Wild Mustang and Burro Management Ranch

After lunch and Virginia City, we went to the Wild Mustang and Burro ranch. We didn't see any burros. This is a wild mustang and burro management ranch. They actually herd these wild mustangs down the mountains with helicopters and the state pays to care for them.


Aside from the obvious - mud and dreadlocks. These appeared to be pretty healthy horses. Most were even fat! Everyone we saw had good feet.

Check out the huge stacks of hay in the background.

There are about 37,000 wild horses and burros roaming the western states. In the same western states, there are about 34,000 horses and burros under state care. You can adopt them and take them home...

check out that dang inversion fog....it followed us everywhere...