BLM to Host Public Tour of Axtell Wild Horse Corrals

AXTELL, Utah— The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering a public tour of the Axtell Contract Off-Range Corrals (facility) in Axtell, Utah on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. The facility is one of two locations in Utah that provides care to wild horses removed from the range.

This is the second public tour offered since the privately owned and operated facility opened in June 2015. The tour will be open 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Tour attendees will have an opportunity to tour the facility, observe approximately 1000 wild horses currently held at the facility, including the 433 wild horses associated with the Sulphur Herd Management Area that occurred in January 2017 and general discussion about the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program (WHB).

The facility is located at 13500 South 10490 West (mile marker 235.2 on Highway 89) in Axtell, Utah. Approximately 6 miles south of Gunnison, Utah or 8 miles north of Salina, Utah. Please note: some map applications do not recognize this address. Horses will not be available for adoption during the public tour; however, if there is interest in an animal viewed during the tour, adoption arrangements can potentially be coordinated through BLM personnel and the Delta Wild Horse & Burro Facility.

To learn more about the wild horse and burro program or to obtain an adoption application, visit the BLM National Wild Horse and Burro website at: http://on.doi.gov/2h11lDS .