Horse enthusiasts who want to begin training a young animal for pleasure riding, work or competition have the opportunity to adopt a weanling wild horse or mule, when the Bureau of Land Management holds a special adoption event Saturday, Nov. 18, at California’s Litchfield Corrals.

The corrals are on U. S. Highway 395 about 20 miles east of Susanville, Calif.

The BLM will offer 60 mustangs, all under a year old, and five mules (two weanlings and three yearlings) in the adoption event that runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be an hour of silent bidding beginning at 9 a.m. Animals not taken during bidding will be available on a first-come, first-served basis for a $125 adoption fee.

“All of these animals come from northeast California herd areas, including Twin Peaks, that are known for producing good-sized wild horses,” said KC Pasero, the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program manager for northeast California. “All have received vaccinations for common equine diseases, rabies and West Nile virus. They have been de-wormed and have negative Coggins test results. Adopters receive health care records so they can begin health care programs with their veterinarians