This Friday, the 18th of February, 2011, my long-postponed dream of bringing home a wild mustang is coming true. I'm a newbie in the Mustang Heritage Foundation's Trainer Incentive Program, and I'm being entrusted with the care of a beautiful young mare from the Palomino Buttes HMA in Oregon. She's mine to care for and gentle, with the goal of finding her a good home within ninety days. When successful, I'll be paid for my time and effort, but the true reward will be in forging a bond with an amazing animal that has only had limited human contact.
Her name is Siesta. She is a sorrel three-year-old with a dishy Arab-type face and a cute, floaty trot. She'll be halter-broke, huggable, touchable, lovable, and --believe it-- brushable, hoof-cleanable, and trailer-loadable (at least!) before she's ready for you to adopt. Interested? Great, there's just a little bit of paperwork I need to send you, and an adoption fee of $125, which is the same amount you would pay for a non-gentle mustang. It's a great deal for everyone involved!
Do you like the gorgeous mare in the blog header? Her name is River, and she's a seven-year-old from McCullough Peaks HMA in Wyoming. River is green-broke and has a rock-solid mind with to-die-for smooth, flashy movement. I'm thinking she wants to be a reiner, because she has a stops-on-a-dime whoa and the most amazing spin that I've ever sat. Right now she's being ridden every-other-day or so, and getting groundwork on the off days. Her groundwork, by the way, is awesome, and she has a very solid natural horsemanship foundation. The cowboy that started her did a great job, and she's just a few wet saddle blankets away from being everybody's dream horse, at which time she'll be available for purchase.
Wish me luck on Friday, and as the trotting horse says, I'll keep you posted!
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