This blog is about the gentling of wild Mustangs and their stages of training.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Kevin and I will be picking up our wild mustangs Friday May 8th in Burns for the trainer incentive program. This blog will follow our journey with them as we get them ready for new homes.
I love my mustang. He is such a quick learner and so very affectionate. Everyday with him is a day worth living. Your work with mustangs is invaluable and admirable. I can't wait for updates and pictures.
We will be participating in the Mustang Heritage Foundation's Trainer Incentive Program. T.I.P. That is were we get a wild horse and have it for 90 days. You can adopt one of these horses! We can do as much with the horse as we want, gentle it and maybe start it under saddle. If we find an adopter for the horse we will recieve $700. The adopter only has to pay $125 for the horse, but mustbe an approved adopter by the BLM.
We have been gentling mustangs since 1996. We love to work with wild horses.
My wife and I have adopted 36 wild horses. We like to train them to ride and find good homes for them. We have a 15 year old Kiger stallion (Dino) that we adopted in 1999. He was 4 years old at that time. He is our show horse and we have traveled many miles to many states to show him. We love to take him places as he attracts a lot of attention and we can show the public what a Wild Mustang can become!
We love to take our mustangs out to ride the wild horse herds in Oregon and take pictures.
The winner of Willow was Lorraine Jones.
Willow is the clubs raffle horse and is available to any you can qualify to be an adoptor through the BLM. She was brought out of the corals last September and since then has had 11 months of training. She is 3 years old and about 14.1" hands. Her ground manners are impecable. She has been in many parades, including the Portland Grand Floral Parade. She was the calmest horse in the parade. She has been to several horse shows and been riden on the trails. She is an exceptional horse and would make a good 4-H horse or a solid trail horse for old or young people. She is one in a milliion people so get your raffle tickets now. Only 20 days left to buy them. Willow will be actioned off on Mustangs days September first at Oregon state fair. To get your tickets contact Lisa at stormyranch@msn.com
Santana
In the wild horse corals
Santana's second week
Santana has had a very easy week for an EMM horse. He is suffering from a cough and is in need of seeing a chiropractor. So he is just hanging out and getting lots of love, eating grass and going for walks. Lisa walked him yesterday in the pasture and when a car went by on the wet pavement at 55 mph Santana didn't even flinch. That is amazing to us. It took Princess an hour to get used to cars driving by on the road.
Santana's first week!
Here is a list of things we accomplished with Santana in the first week. He leads, loads in the trailer, picks up all 4 feet, he has been saddled and sat on. He has been ridden with someone leading him. He stands tied. He has gone to the beach and was ponied behind Dino. He has been driven, got a bath and wears a blanket! He is an amazing horse!
Dino and Kevin
A handsome Pair
Bachelors
wild stallions
Dino and Lisa
Jumping at National Mustang Show
PWHC
Albany expo mustang demo
BLACKIE
A wild Kiger Stallion
CREEK
In-Hand Jumping
Dino and Kevin
English Pleasure
DANTE
week one
Granddaughter Ellie
feeding Jake
Sadona
3 yr. old 1/2 Kiger gelding for sale
Princess
In the BLM Corals
Princesses Bio
I am a five year old mustang mare from the Beattys Butte Heard Management area. I was rounded up from the wild in the fall of 2007. I spent a year in the corrals in Burns waiting to be adopted. Finally I was chosen for the Extreme Mustang Makeover to be held in Albany, Oregon on March 21st. I can be adopted by anyone who qualifies by the BLM to be an adoptee. I am 14 hands tall. I love people and love to go trail riding. I like long walks on the beach and grazing on pasture. I am gentle and easy to ride. I am not afraid of anything. My full name is Sapheara Warrior Princess. If you would like to meet me you can see me at the Expo.
I would like to thank the following for sponsoring us in the NW Extreme Mustang Makeover Knife River Corp. Molly Dill Photographyhttp://www.mollydillphotography.com/
3 comments:
I'm really looking forward to following your progress!
Can't wait to see the new mustangs that arrive!
I love my mustang. He is such a quick learner and so very affectionate. Everyday with him is a day worth living. Your work with mustangs is invaluable and admirable. I can't wait for updates and pictures.
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