On Saturday the Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Corrections held an adoption event for wild horses.
The horses are trained by inmates for several months before they are ready to be put up for adoption.
Nineteen horses and one burro were put up for adoption today and all of them found new owners.
The Northern Nevada Correctional Center has been partnered with the Bureau of Land Management since 2007.
They have been able to train over 1,400 wild horses.
The employees are proud of the work that is being done as it means more than just training horses.
"It's just amazing that if they buy into the program, and they follow the steps, the regimented program that is setup, they will be successful, their horses will be successful, and you can actually see the change in them, that they are responsible for something more than themselves," said Justin Pope, Prison Industries Supervisor II and Ranch Manager.
After going through an interview process, inmates are chosen to participate in the program even if they have no prior experience.
Some of the inmates involved said the process of training a wild horse taught them valuable life lessons they can use after their time in prison.
"Not only has it changed the horse, but it has changed me a lot," said Joseph Carmignani, an inmate at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center. "It taught me responsibility, affection, love. You just can't care about yourself, you have to care about the horse also. It's been a special, special thing for me."
A nonprofit called Mustangs of America has partnered with the program to help keep it going.
Mustangs of America accepts monetary donations or you can donate jeans and other work clothing for the inmates to use.
There are three auctions held every year and the next event is set for June 15th at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center.
