Yeah, in my next life that’d be the one I’d be trying to get.
This is the other one I’d take (in my next life) because he seems to be attempting to process his surroundings without freaking out. Of course, he may turn out to be an absolute bronc, but he has a dear face, so that makes up for a lot.
I still stuck on that older handsome bay, 8515. Just something about him. Like there’s some kind of history to him. 
When is the auction over? I’m super excited to see who you end up with! I’m in Colorado and I’m tempted but can only afford one right now. Darn it. I will live vicariously through you though.
Well now… If you were to get a mustang on the Adoption Incentive program, you’d certainly to be able to pick up one on the last day. There are always some with zero bids, so that would be a cash outlay of 125, THEN when you picked him up they’d fund your bank account 500 and at the end of a year, you would be funded another 500. And also a title giving you complete ownership…to sell if you wanted. They are extremely easy keepers! They fatten up on any kind of grass… If you put rocks in their environment most of them don’t need hoof trims even! As far as general health goes, they are probably better than average. As far as leg/neck/spine tendons and joints…they are superior indeed. They can be hard to bond to you, but gosh…once they do it’s BFF. They grieve big-time if ever sold to another person though. Well, most of them anyway. You are theirs and they are yours. Like a one-person dog sort of thing. DO IT!!!
Honestly if it was just me I totally would do it! That’s probably going to be my next go-to but hopefully not for a few years unless something changes. But I have my husband and my daughter and a few high maintenance dogs. I don’t think I could even give another horse the time of day!
On the plus side there is a lot of mustang friendly boarding facilities near me and I know a heck of a lot of experienced mustang trainers that do a great job around here. So it’s definitely doable at some point…
that is awesome! Someday… 
I like him… he looks sturdy. I wish the video showed more.
Little Owyhee HMA is known for larger size horses and calm temperaments. I was wanting a mare from there …(all the mares might occur in the Jan internet auction)… but there are these two youngsters that caught my eye. I find them comparable to that silky guy, 8403. (https://wildhorsesonline.blm.gov/animals/19268403) Of the following two, which is better?
https://wildhorsesonline.blm.gov/animals/20750861
https://wildhorsesonline.blm.gov/animals/20750863
Hard to say… we see a lot more of 0863 in the video and he has nice movement, but I like 0861’s head and neck better but we don’t get to see him move much and it’s hard to see his back end because he’s standing funny.
thank you for checking them out! mucho appreciation!! Aesthetics are important…And i’m such a sucker for a pretty face. I mean, if you’re going to spend the time and money and effort on them, they might as well be beautiful 
The first one is standing sort of camped under himself. Some of that could be tension and stress from being confined. But it’s not that big of a deal (to me). And he looks like he has great feet!
The second one, 0863, looks nice enough trotting around, but really look at his front end. Granted, he’s probably scared in the squeeze chute, but his shoulder seems to be extremely straight with a very shallow chest. That’s creating the impression that his front legs are braced out in front of him.
So I guess I’m saying that of the two, I like the one with the big star, 0861, better. But that’s just my opinion. I know about this much when it comes to mustang shopping: 
Okay, here goes: I didn’t read what everyone else said, so I may be repeating things or you may have already heard what you wanted to hear, but:
6409: I like the angle of his shoulder and hip. I still think the way his back ties into his croup is not ideal. His back is really short and his loin is longer-- it’s a little deceptive, but he looks like he might be a nightmare to saddle fit. Also, his legs aren’t straight. Again, it’s hard to see when they’re in the teeny tiny pens and can’t move out, but he looks really close behind and maybe toed out.
5815: This is one of the better Sand Wash Basin horses I’ve seen. I like how he steps under himself and even though his back is long he is naturally “over the back” and relatively well-muscled especially for 16. The front end is where he loses me. His shoulder is too small for his body (remember the splitting in perfect thirds I was talking about) and his head is low enough and his back long enough for me to be concerned about how he would handle any degree of collection. He might just drop out from under you.
8459: Small hind end, weak hip, long back. He’s really tucked up at the waist and something about his right hind looks off to me. Slow this video down and look at how his back bounces up and down like a suspension bridge at the trot. He’s also got a small shoulder, thick neck, and an unattractive head. I’d pass on this one.
