The Missoulian
Mares watch visitors from their pen at the BLM's Britton Springs facility after being trapped on the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range. The horses will be put up for adoption to qualified members of the public. Photo by Casy Page, Gazette Staff
The Bureau of Land Management says at least 38 wild horses captured from the Pryor Mountains will be sold at auction Sept. 8.
The horses were captured this summer in an effort to thin the herd and prevent overgrazing at the Pryor Mountain National Horse Range along the Montana-Wyoming border.
Fourteen geldings, 20 females and four foals will be offered at the competitive bid adoption at the Britton Springs Corrals north of Lovell, Wyo. The BLM is still seeking to capture up to six more horses from the Pryors this summer.
Those also may be included in the sale.
Minimum bid for each animal is $125.
For more information, call (406) 896-5222.
For photographs of the horses who will be placed up for adoptions, please visit the Cloud Foundation's Pryor Adoption Webpage.
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