Wild horses removed from Utah land prepared for BLM's adoption/sale program

by McKenzie Stauffer

Thu, September 12th 2019, 2:30 PM UTC

FILE - In this July 18, 2018, file photo, a wild horse jumps among others near Salt Lake City. The U.S. government is seeking new pastures for thousands of wild horses that have overpopulated Western ranges. Landowners interested in hosting large numbers of rounded-up wild horses on their property can now apply with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

FILE -In this June 29, 2018, file photo, wild horses occupy a watering hole outside Salt Lake City. The U.S. government is seeking new pastures for thousands of wild horses that have overpopulated Western ranges. Landowners interested in hosting large numbers of rounded-up wild horses on their property can now apply with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

FILE - In this July 18, 2018, file photo, wild horses are held in a temporary pen after being rounded up the night before due to insufficient water to sustain them, in a desert area near Salt Lake City. The U.S. government is seeking new pastures for thousands of wild horses that have overpopulated Western ranges. Landowners interested in hosting large numbers of rounded-up wild horses on their property can now apply with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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FILE - In this July 18, 2018, file photo, a wild horse jumps among others near Salt Lake City. The U.S. government is seeking new pastures for thousands of wild horses that have overpopulated Western ranges. Landowners interested in hosting large numbers of rounded-up wild horses on their property can now apply with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

(KUTV) — A total of 91 wild horses are being prepped for adoption after being captured during a routine gathering, according to the Bureau of Land Management.

The horses removed from public lands will be taken to the Delta Wild Horse Facility in Delta, Utah where they will be prepared for the BLM's adoption and sale program.

The facility will be closed from Wednesday, Sept. 11 to Tuesday, Sept. 24.

In order to keep the wild horse population under control, BLM conducts gatherings regularly, the organization tweeted. Horses are also gathered to help protect the health of animals and rangelands.

"Absent management and natural predators, wild horse herds can double in just 4-5 years and quickly outgrow the ability of the land to support them," the tweet stated.

The population currently exceeds 510 horses, not including the foals born this year. Normally, the appropriate management level is between 121 and 210.

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The organization originally planned to gather 200 horses from state, private, U.S. Forest Service and BLM lands.

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