8403: I like this guy. I think at 3 he would mature into something nice. I like the angle of his hip and he has the best back of any I’ve seen so far I think. I also like his bone and his shoulder. I don’t love how his neck comes out of his shoulder (too low, comes out of the middle of his chest and not from the top of his wither) but he uses it well despite this:
8405: His shoulder and hip don’t match and his neck ties in too low in the shoulder. I don’t like how he gets all “stretched out” at the trot. He would look better relaxed but with the combination of the smaller hip, big shoulder and his neck tying in low, he will be difficult to get off the forehand. You really have to watch them move. The pictures of them in the pens are deceiving, conformation-wise.
8410: This horse is very similar to 8405, except the problems are less extreme all around. His hip/shoulder are more even and his neck is much nicer. But, his left hind is sticky. At a couple of points in the video (around 20 seconds is the obvious one) it kind of bows out underneath him, and he seems touchy on it. He favors spinning left so he can weight/push off with the right hind.
5995: This guy looks a bit boring and his back is downhill, but the rest of him is put together nicely. I like that he’s interested in the camera and is licking and chewing. I think he’s toed out behind but not to the same degree as some of the others. His left fore also swings out at the trot. His neck is deceptive. It ties in a little low but he carries his front end nicely and his neck grows about a foot when he stretches down. A lot of the mustangs are too short in the neck, so I like that this guy has some length of neck.
6845: I’m fine with his back and hip, but his shoulder is small and his neck is too low. The fact that he is not relaxed only emphasizes that he is downhill and choppy in front, but relaxation won’t fix the problem completely. From his muscling it looks like he might spend a lot of time stressed like he is in the video. I might pass on this guy from that alone.
8403 and 5995 are my picks of the litter. I think it’s hard to fault them completely for little abnormalities in gait because they are not riding fit and I don’t know the quality of the trim they have now. I wouldn’t scrap a horse for a slight paddle in front, but unevenness behind is a no-no.
Only commenting to enable all mustang shopping. I adopted one several years ago (I still have her). I got all of my bronze scores on her and she is also the safest, smartest, most reliable horse I’ve owned.
FWIW it’s much easier to purchase one with it’s TIP. You get a mustang that leads, loads, ties, and picks up it’s feet for $125. A little more money and you get one that doesn’t require the specialized fencing.
I have two mustangs myself.
Oh Sue…I am a sucker for a flaxen mane and chrome. He is nice even though it looks like he has a big bump on his noggin.
Susan
aaAAAKkkk!! two more nice ones!
I solidified my top 10 adoption incentive (and top 6 sales authority) and am trying not to add any more, but it’s hard 
I need to save my adoptions/purchases for mares (rumor is they are in January)and not use them all up on geldings. I wish there were mares in this auction…or that the mare only one would have been before the gelding only one. I think i automatically appreciate a mare more than a gelding.
So here are my top-ten Adoption Incentive geldings. I’ve gotten them in solidly order yet. If anyone would like to help me with that…and state your case whenever you can! I’d be grateful!
AIs: 8403,4762,0883,8695,0860,0861,0863,8505,5995,8465,
8403 https://wildhorsesonline.blm.gov/animals/19268403
4762 https://wildhorsesonline.blm.gov/animals/19894762
0883 https://wildhorsesonline.blm.gov/animals/20750883
8695 https://wildhorsesonline.blm.gov/animals/20268695
0860 https://wildhorsesonline.blm.gov/animals/20750860
0861 https://wildhorsesonline.blm.gov/animals/20750861
0863 https://wildhorsesonline.blm.gov/animals/20750863
8505 https://wildhorsesonline.blm.gov/animals/19268505
Well, I’m not going to be much help because each one of your picks has something to recommend it. A few I hadn’t seen before, like the roany gray 8505. He’s very “dramatic” in appearance. I can only imagine how handsome he’ll be after being in your care (and feeding program) for a year. And the last one on the list, the chestnut 5995, is a very free mover with a long, open stride.
Of course the brave and curious 8403, the slinky black, remains a favorite. Ditto for 5995 because he’s put together nicely and has such a soft eye and seems to want to be a little bit of a cruiser by nature. And that adorable 0861. Who couldn’t love him?
Can’t wait to see what you end up with!
They need to stop adding horses cause I just keep seeing more.
Like this one
https://wildhorsesonline.blm.gov/animals/17894766
OK… out of the ones you have there I would go with 8403, 8695, 8465 as my top 3… then they’re all about equal for me.
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