday, Nov. 11
8 a.m., gates open
10–11 a.m., competitive bidding open
1–5 p.m., first come, first served
• Sunday Nov. 12
8 a.m.–4 p.m., first come, first served

Of the wild horses available, 14 are six to nine-month-old geldings; 25 are six to nine-month-old fillies; more than 30 are geldings, ages two to five; and approximately 40 are mares between the ages of two and seven.
More information: https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-host-adoption-event-boise-range-wild-horse-corral

**horses in photo may not be those available for adoption

09/08/2023

As hunting season begins, here’s a neighborly request to please close gates you go through that were closed or leave them wide open if they were open. And please never cut a fence 😣 to get to where you’re going.
It saves days of time for ranchers if everyone does this simple task.
If left open when it shouldn’t be, we’ll spend days, if not weeks, re-riding to gather our cows in the mountains. Some sections are 10,000+ acres, so it’s no small task.
Thanks in advance! All ranchers 🙌

09/06/2023

Thanks again Tanner and Brayden Hernandez from Prime Time Auctions for running our adoption event!

09/06/2023

Thank you Karisa Cutright Eddins !

09/06/2023

Karisa Eddins is on of our mustang trainer alumni who loves to come back and photograph our events. Thank you Karisa Cutright Eddins!

09/02/2023

Directions from the trailer parking to the grandstand 😁 See you at the auction!

Address

97 Park Street
Blackfoot, ID
83221

Telephone

+12085247500

Website

http://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/prog/wild_horses_.html

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