4-H members Patrea S. (left) and Sara S. show off their horses “Mala” and “Winnie” | University of Nevada, Reno press release.
4-H members Patrea S. (left) and Sara S. show off their horses “Mala” and “Winnie” | University of Nevada, Reno press release.
The young people of the Nevada 4-H Youth Development Program have spent the better part of the year grooming six horses for adoption.
According to a news release shared by the University of Nevada, Reno, the horses are slated to be part of Wild Horse & Burro Event and Adoption Auction on July 30. The horses will be displayed by the students before being auctioned off for adoption.
“They want to find a way to rehome wild horses because the horses are healthy animals, and they want to give these animals a chance,” Sarah Chvilicek, Extension 4-H program manager, said in the release.
Moreover, the horses, either weanlings or yearlings, were given to the kids as part of the University of Nevada, Reno Extension's 4-H Horse Program. The initiative to put wild horses with adoptive families was successfully begun two years ago and is a partnership between the Bureau and Extension, a division of the University's College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources.
According to Chvilicek: “They trust 4-H and trust Extension, and they know they will be able to work with youth already familiar with horses to foster and provide training to prepare these horses to be companions at new forever homes.”
Roughly 100-200 days were spent getting the horses ready for human contact and adoption, according to the release.
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