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Texans for Education and Adoption of Mustangs- Least Resistance Training Concepts.
Quite a mouthful, so we shortened it to TEAM-LRTC. We are a non-profit subsidiary of LRTC, a 501(c)(3) based out of California and Nevada.
We have a small wild horse holding and training facility about 35 miles southeast of Austin, where our goal is to bring in a few wild horses that need adoptive homes and teach volunteers to gentle and train them. The volunteers learn, the horses learn, and everyone has a good time in the process. Volunteers need not have prior horse experience; and, if they choose, they can ultimately become active members of the LRTC Wild Horse Mentors program, assisting new wild horse and burro adopters across Texas. With some basic training, the project horses will be more adoptable and more likely to succeed in their new homes.
Texans have adopted more than 16,000 wild horses and burros since the BLM's adoption program began, more than any state except California. Still, the number of wild horses in various government holding corrals is staggering. While TEAM-LRTC can only take in a handful of animals at a time, it is our hope that we can prepare our volunteers to be good adopters and qualified mentors, helping to increase the number and success rate of Texas adoptions.
Chris Erlon
LRTC Vice President
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