Wild horses to be trained are selected primarily from equines being held and fed for the BLM at the minimum security facility located at the Nevada State Prison Dairy. Selected animals are transported to the Paul Iverson training facility at the Warm Springs Correctional Center.  Inmates work with the horses for about 120 days, prior to the animal being offered for private adoption at a Saturday competitive bid event. Training includes hoof handling and trimming, saddling, bridling, work under saddle, and loading into a stock trailer.  

	Example of some of the BLM wild horses that have been adopted at the Warm Springs Correctional Facility.

Saturday adoptions are held quarterly at the Warm Springs Correctional Center, Carson City, Nevada.  Occasionally, saddle-trained horses are offered at other adoption events sponsored by the Nevada BLM.  About 40-50 BLM horses are trained and offered for adoption annually.

Photos of each animal and a description are posted about a month in advance of the adoption on the BLM’s Nevada website www.nv.blm.gov and at www.silverstateindustries.com.  

When and Where:  
Normally held on Saturdays.
Preview of horses begins an hour before the bidding.
Competitive bid adoption, usually conducted by an auctioneer.

Bids start at $150 for BLM and “estray” horses.

Directions to Warms Springs Correctional Center in Carson City , Nevada:  From 395 South, take E. 5^th Street.  Turn right at the roundabout on Edmonds Drive and proceed to the guard tower.  

The public may not wear blue jeans, blue work shirts or blue denim jackets.  No cameras, cell phones or recording devices. Car keys will be checked at the gate.  

BLM personnel will be on hand adoption days to screen adopters prior to the start of bidding.  We can accept Master Card or Visa, cash, cashier’s check, and personal checks.

Taking Your Adopted Saddle Horse Home (in pdf) 
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