The Cypress Ranch High School Future Farmers of America Club wanted to get up close and personal with their animal roots.
Over spring break, eight members of the 24 member club visited the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Program in Navasota.
Not only did the teens have an up close and personal visit with the horses, they volunteered with the sale that day where bids began at $125 according to Lisa Wall, Cypress Ranch Agriculture teacher.
Wall said the club is interested in participating in a variety of FFA programs.
“Our mascot at Cy Ranch is the mustang, and they wanted a more hands-on experience. They wanted to see how wild they are,” Wall said.
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The group met with 80 horses including weanlings, four burros and three saddle-trained horses.
The goal was to watch animal behavior.
“We observed how they interacted,” Wall said. “Some were very curious and others wary. Some would bite each other.”
Students Tory Hamilton and Savannah Leslie lent a hand during the auction along with other members who closed chutes, helped with halters and assisted with paperwork.
Hamilton, a freshman, whose family owns two horses and two donkeys, said the experience exposed a different side to the animals.
“I like the fact with FFA we get to learn about all different things that go on a farm,” Hamilton said. “It was really fun to see the wild horses after being around domestic horses. They have a different personality that isn’t wild, but free. I would like to go back next year.”
Leslie, a sophomore, joined FFA to prepare for her future career as a veterinarian.
She’s familiar with handling animals since she has raised hogs the past two years.
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