Back in the day, when I was breaking Mustangs, I think the adoption agreement required you to keep them for 3-5 years. However, I'm quite sure some scammers are getting around it and doing just that. I do know there is a smuggling ring that transports horses from the US to Mexican slaughter houses. Anytime the government is giving out money there's fraud.SuburbanFarmer wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 5:41 pmSo what’s to stop from say, adopting 100 of them and putting them down?C-Mag wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 5:08 pmHere's efficiency.
They used to give away wild horses and burros for free. But no one wants them anymore (lots of reasons). So now, they are paying people $1,000 to take one. Have been for 2 years.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bureau-of- ... ild-horse/
Beyond that, I can tell you from experience that 1 in 10 of the Mustangs make good horses in the end. Further to get them to be good horses, you need to have some solid experience behind you and be dedicated to the task at hand. They start out wild animals, and many of them just don't make the transition very well. Some of these Cayuses will run you out of corral. They are tough as nails though, and they can climb shit like a billy goat. I've got some crazy stories about them.