The Yakama Nation of Washington hopes the upcoming Fox family film "Flicka" will convince moviegoers to take home some of the tribe's wild horses.

The tribe entered into a promotional partnership with Fox. For just $100, people can adopt a wild horse. For an extra fee, the tribe will alter-train and/or saddle-break the horse.

The idea came from Janet Wainwright, a Seattle publicist who represents Fox. She read a newspaper story that detailed some of the tribe's management struggles with the herd, which numbers around 5,000 on the 1.4 million-acre reservation.

"Flicka" opens this Friday.

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A Hollywood ending for Yakamas' wild horses? (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 10/19)

Relevant Links:
Yakama NationWildlife, Range, & Vegetation Resources Management Program - http://www.ynwildlife.org
Flicka - http://www.flickamovie.com