NC Horse Blog: Wild Horses Find New Homes

Monday, February 11, 2013

Wild Horses Find New Homes

The Wild Horse & Burro Adoption at the Duplin County Events Center will be held this year the weekend of July 12 in Kenansville, NC. This event gives potential horse owners a chance to develop life skills and gives animals an opportunity for a good home and positive human interaction.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management initiates the program and collects the horses, and then a veterinarian examines the horses prior to the adoption. These sales usually last three days and consist of either auctions or set adoption fees.

For the past 4 or 5 years, this annual event in Duplin County has offered about 100-150 horses or burros a chance at a new home and offered 200-300 potential horsemen an opportunity to expand their training and caretaking knowledge and experience.

According to Larry Sessoms, Duplin County Events Center Executive Director, the process is simple: come out to the Duplin County Events Center, look around and see if any of the horses are of interest for adoption. If you find a horse you are interested in, you will need to complete paperwork and meet certain requirements for adoption. If you meet those requirements, you pay an adoption fee, and take your horse home. The adoption fee varies but is usually in the ballpark of $50-$100. There is no charge for admission. Larry adds that many times, a horse trainer comes to perform training techniques used for wild horses so that anyone in attendance can benefit. Sale times vary so contact the Events Center at the number below for more information.

The Duplin County Events Center will be hosting other agricultural and horse-related events in 2013, such as the Duplin Agribusiness Fair October 16-19 (http://duplinfair.com/). For more information about the adoption or other events, contact the Duplin County Events Center at 910-275-0009 or check their website at http://www.duplinevent.com/.