What facilities does the BLM require an adopter to have to care for a wild horse or burro?
You should provide a minimum of 400 square feet (20’ x 20’) for each animal adopted. Horses under 18 months of age may be kept in corrals with fences 5 feet high. Fences must be at least 5 feet high for ungentled burros and 6 feet high for ungentled horses over 18 months of age. You should not release an ungentled animal into a large open area, such as a pasture, since it may be very difficult to capture the animal for training or to provide veterinary care. Once the animal is gentled, you may release it into a large open area, such as a pasture. Acceptable corrals must be heavy duty and constructed of pole, pipe, or plank construction (minimum 1 ½ inch thickness) without dangerous protrusions. Barbed wire, large-mesh woven, stranded and electric materials are unacceptable for fencing. An ideal wooden corral is shown below. Posts should be a minimum of six inches in diameter and spaced no farther than eight feet apart. Horizontal rails should be three inch minimum diameter poles or pla
