Mustang Training Competitions

[JackieB]

Pretty cool article about contests to train mustangs.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/05/mustang.challenge.ap/index.html

[Equine_Woman]

I know someone (or used to) that is competing in one of these. I saw him not too long ago with his Mustang and I must say he has that horse doing some amazing stuff!!! It's a really great program!!! They should have "Retrain a Rescue" contests too!

[All4Grace]

A local trainer in SoCal participated in one last year.
He trained his mustang dressage and the horse ended up selling for $50,000!!!:eek:
He now uses it as a slogan for the town of Norco and his business, from wild to $50,000 in 100days!!!:eek:

"All Mustangs that participated in the Extreme Mustang Makeover were available for adoption on September 23. The horse that fetched the highest adoption fee was Hail Yeah ridden by Norco, Calif.-trainer Ray Ariss. Hail Yeah was adopted for $50,000, which makes him the highest-priced Mustang in the history of the BLM’s adoption program. Partnering on the fee was the City of Norco, Calif., represented by Mayor Harvey Sullivan and the MHF.

Ariss, who trains mostly Andalusians and Friesians for dressage, went off pattern during the horse course and received a zero for that portion of the competition.

"I hated that I didn't have the opportunity to show the judges what this horse could really do,” Ariss says. “I've been in a lot of competitions and this one was different because it was definitely not about me. I knew there was some really good horsemen here and that I would need to step up and compete."

Ariss says he was pleasantly surprised by the high adoption fee for Hail Yeah. Sullivan, who traveled to Fort Worth to support Ariss and Hail Yeah, says that Hail Yeah will be the official mascot of Norco.
In addition to prize money, trainers were reimbursed up to $500 for costs related to hauling, training and medical expenses for the Mustangs in training. Trainers also received 15 percent commission on the amount of the adoption bids exceeding $200."

[All4Grace]

Ment to add a link to the competition:
http://www.mustangs4us.com/extreme_mustang_makeover.htm

[MileHighOlli]

Oo...neat article. Thanks for the link JackieB. Does anyone know when they show it on TV?