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I adopted a 8 yr old gelding who had been in holding for 5 yrs, he took almost 2 yrs to get to the point of riding but once he came around, he’s my best mustang, never overlook the potential of the older ones, thank you for pointing this out

My lesson program has adopted quite a few blm mustangs and they turn into amazing lesson horses! They’re super smart so once trained they know how to take care of their riders. I want to be like you when I grow up and adopt wild mustangs, give them a second chance, and find them new homes!

Those two gorgeous greys would make a lovely matched driving team

I had the same reaction…instant tears…9 years 😢

This is such an interesting video! I love hearing your thoughts on the mustangs. Its always fun to go "window shopping" on the online auction, even if I'm nowhere near ready for a mustang yet haha.

Just discovered you, honey, and this video has gained you a new subscriber. Your compassion and empathy are tangible and i couldn't agree any more with your confusion and sadness. Such a heartbreaking thought that they know nothing but a holding lot. i wonder if the Skydog Sanctuary would be able to help get them out of there. That is no life for these magical, mystical creatures... i look forward to having a binging session of your videos soon. 🩵☘️🥀

I went and watched a "mustang adoption event" in Richmond on Saturday, Jun 17. I was VERY impressed with how placid the donkeys were! I had thought they would be vicious and frantic, but they just stood around looking at me, and I could tell they were evaluating ME the same way I was evaluating THEM. They were also 12-12:3 hands tall. I think they actually understand that people looking at them are interested in giving them a better life. I think I would consider adopting one in the future. The horses (aka ponies) were, as expected, frantic and nervous.

I have a few of these on my list. Super excited for the adoption event.

Light colored around the muzzle is called meally mouthed

That 9 year old brown mare was just beautiful.

I also noticed that Gruella mare with the ears. My husband thought she was gorgeous.

I can tell you truly love the mustangs. Thank you for getting the word out about them

I love your heart for these horses!🐴❤️

It breaks my heart when any animal is for too long overlooked. I can only guess that like shelter dogs and cats, there are too many available BLM mustangs? Those 9 yr-olds don’t know any other life, but I hope someone will give them a 2nd chance. If for sale vs adoption means what I think, I hope they’re not also at risk.

Are barn got strangles some time back and it was quite a scary experience. We shut down for awhile

I would love to get a mustung they so nice looking and history. My horse needs a buddy.

Youre inspiring because you're living what I am working towards. Hopefully I'll be able to adopt a mustang myself soon enough!

Oh sweet Brita, can't you PLEASE adopt those 3 9 year old mares??? They are right up your alley, when you were describing the type of person that you wanted to adopt these beauties, you actually described yourself!! You would make an amazing mom to these horses!!

#0901 moves and appears to behave the same way my girl did in her holding video. I was favoring horses that appeared more anxious because I want to help the more reactive ones. The ones that might take more than a few months to gentle. Great video and yeah… I wish I was ready for another horse to train but my priorities are to our two mustangs and the farm currently. I just keep an eye open and look over all the horses in the IAs. For practice.

❤😊 i totally get the combinations of colors!!

I'm pretty sure that those nine year olds can now be adopted by people who live in Canada. I guess that kind of opens up windows for buying but also they could be bought by someone very cruel. It's honestly just sad they have been in holding for that long especially with them being such gorgeous horses

That’s so sad! 9 years!

I really hope you adopt one of them… that is so sad 💔

0880.... She's a mover and carries herself so pretty. Love how she flags her tail. BUT the pudgy muddy grey guy, I'd go for him being as I want a youngster.

Yeah… 9 years in holding. Their whole life. It made me sad as well. I have the 3 9 year olds marked as favorites. Some of my favorites, in general; were put back up after the last IA.

I adopted a mare from an online auction a couple years ago. There were several from the Devil’s Garden HMA that were born in holding. Some were listed as born on May first some July first and some August first. I suspect that is when they were rounded up and branded for the first time and all the foals to that day were given the same “birthday” in the same as all Mustangs caught in the wild are considered born on January first. I’ve noticed it with other auctions that foals from the same holding facility born at the facility will have the same birth date. I don’t have a big problem with the horses being in holding long term because they are well provided for. They have big pastures to move around on and don’t have to work too hard for their next meal or travel long ways for water. If there are 35,000 horses living in holding and they have an auction every other month and each auction lists 350 animals for bid, that’s 2,100 per year if the other in person events were able to double that you’re still looking at eight years to come even close to emptying the corrals and that’s if you never added another. I don’t know what the answer is but the current system doesn’t seem sustainable.

I really hope you adopt the ones discovered that have been in holding all their lives…plsss

Love them all but the ones 2948 and would select3092

I still really like 3431. He has so many colors! With a face like that, I'd call him Jack Skellington. 🙂

i love stalking around on the OC! I'm still years away from getting my stang but i know that i'm looking for (i want something for endurance and low level eventing so i want something a with a long ground covering stride but also large shoulders) so I pick out what herds I like from the OC for example 2920 has a very nice long trot but i worry about the length of her back..

