Some Kentuckians got the rare chance to take home one of America's iconic free roaming animals at an event last week.

The Bureau of Land Management opened the gates to its latest Wild Horse and Burro adoption event, offering more than 100 wild mustangs and burros for sale or adoption.

Out west, we have approximately about 86,000 animals, wild horses and burro running on the open range.

Our job is the BLM warhorse and Burro program.

We have to properly manage those wild horses and burros.

They're actually descendants of the Spanish Mustang when they were first came over.

It was a mustang is what actually helped establish the West.

That's why they call them living legends.

But we have to go in, remove so many animals per herd areas and we are deemed and mandated by Congress to adopt these animals into their homes.

I just take a horse where they are trying to evaluate when they go from there.

The program been around since 1974, since it was incorporated under Though Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act, and we've been coming to liberty almost annually since I've been a part of the program, which it's been about eight years.

The horses are federally protected animals.

And so when we had excess horses that were removed off the range, we gave the opportunity to the American people to adopt the wild horses.

We are trying something new this, year with, Liberty being that they got a great facility here and it can accommodate us.

So we want to maximize the use of the facility and bring extra animals for the public.

And so we're also trying to incorporate the celebration of America's 250.

So we call this a mega event.

Now we do have to opposition.

You can do you can adopt.

You can get up to four animals but you may also purchase for animals.

If you're thinking about adopting a wild horse and if it's an adult, please take the time.

Build your facility.

Build your facility according to our specifications.

20 by 20ft, six foot tall.

Make sure it's built stout and just do the research before you let your emotion drive your adoption.

You can get a good wild horse and burro at a reduced price of 125.

A lot of these animals, they're they're hearty.

They're feito hard.

Yes, they are wild.

But once you gentle and down, as you may see in the back and their trust, they become good barrel resource.

Good ranch horses that threaten horses.

We even had a horse that became National Horse of the year, done for dressage by the name of Hobart.

He has his own Brough pony, so they go through all different disciplines.

Such pretty animals.

The Bureau of Land Management also hosted an educational tour while in Kentucky, where they showed off the wild horses and burros up for adoption and discussed the history of the program.

Back tonight, on two presidential visits to the Bluegrass State and Scandal and the world of rat racing.

Our Toby Gibbs explains.

And this look at This Week in Kentucky history.

Matthew Harris Jewett was born April 22nd, 1788.

The Mercer County native became one of Kentucky's outstanding portrait painters and would eventually paint portraits of Henry Clay, Isaac Shelby, and the Marquis de Lafayette.

Happy birthday to jazz great Lionel Hampton, born in Louisville on April 20th, 1908.

He performed with such music greats as Benny Goodman, buddy Rich, and Charlie Parker, and won the National Medal of Arts in 1996.

McLennan County native James Bethel Gresham joined the Army on April 21st, 1914.

It's significant because in 1917, he would become the first American killed in World War One.

President Dwight Eisenhower visited Kentucky on April 22nd, 1954.

He reviewed tanks at Fort Knox, spoke at Transylvania University, and visited Abraham Lincoln's birthplace in Hodgenville.

President Lyndon Johnson visited the home of Tommy Fletcher of Inez on April 24th, 1964, as the president launched his War on Poverty.

Scandal rocked Spalding University's 19th annual Rat Derby on April 24th, 1991, after accusations that trainers for General Rat used steroids to improve his performance.

Those are some of the highlights this week in Kentucky history.

I'm Toby Gibbs.

Thanks so much, Toby.

Well, as we mentioned earlier, some of the candidates for U.S.

Senate will join Renée Shaw here shortly on Kentucky tonight at eight eastern, seven central this evening.

We will recap tonight's program tomorrow night on Kentucky Edition.

We'll see you again here tomorrow night at 630 eastern, 530 central for Kentucky Edition, where we inform, connect and inspire.

Thanks so much for watching.

Have a good evening.