Inmate-Trained Wild Horses to Work for U.S. Forest Service

Three saddle-trained wild horses were selected to work as pack string horses for U.S. Forest Service trail crews.
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Three saddle-trained wild horses from the inmate wild horse training program at Northern Nevada Correctional Center, in Carson City, were selected by the U.S. Forest Service Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest to work as pack string horses for their trail crews.

The three wild horses will join other horses and mules to form pack strings on the Rocky Mountain Ranger District and be used to transport people and supplies into backcountry areas to maintain trails. The district has 1,100 miles of trail, some of which are in wilderness areas where people are not allowed to use motorized vehicles. The horses will work the same schedule as the trail crewmembers—10 days on, four days off, 10 hours a day—to accomplish the mission. Additionally, throughout the winter, they could be used for snow surveys and various other projects on the district.

For the Rocky Mountain Ranger District, this is a new avenue for acquiring horses for their trails program.

“These horses have a great foundation and fit the bill for what we are looking for—mountain horses that will travel with our trail crews to maintain trails,” said Ian Bardwell, program lead for the Rocky Mountain District’s Trails Program. The horses will travel to Montana and start their training on the trails next month

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