Bend, Ore. - Robert Campbell, 57, of Prineville, won the
Mustang Moniker contest on Friday, after choosing "Buckaroo" as
the name for the High Desert Museum's new, wild horse. "I've
had Appaloosas and Arabian horses, and I guess that's what
inspired me to enter the contest," said Campbell, a painting
contractor. Campbell will receive prizes on Sunday, April 23,
during the Museum's third annual wild horse adoption, when
geldings "Sundance" and "Sierra" go to the highest
bidder. Visitors can see the geldings show off their new
skills during a demonstration at 12 p.m. The adoption follows
at 2 p.m.
Campbell will receive a color photo of the horse and a $25 gift
certificate for Silver Sage Trading, the Museum store on
Sunday.
"Sundance" and "Sierra," residents of the Museum's "Mustang
Corral" since April 2005, have been gentled and saddle-broken
and are ready for adoption through the Bureau of Land
Management's (BLM) Adopt-A-Wild-Horse-or-Burro Program. The
horses have spent the winter at Lauman Training Center in
Prineville.
On Sunday, BLM Adopt-A-Wild-Horse-and-Burro Program staff will
be at "Mustang Corral" beginning at 12 p.m. to answer questions
and register qualified adopters. Local horse trainers Rick and
Kitty Lauman, who have worked throughout the last year with
Sundance and Sierra, will also be on hand to help the mustangs
show off the many skills they have learned.
Interested adopters who have questions about the mustangs, the
adoption process, or those interested in learning how to
qualify as a mustang adopter, should contact Karen Green at the
High Desert Museum at 541-382-4754, visit the Museum's website
at www.highdesertmuseum.org <>, contact Bill Pieratt at the Prineville BLM office
at 541-416-6700, or visit the BLM's
Adopt-A-Wild-Horse-and-Burro Program website at www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov
<http://www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov/>.
The High Desert Museum is nationally acclaimed for its indoor and outdoor exhibits and animal habitats, and for making the High Desert come alive through presentations on the region's people, cultures, wildlife, art and history.
