[maura]

ditto, ditto, ditto what kevinshorses said.

In this market, for the BLM adoption fee and the transport you can find a nice well broke horse suitable for pleasure and some local showing.

Most mustang adoptions I'm familiar with did not end well; the ones that did are ones attempted by experienced horsepeople who had started unbroken horses previously, or by people who had the facilities and resources to get help with the horse when they needed it.

 

[maura]

Probably the best preparation for adopting a BLM mustang is to get in contact with your local equine rescue organization. Trust me, they have lots of BLM mustangs

But seriously, it will give you the opportunity to look over a lot of them without any pressure. You can also talk to the rescue personell about why the original adoption didn't work; and what their recommendations would be for an new adopter. If you get lucky, there may be some BLM mustangs at your local rescue that have begun basic socialization, which is a huge plus. Doesn't mean that they won't form a bound with you, but just that they've figured out that the things that walk on two legs aren't scary and are the source of good things.