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Finding Wild Horses and Burros in New Mexico

Return to Finding Wild Horses here for tips on visiting the range and to find herds in other areas
There are 5 wild horse and burro areas in New Mexico, 2 of those are managed by BLM and 3 by the Forest Service

• Bordo Atravesado Herd Management Area
• Caja Del Rio Wild Horse Territory
• Carracas Herd Management Area

• Jarita Wild Horse Territory
• Jicarilla Wild Horse Territory
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Bordo Atravesado HMA
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Size: 19,605 acres
Number of wild horses the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is 40-60

​Located in New Mexico approximately 15 miles northeast of Socorro, New Mexico.

Caja Del Rio Wild Horse Territory
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Size: 8728 acres of National Forest land in the Caja Plateau.
Number of wild horses the Forest Service deems appropriate for the herd area is unknown

​Located in New Mexico approximately 8 miles west of Santa Fe, confined to the Caja Plateau by the town of Santa Fe to the east and the Rio Grande River to the west. Read more here. 

Carracas HMA (formerly the Rosa Community herd)
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Size: 8,999 acres 
Number of wild horses the BLM deems appropriate for the herd area is 23

​Located in New Mexico 35 miles northeast of Bloomfield, New Mexico, south of the Colorado border, and east of Navajo Lake and adjacent to the Jicarilla Wild Horse Territory.

Jarita Wild Horse Territory
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Size: 55,000 acres
Number of wild horses the Forest Service deems appropriate for the herd area is 20 - 70

​Located in New Mexico approximately 20 miles northeast of El Rito on the north end of the El Rito Ranger District. Wild horses on the Jarita Mesa WHT use this area year round.  Read more here.  

Jicarilla Wild Horse Territory
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Size: 76,000 acres
Number of wild horses the Forest Service deems appropriate for the herd area is 50 - 105

​ Located in New Mexico approximately 40 miles east of Bloomfield on the north end of the Jicarilla Ranger District. Wild horses on the Jicarilla WHT use this territory year round. Read more here. 
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  • Home
  • SAFE Act
  • 2025 Roundup Schedule
  • Finding Wild Horses & Burros
    • Arizona Wild Horses & Burros
    • California Wild Horses
    • Canadian Wild Horses
    • Colorado Wild Horses
    • Georgia Wild Horses
    • Idaho Wild Horses
    • Italy Wild Horses
    • Maryland/Virginia Wild Horses
    • Missouri Wild Horses
    • Montana Wild Horses
    • Nevada Wild Herds
    • New Mexico Wild Herds
    • North Carolina Wild Horses
    • North Dakota Wild Horses
    • Oregon Wild Horses
    • Patagonia Wild Horses
    • Puerto Rico Wild Horses
    • South Dakota Wild Burros
    • Utah Wild Horses
    • Wyoming Wild Horses
  • Photos Showing Livestock Damage
  • Wild & Free Roaming Horses & Burros Act of 1971
  • State by State Herd Info
  • Helicopter Contracts
  • 2025 Wild Horse Summit
    • 2025 Summit Presentations >
      • Heather Hellyer Presentation
      • Wayne McCrory Presentation
      • Ginger Fedak Presentation
  • Wild Horses in the News
  • Current Legislation Items
  • Wild Horses Need Our Voices
    • 5 Myths About Wild Horses
    • Alberta Wild Horses
    • Australian Brumbies
    • Devils Garden Wild Horses
    • Muddy Creek HMA
    • Take Action Now
    • ECI Webinar 7 30 2024
    • North Lander Complex
    • Chevron Ruling
    • McCullough Peaks Letter to Congress
    • White Mountain HMA
  • Recommended Films, Reading, & Music
  • Brochures and Graphics
  • How to Lobby
  • Events, Fairs, & Expo Booths
  • Presentations
    • Where are the Wild Burros
    • Speaking Truth to Power
    • Jim Brown ECI Presentations
    • Example of Submitting Public Comments on an EA
    • Murderers Creek Wild Horses
  • Wild Horse Coloring Pages
  • Postcards
  • Teachers & Students
  • President, DOI, BLM Contact Info
    • Messages to the President, Senators, & USFS
  • Senators & Reps Contact Info
  • USFS Contact Info
  • Contacting the Press
    • How to Write an LTE
    • Sample Newspaper Articles
  • FaxZero
  • WHB Terms & Abbreviations
  • 2023 DC Conference
    • 2022 DC Conference