White Sands Missile Range wild horses up for adoption

From the Alamogordo Daily News - For the first time since the International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros placed in conservation the last of the White Sands Missile Range horses in 1999, select horses from the herd will be offered for adoption. These unique wild horses carry a rare North American gaited gene that was identified through DNA and blood typing by Dr. Gus Cothran, the world's leading equine geneticist from Texas A&M.According to Karen Sussman, president of ISPMB, "The horses have a beautiful conformation and travel with ease and grace. They are highly intelligent and are behaviorally one of the healthiest herds in the U.S."After 10 years of work on White Sands meeting with three different generals and several governors, Sussman made a promise that the first horses adopted from this unique herd would be to New Mexicans. The adoption will take place Sept. 29-30 at the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Posse arena, 10308 2nd St. NW, Albuquerque, from 8 a.m. until dusk each day. The number of horses brought to New Mexico will depend upon the adoption demand.  Read more

White Sands Missile Range wild horses up for adoption