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Hello there! This page is to show all aspects of owning mustangs from square one as well as tending to and caring for our other animals and plants on our ranch!

08/23/2023

NEW ACCOUNT!!

Hello everyone! When I originally started this page I was mainly posting my halters and such, therefore I had made this page a “shop”. I plan to deactivate this page as well as my main Facebook profile in the short future and with that said I wanted to give those of you that are active on this page a chance to follow my new page where I’ll be able to post much more! The Dunduo Ranch22 don’t be alarmed that there are no profile pictures as I will be posting starting later this evening/ tomorrow.

08/20/2023

Mystic and her fancy wrap!! Mystic had cut her leg pretty bad when we turned her out to pasture after our show. She’s been a trooper through everything! She hasn’t given us one problem when it comes to cleaning her wound, wrapping it up, taking meds, she did it all with no fuss even when I know she was in pain. Her wound is healing up really well and she shouldn’t need it wrapped more than 2 or 3 more times!

08/12/2023

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08/03/2023

Day 2 standing tied! Beauty has come so far since we first started tying. Amanda Marie Whitmire

08/02/2023

Day 1 of doing the unbreakable bond challenge that Amanda Marie Whitmire has started! Touching all over with the whip, beauty’s done this one before so it was a just a refresher❤️ don’t mind her dirtiness, she likes to roll in the pasture 😩🫶🏼

08/01/2023

I’ve taken the last couple days to think about what I wanted to say about everything and well now here I am… moonshine was a extremely difficult mustang, when I seen her in the pen at pick up she was kicking the other horses and running crazy. I instantly thought “why didn’t I get another yearling😭” then she loaded up on the trailer and wouldn’t even look at us, she was so stressed out, shut down, and just so terrified. The look of fear in her eyes broke my heart, I didn’t know what I got myself into and I wasn’t sure I would ever get this horse gentled. 2 or 3 days after we got home she got her halter off and I just felt so defeated I knew this horse was gonna be A LOT of work but she was just so genuinely scared of everything I couldn’t just give up on her no matter how many times the thought ran threw my head I just couldn’t give up on her. It took 46 very slow days of working on just approaching her, petting her and loving her before she willingly let us get a halter back on. It took us over a week to get her desensitized to the lead rope enough to walk her around and another two weeks before she was comfortable to even step out of her stall. When we finally got her comfortable enough to walk around our property and we started actual training let me tell you I feared for my life. I’m not going to sugarcoat this she would blow up and bolt away, she’d kicked out at me, she’d run people over, i shed so many tears and went through so many emotions when it came to working with moonshine. This being only my 1 first show horse and my 2nd tip horse I really thought I was way in over my head and there’s no way I could train mustangs. Then moonshine started realizing I wasn’t trying to kill her and she started to trust me. She started to enjoy me being around and started nickering at me and following Kayla around in the pasture and eventually she gave in and started picking up what I was asking out of her. I learned so much from her, most importantly patience, but I gained so much from moonshine and seeing how far she has come around and to see her learn to love is such an amazing thing. She would pick up things the first time being asked, however with such a late start to everything we really just focused on the basic’s because I didn’t want her to set back and fear being around us again. We just worked slow with her doing short sessions a few times a day and perfecting the basics like trotting in hand, pivoting, leading properly, etc. I was so overwhelmed with the show I thought about backing out because while moonshine has improved incredibly she’s nowhere near ready for a show. However even though moonshine wasn’t the furthest in training and I had no clue what to expect at a horse show we still went and showed and it was the most amazing experience! I learned so much and seen so much and everyone there was beyond supportive. Moonshine and I may not have placed the highest but we went out there and we placed! Our best class (which we practiced for the most) was showmanship which we placed 10th in and on top of placing moonshine never bolted off on me and thats huge for us! I’m proud of moonshine for how far she’s come and how much her wall has come down for her to trust me. I cannot wait to show again next year and I’m hoping there’s a open show so that I can show beauty 🤞🏼🫶🏼

07/31/2023

A little extra special post for Aiden and radar! Youth b***o reserve champion!!!! I am so so so proud of them both for putting in so much work and having so much determination and dedication radar has definitely been a very special donkey for Aiden and I love watching their bond grow🫶🏼

07/30/2023

We made it home safe! Here’s some pictures from the 2023 Bluegrass TIP Challenge! It was very nice to meet everyone there and I appreciate everyone for being so supportive and encouraging! This show was a big step not only out of my comfort zone but moonshines as well. I know we didn’t place the highest but I have learned A LOT and I’ll definitely be back next year hopefully with a little bit less of a difficult horse but I am very proud of moonshine for not bolting off on me or hurting me, she has definitely come a very long way even if she thinks she should only have to stand pretty for the judges and refuse to do everything she knows😭😂

Mystic and Amber Rubin did great as well! Mystic really blew me away and was everything we expected out of her which is amazing! Radar and Aiden also did absolutely amazing as well!!! They won reserve champion in youth b***o which is so exciting 🤗 I am really proud of Aiden for going out there and doing his best, I love watching his determination when it comes to getting stubborn little radar to listen! They are seriously the cutest little duo ever🫶🏼

07/28/2023

Radar was really stressed out yesterday when we got here but he seems to back to his normal self this morning! He definitely enjoyed sleeping on the shavings haha

07/28/2023

After a very long and stressful day, we made it! Our axel broke on our trailer and we ended up losing a tire however with nothing but determination to make it to this show we finally made it! We checked in, got the animals settled in and joined in on our team meeting. Now to get some food and rest in and then we show bright and early!!

07/27/2023

We are officially on our way to the Bluegrass Tip Challenge show! We are so excited to meet everyone there!

