Western States Wild Horse and Burro Expo
August 20-22, 2010 Reno Livestock Events Center (1350 N. Wells Ave 1721 Reno, NV 89512)
For Information 775.853.4182
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Western States Wild Horse and Burro Expo August 20-22, 2010 Reno Livestock Events Center (1350 N. Wells Ave 1721 Reno, NV 89512) For Information 775.853.4182
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Trainer Chriss Suggs will offer a rescued and trained mustang for sale/adoption: | |||
| Palomino Valley BLM Corrals will provide the horses for our clinicians who are doing wild horse demos. These will be available for adoption at the BLM booth. | |||
 #6719 Diamond Hills HMA |  7457 Little Humboldt HMA | ||
 9411 Snowstorm Mtn HMA |  6999 Diamond Hills South HMA | ||
VRWPA (Virginia Range WIldlife Preservation Association) will offer around 20 Comstock horses, with a variety ages, sizes, and colors |
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 Mike Holmes of Nevada Dept of Agriculture, the agency that oversees the COmstock horses, with three orphan foals raised by Sherry O-Mahony of VRWPA |  |  | |
 Holly, Russell, & Mikey - Orphan Foals raised by Sherry O'Mahoney |  | | |
| ZACK is a wonderful horse who went through the Carson City Prison Program a few years ago, was adopted into a very busy household, where he spent the next few years as a pasture ornament. Recently he has moved to Bart & Cindy Lawrence's, where the Lawrence family and friends are working with him to refine his training and get ready for a new, hopefully "Forever Home." He is doing very well and will be available at EXPO - this is a great opportunity to get a really super horse who needs a super home! |  |  | |
Cindy Lawrence says of Zack: The first day home, Reid was riding him. On the third day home, Reid was on him bareback with a halter walking down the street. After a few days, we came to the conclusion that Zack was afraid of women. So we decided part of his training should be done by me. Now since I'm the big chicken, and I LOVE ground work, this is what I decided was best for me. The first day I went out to halter Zack, I had already moved the other horses, so he felt like he was being left out and let me halter right away (Yep, that had been my strategy). The second day, he decided to run away from me in the round pen. His first adopter had always caught him by making him run around until he was tired of running and then halter him. I think that's silly. So he started to run, and I made him turn. When he turned and started to run, I made him turn again. Did this 4 times, he turned in towards me and kinda went, okay, what do you want? He then let me halter him right away. Today is the second time I lunged him. The first time on a lunge rope to keep control and see what he knew or remembered. Today, I lunged him in the round pen with no halter or rope, and his lunging manners were PERFECT. All I have to do is take one step back in the center of the circle and he stops. I've been working on moving his feet with him in halter and at first he was nervous and moved quickly just to please me. Took me a little while to slow him down and think rather than react. Today, we had one minor correction time, but other than that, he was a perfect gentleman. When I first started loving on his head, he wasn't too cool about it. Didn't like it....felt claustrophobic - or whatever - about it. Now (and this is only a couple of days worth of loving), he says, this feels pretty good, okay, you can love on me. The picture of Zack with the hat on his head is so funny. At his former home he was reported to be spooky, so I told Reid to take his hat off and wave it around. Some horses hate that. Zack just stood there. Reid put the hat on Zack's head, and still, he just stood there. I think this horse is AWESOME. He is going to make someone a GREAT horse. If I didn't have Dream Cather (Little One - he has two names), I'd buy him.
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The Carson City Prison Program will have 9 or 10 Saddle trained horses for adoptionThese are all Comstock (Suburban Reno - Virginia Range area) horses | |||
 Abilene 13.2H Bay Gelding with a star and two hind socks. He trailer loads, and has been bathed. He has a smooth lope at two speeds. His is very good in the boy and has a good stop. |  Ashes 5 year old 13.2H Grey Gelding. Very responsive to ques. Calm and easy going. His training seems to come natural to him. He is undisturbed by quick movements and foreign objects. He is eager to please and will make his new owner very happy. |  Billy The Kid 5-6 years old, wonderful horse, 14.2 hands, very stout horse, he has been used for the past year in the program as a training horse.....to train the newer inmates to ride. Look at this boy, gentle horse. | |
 Cartright 5 year old bay gelding, 13.3H. He has had a lot of extra training, but still requires an experienced rider. He would do well with someone who has a good amount of horse knowledge. He has a nice stop, back up, and turn around.
|  Freedom Freedom, 14.2 hands, 2 1/2 years old, sorrel, real flashy horse, Comstock Mustang, nice moving colt, handles well, lets you trim his feet nicely, doing really well | ||
 Hollywood 2 year old Bay gelding, 14.2H. This horse has been friendly from day one. He is a really nice colt that always aims to please. He has a nice stop, back-up side pass and has been trailer loaded. He has pulled a log and also ponies. He is an all around nice horse. |  Lippy 4 Year old 14-1H Buckskin Gelding. Very Responsive. Handle's well. He also has a nice stop and back-up. He trailer loads, and saddles well. He works hard to please whoever is riding him. VERY loving. |  Derby 4 year old 14H Bay gelding. Nice colt who is very respectful, moves well, stops, backs and trailer loads. | |
 Little Bit 3 year old 14H Bay Gelding. He is a high energy horse who likes to run. He works to please his rider. He turns and backs up well. Very affectionate. He is smart and listed to directions. Has an addiction to apples.
|  SMILEY 14.2H, 4year old Buckskin. Very energetic horse. His is easy going and eager to please his rider. He is very comfortable to ride with a good stop and back up. He loves attention and lots of love. Once he learns something, he will retain it from then on. He is very good natured and very attentive. | Little Paint (halter-trained colt)
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| Lynda Sanford, volunteer trainer, and Cathy Barcomb, Expo co-chair, are offering EXPO GIRL to the right new home  | Expo Girl is a healthy, well-built, beautiful 2-year-old filly, who had the misfortune to be sent to three adoptions that had more horses than adopters. As a result, under the new Sale Law, she's 3-strikes and out. Cathy Barcomb purchased her, and Lynda Sanford is training her for adoption at Expo. She is quite the special girl, already haltered, and loves to be held and loved.....and that was just the first day!!!! | She is a bay, two whites on the rear (pastern and coronet), from Buckhorn HMA in Northeastern California, adjacent to the better-known Twin Peaks HMA  | |
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Here are some useful links for those wishing to know more about wild horse and burro adoption & sales:
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The Wild Horse & Burro Expo, as part of the National Wild Horse Center, is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
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