Under the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages wild horses and burros to ensure that herds and rangelands are healthy. One of the key responsibilities of the 1971 law is to determine the "appropriate management level" of these animals as they have no natural predators. As a result, a herd can double its size every four years. Almost 37,000 wild horses and burros roam land managed by the BLM in 10 Western states, a population that's 10,350 horses and burros more that can exist in balance with the resources of the public rangeland in which they roam.The BLM gathers thousands of wild horses and burros each year and offers them for adoption or sale to individuals or groups who are able to provide humane, long-term care. Since 1973, 220,000 wild horses and burros, usually between the ages of 1 and 6, have been adopted.September 26th is National Wild Horse Adoption Day. With events happening all over the country, a goal of 1,000 adoptions has been set, which could mean a savings of $1.5 million dollars to the BLM and American taxpayer.Is there a single person out there who reads this blog that a) has enough land and resources to support a horse or b) is actually thinking about adopting one? If there is, that'd be real cool.