07/22/2023

Have you seen that we rescued a horse from the stroud kill pen in Oklahoma? Have you been wondering where we post all of the updates?

Join our facebook group for only $8! It includes all the daily updates and 4+ of our training videos a week with waffles! All profits made will go to feed, hoof trims, etc.

Join through our website only!

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07/21/2023

Moonshine got her second bath today and this time we managed to get the tail bag in which she took like a champ💪🏼🥰 now we are just waiting for our rescue mustang to get here, he’s just a few hours away!

07/20/2023

UPDATE:

This gelding will be on his way to us tomorrow!

For those that don’t know this horse was found in the stroud kill pen in Oklahoma, Amanda Whitmire has gone above and beyond to get this guy bailed out and hauled all the way to Kentucky so he can get a fresh start and lots of love!

With that being said we have his pen set up and a few names picked out🤫 I started a group that you can sign up for through our website below where we will post lots of updates plus all training done with this gelding once he is in our care!

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07/20/2023

Moonshine and radar got their feet done today!! I have no complaints at all. They did absolutely amazing and wowed me away. Now all we have to do before the show is get our freestyle props ready! I am soooooo excited, 7 days left until the show!

07/18/2023

After a long hot trip out today we officially had our first vet visit and got our health checks today!everyone did really really good I’m so proud of them. We are really excited for the show!!

07/15/2023

This girl is pretty dang smart! She is still looking for a new home after the show if anyone is interested😁

07/13/2023

Mystic got to go out in the big pasture with Juliet for the first time today! They have gotten along great and had a blast today!

07/09/2023

UP FOR CONSIDERATION:

Located in olive hill ky but can transport a reasonable distance if needed

Mystic

1 year old sorrel filly from Goshute NV

Will be available in August after competing in the Bluegrass Tip Challenge.

Mystic has a great mind on her. She lunges both directions W/t/c. She side steps to and away from you as well as over objects. She loads, halters, leads, bathes, backs, ties, spins around, has had a children’s saddle on, does obstacles, and has been out on a few trails. Mystic is fantastic for the farrier, respects your personal space very well, and is UTD on shots and hoof trims as well as been dewormed and will have a health check done before our show.

Mystics training will continue until she find her person. Will need a BLM approved application to adopt this filly!

07/09/2023

A little bit of our ranch tonight! I just love moonshines braids but man does she have A LOT of mane to braid 😂

06/26/2023

We took promo pictures today for these girls! They are so pretty and have come a long way!!

06/22/2023

Aiden and radar practicing some obstacles we threw together yesterday! Radar has come a long way and I love seeing the progress.

06/13/2023

Picked up both back feet for the first time yesterday! Moonshine has improved so much this past week it’s really shocked us. It makes me feel so full watching her confidence and skill level improve daily thinking back to when she wouldn’t even let us approach her😭🥰

06/08/2023

Not perfect yet but she’s doing so good! I am so proud of moonshine, she has overcome so much and really let down her walls to trust us as much as she has. Moonshine is definitely stubborn and has a attitude like no other but she’s one of the smartest ponies I’ve met and she blows me away daily with not only her looks but how confident and friendly she has gotten!

06/07/2023

The last three days these three got some trailer training🤗 Mystic was very nervous about the trailer so this was a huge step for her! Donkey still doesn’t love the trailer but he did get in, and moonshine really wowed us away when she got in the trailer the first time being asked!!! I am beyond proud of all three of these wild ones.

06/05/2023

My clear horizon ❤️

06/03/2023

Desensitizing to the saddle pad 🤭

05/19/2023

57 days out of the wild and in training. Moonshine is looking so so good with all that mud off her! Moonshine can be haltered, leads well, stands to be brushed/ pet all over, stands for fly spray and is fine with a fly mask, let’s you pick both front hooves, can turn her hind quarters both directions when asked, smiles on command, and backs with no problems when asked. Although with moonshine everything takes a lot longer to work through than I’d like she is make great progress at her own pace and I love watching it improve daily.

05/16/2023

Just a little update on moonshine, she’s been doing really good coming out but we are still taking things slow. She’s very unsure and by going at her speed and showing her things aren’t so scary she is doing much better on not bolting or taking off when she is unsure of things. We have been doing tons of little desensitization with things such as tarps, Trot poles, fly spray, dogs, ropes, stuffed animals, etc. Here is a video of moonshine practicing leading at the shoulder, stopping, and backing. Her backing up still needs some practice but I’m so proud of how far along this girl has come! This Kentucky rain has really been a lot this last week so I haven’t been able to spend as much time as I’d like with her but hopefully this rain slows down this next week so I can spend more time outside with the girls.

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Day 2 standing tied! Beauty has come so far since we first started tying. Amanda Marie Whitmire

Have you seen that we rescued a horse from the stroud kill pen in Oklahoma? Have you been wondering where we post all of the updates? Join our facebook group for only $8! It includes all the daily updates and 4+ of our training videos a week with waffles! All profits made will go to feed, hoof trims, etc. Join through our website only! https://dunduo22.wordpress.com/join-able-training-groups-we-offer/

This girl is pretty dang smart! She is still looking for a new home after the show if anyone is interested😁

Mystic got to go out in the big pasture with Juliet for the first time today! They have gotten along great and had a blast today!

Aiden and radar practicing some obstacles we threw together yesterday! Radar has come a long way and I love seeing the progress.

My clear horizon ❤️

Desensitizing to the saddle pad 🤭

We got both front feet picked out and a fly mask on for moonshine today we also worked on more grooming and ended with some fly spray which she does amazing with