Wild Mustang Adoption-Pros/Cons, and opinions of others who've adopted

[rodriguezpoultry]

I'm definitely not interested in purchasing, but would like to see the stock. Could you PM me a link to the site if you don't want to post it on here??

 

[ShrekDawg]

here's the link but if you dont want it posted i can edit to remove https://www.blm.gov/adoptahorse/ i think theres other adoption things too but i think this is wild wild rather than rehab and adopt out but idk, but you can google wild mustangs then also google mustang adoption, heres what i googled: wild mustangs http://www.google.com/search?source...TF-8&rlz=1T4GGLL_enUS372US372&q=wild+mustangs and mustang adoption http://www.google.com/search?source...8&rlz=1T4GGLL_enUS372US372&q=mustang+adoption hope this helps!

 

[ShrekDawg]

oh and heres the online adoption gallery if you wanna just go straight to that and not click around on their website so heres the gallery, there are some beautiful horses

, so tempting...

edited cause i forgot to add the link, sorry

here it is https://www.blm.gov/adoptahorse/onlinegallery.php

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

IDK, they just don't tickle my fancy.

Must be something wrong with me.

I mean, they're pretty, but are obviously happy to stay the heck away from the cameraman.

 

[ShrekDawg]

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yeah, I know what you mean, some of them approach though but yeah i guess they are/were wild so theyre not used to us yet and/or some dont wanna be, itd be a big challenge although there are some that are very pretty... but i know what you mean. I think the stallion shes considering is under sale horse, its the only older black stallion i could find here, a few black horses though but i looked through them and im pretty sure this is him, he's pretty.

https://www.blm.gov/adoptahorse/horse.php?horse_id=3833

 

[booker81]

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yeah, I know what you mean, some of them approach though but yeah i guess they are/were wild so theyre not used to us yet and/or some dont wanna be, itd be a big challenge although there are some that are very pretty... but i know what you mean. I think the stallion shes considering is under sale horse, its the only older black stallion i could find here, a few black horses though but i looked through them and im pretty sure this is him, he's pretty.

https://www.blm.gov/adoptahorse/horse.php?horse_id=3833

He'll have one heck of a bumpy ride on him.....ouch.

ETA: All of them are so steep shouldered, so "shallow" hipped. No good trapezoids.

Pretty is as pretty does, but they look like they'd ride like a jackhammer.

 

[Kansaseq]

Gosh, they are exquisite! Not just pretty colors, but built so solidly, so much bone; I'm in love. If I had fencing and a lot more training experience, I might consider it.

 

[chickenzoo]

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yeah, I know what you mean, some of them approach though but yeah i guess they are/were wild so theyre not used to us yet and/or some dont wanna be, itd be a big challenge although there are some that are very pretty... but i know what you mean. I think the stallion shes considering is under sale horse, its the only older black stallion i could find here, a few black horses though but i looked through them and im pretty sure this is him, he's pretty.

https://www.blm.gov/adoptahorse/horse.php?horse_id=3833

He'll have one heck of a bumpy ride on him.....ouch.

ETA: All of them are so steep shouldered, so "shallow" hipped. No good trapezoids.

Pretty is as pretty does, but they look like they'd ride like a jackhammer.

Actually my mare rides pretty well............ she's no TWH, but neither is my Quarb, hehe. My mare has more of a rolling side to side sashay kind of trot, which I like, but often find myself giggling as I picture I'm riding a hippo because she's so... ummmmm... stout.

I once was trail riding with some friends through the woods, we were going down to the river on our usual route. It had steep sides and rocky ground. We had had bad storms all that week and it exposed some wet clay like rock near the river. My mare planted her feet and refused to go that way, she wanted to go a different way, I asked again and unlike her she refused again, my friends past me and tried to go through. The first horse lost it's footing, fell and slid down a steep slope, scraping up it's side and legs. Luckly nothing serious. My mare knew it was unsafe, before any of the others. She is also good at finding her way home or to the parked trailer if we get turned around in the woods.

 

[High Roost Ranch]

Ropo, sorry I didn't get your message earlier, I would have gladly posted the link, but someone else did it, so thanks!

It's not the black stud I'm interested in.

ETA: All of them are so steep shouldered, so "shallow" hipped. No good trapezoids.

Pretty is as pretty does, but they look like they'd ride like a jackhammer.

I agree several are straight shouldered, short necked and short hipped, but certainly not all of them. There are some pretty darn nice typed horses in the lot with good slope on the shoulder and hip. Guess you didn't see those? There is one that good grief reminds me of a war horse from the paintings. She's the black mare in the curley section. Good gosh is she course!​

 

[hunterjumper999]

Tonka was caught and gelded at 'about' 9. we got him at 20 . He still can't go out with dominant geldings or mares in season. he tore my old show horses neck and face to pieces. oover the fence. . .


all in all.. eh.