"BLM Wild Horses Joining the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard on June 3 in Carson City, NV"
1 A special tradition, almost two decades old, between the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Marine Corps, will be renewed in Carson City on Saturday, June 3, 2006, as a new generation of up to four young wild horses from rangelands in northern Nevada joins older wild horses in the elite U.S. Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard. This special adoption event will take place preceding the scheduled 10:00 a.m. public wild horse adoption at the Warm Springs Correctional Facility (WSCF), Edmonds Road south of Fifth Street, in Carson City.
2 Three palomino wild horses from the BLM Calico Herd Management Area (HMA) and one palomino from the Warm Springs Canyon HMA, both located in northern Nevada, have been in a four-month long training program at the WSCF. They are being trained by inmates in the Nevada Department of Corrections program, supervised by Lead Trainer Hank Curry. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Ivan Collazo Sanchez and two additional Marines will be at the WSCF in dress blue uniform to (1) take possession of the new horses, the latest generation of wild horses to be utilized by the Marines for the Mounted Color Guard.
3 Special Logistical Note to the Media: The Warm Springs Correctional Facility requires the media to register in advance to bring cameras into the facility. Please call Mark Struble at BLM or Randy Halligan, Assistant Warden no later than Thursday, June 1 for security clearance arrangements. Access on Saturday, June 3 is through the southeast gate off Edmonds Drive at 9:00 a.m.
4 Background: The U.S. Marine Corps first adopted a BLM wild horse for the Mounted Color Guard in 1988. A two-year old horse called "Okinawa" became an integral part of the equine unit, quickly learning to lead a parade with flags flapping, jets flying overhead, audiences clapping and dealing with unexpected loud noises. (2) His calm performances encouraged the Marines to adopt seven other wild horses. (3) The Mounted Color Guard has since participated in every Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, since 1990, as well as dozens of other annual parades and shows.
5 The U.S. Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard was formed at the Marine Corps Logistics Base at Barstow, California, in 1967. In 1968 it was designated an official Mounted Color Guard by Headquarters Marine Corps, and today it is the only Mounted Color Guard in the Marine Corps.
6 The Mounted Color Guard members are active duty Marines who volunteer their time evenings, weekends and holidays to perform these duties, in addition to their regular duties. (4) The unit practices twice weekly. In 1999, the unit participated in 84 parades, ceremonies, horse clinics and rodeos in the western United States. They are active with public schools and programs.
7 Wild Horses Available to be Adopted by the Public: After the transfer of palominos to the Marines, fifteen gelding horses (ten from BLM lands and five estray horses from the State of Nevada) and one jenny burro (BLM) will be offered for adoption to members of the public. Gates open at 9:00 a.m. to examine the horses, and a competitive bid adoption conducted by an auctioneer begins at 10:00 a.m.
8 These animals range from three years to six years old, are saddle-trained with 120 days of training, and vary in weight and color. (5) The nine-month old jenny burro was hand-raised by Burt and Dawn Lappin of Wild Horse Organized Assistance (WHOA). Proceeds will be donated to WHOA. The beginning bid on all horses is $150. The saddle-trained animals were prepared at the Warm Springs Correctional Center by inmates in the Nevada Department of Corrections program.
9 (6) A handout of BLM wild horses and Nevada state "estray" horses offered for the June 3 adoption can be viewed at. Copies of the handout are also available at BLM offices in Reno and Carson City. To pre-qualify for the weekend adoption call (BLM horses) or(estray horses through the Virginia Range Protection Association).
10 Potential adopters are asked to enter the Warms Springs Correctional Center (WSCC) off Edmonds Drive in Carson City. From U.S. 395 South, take 5th Street, and then turn right at the roundabout onto Edmonds Drive. WSCC officers will direct visitors where to park. WSCC rules prohibit the public from wearing any blue clothing, blue jeans, tank tops or shorts. Also, please no cell phones, cameras or recording devices. Driver's licenses and car keys will be checked in at the gate.
This passage is meant to inform the media and the public about two MAIN items. One of these is
the adoption of wild horses.
the varieties of wild horses.
the history of the Mounted Color Guard.
the history of the Marine Corps tradition.
C?
C
C. the adoption of wild horses.
The correct answer is "the adoption of wild horses." The passage provides information about the adoption event where young wild horses will be joining the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard. It mentions the training program, the horses being transferred to the Marines, and the public adoption event taking place at the Warm Springs Correctional Facility.
The correct answer is:
the adoption of wild horses.