Tribes buying wild horses

[NVMojo]

WASHINGTON -- More than 600 wild horses gathered from public lands will be sold to Indian tribes in the Dakotas, the Bureau of Land Management announced Monday.

The Rosebud Sioux of South Dakota and the Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota are the first tribes to buy hard-to-adopt and aging horses that the government is allowed to sell to the public.

They purchased the animals for $1 each, BLM spokesman Tom Gorey said.

The transaction was permitted by a law approved by Congress in December that directed the BLM to sell wild horses and burros that are more than 10 years old or have been unsuccessfully offered for adoption at least three times.

The 610 horses will be delivered to the tribes from short-term holding facilities in Nevada and government-funded sanctuaries in Oklahoma and Kansas, Gorey said.

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[SpiralHawk]

1. If Bush and the Republicans send gas prices any higher

the Indians are going to have cornered the market on affordable transportation.

[CottonBear]

3. I'm training my horse to drive (pull a cart)

for when gas prices go through the roof. She will provide affordable if not so speedy transportation, along with an endless supply of fertilizer!

[CottonBear]

2. Thank goodness! I wish the new owners good luck!

It can be difficult to handle and train an older, wild horse. That siad, they are beautiful and deserving of a good home. It would be so sad if the poor animals were sent to slaughter.