#3363 is a tiny little 11.3 hand, 8 yr old roan mare. Maybe with dwarfism? I REALLY hope she goes to a good home. I can't take on another one after adopting my two earlier this year, but I have a soft spot for this little mare.

I think with the ones born in the facility, the birthdates aren’t exact, but they round or something, because I’ve noticed before that a bunch of 2 yr olds were listed with the same birthday, so it must be rounding to the week or month or something. But it’s so sad that they’ve been in holding that long

My theory for the birthday thing they dont mark their actual birthdays, they mark when they're processed (IE a mare has a foal on March 30th, another mare on March 31rst and the third in early April. all foals get the birthday of April 10 because thats when they were checked over and added to the system)

They are all so pretty I wander why they are still in holding

She is beautiful. 😢 9 years old.

I noticed the tails were short too. I wondered if they put the horses in the shoot to cut them? Seeing them in the holding pens for so long is So sad!

In the last IA I won my bid on #1511, Gelding, Born at Facility & 8 yo. I won my bid but I got an email from the BLM that he had a left hind end injury & would not be ridable. I could not take him since I am not set up for a "pasture pet" right now. I am hoping in the future to adopt him. I feel bad about the three 9 year old mares & that I could not adopt 1 of them but no close pick up in New England. I did adopt their "Replacement" pick for me & he is awesome.

You can ask a question on each individual horse. I have a suspicion that when they upload the data they get a drop down menu and clicked the wrong selection. Also, I'm guessing they clipped the tails and manes on a lot of the horses at Wheatland. Who knows why, and it's just a guess on my part. Maybe too much mud and they're just trying to protect them??? I have no idea, but I'm sure they do.

Oh, you would have loved my blue roan pinto, Inkspots.

What would you say would be the perfect horse for a beginner?

Did you reach out to them to find out why they were in holding for 9 years?

Is it possible to contact the corral with the 9 years with the same birth date and see if itwas a mistake

Thanks this is awesome! I am in love with #1003. I also think 18 is adorable. I so want to get involved..❤

I noticed the short tails also ? I heard that in the wild they will eat other horses tails for nutrition but in captive ? I’d like to know why …

I wonder if those 3 were really born in a long-term holding facility and, since they didn't know the actual date, they just assigned that date as the BD?

what is the difference between eligible for sale or for adoption?

Thank you so much for your video. Sadly, now I am nearly crying myself to sleep each night #2772 Roan Red 13 yr old has me torn up inside. I have fallen in love with her face, and watching to clock ticking away is giving me anxiety. I have never had a horse, and don't have the location to provide one a home. But this girl is tearing at my heart. What happens to these horses when they are not purchased? Do you know of anyone who would get one and allow someone to "sponsor" it? I could not cover the entire cost of having her, but could provide the adoption fee and provide some monthly support. Oh how I wish I had not watched this video and then been silly enough to go to the BLM site. I truly do appreciate you, your efforts, and in the long run-this video, I just feel like I need to find someone who is equipped to take her. I seriously want to blow up her "head shot" and make a poster of her. I have already reached out to a friend who is a horse person, sadly he is aging and said he could not commit to the horse. Are local rescues able to adopt these animals? Oh how my heart aches for #2772.

New here and not familiar with mustang holding facilities. Is it really that bad for them to be there for 9 years?

I hope you do some research and let us know what the deal is with those three "9 year olds born on the same date".

I doubt they know the foals exact birthdate even if born at a facility, it could be that they just list all foals born in a month with a birthdate of the first of the following month. all foals born in may listed born June 1?

Wow! Nine years in holding? Or a mistake? Their tails are so short…nibbled off from stress? If you can adopt, start with these.

Can you adopt mustang's in canada?

It's a shame those horses have known no other life. But. Better than the slaughter pipeline. Sadly I'm not in a position to adopt a mustang. Or I certainly would. Like you I have color preferences. Palomino first. I own 1 and did own 4 palominos at one time. When you were mentioning your favorites you mentioned 'grilla' which I thought I misheard. I've never heard grullo(grew low) pronounced that way. Is that a local pronunciation or a slang? I'm curious.

I’m surprised that Given the rage you’d think they were shipped off to one of these prison programs where they could be broken in.. Oh for goodness sake, can’t wait get them started and then use them for things like the border patrol, Forest service et cetera i.e. instead of spending money buying horses when they’ve got thousands in holding. Take these horses have not been adopted, get them under attack get them started and they have the right temperament for job get them working for the United States government. There is no reason why these Mustangs, especially some of the taller ones with very quiet nature is couldn’t make excellent police horses. Why did the federal government go through what is available to pick out the ones which are suitable and take them straight off the roster and straight into training and then out on the beat.

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It's weird their tails are so short at that age.

Wow 9 years living in a loveless baren place 😢so so cruel 😢

I think the 3 9 yr olds may be yearlings.The manes and tails tell me so. Big mistake there I think.

That's terrible that those poor horses have been in holding pens that long 😕

I’m betting the ears froze off in holding. Wide open sweep for wind and no shelter whatsoever. And they are probably chewing off each others’ tails because they can’t do normal horse behaviors like grazing 😢