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31/08/2023

Milo and Otis love to chase the 4wheeler. They’re hitting around 15 mph here. Otis makes it look easy.

Milo getting his teeth floated by Dr. Amari from Countryside Equine. Milo and Otis both appreciated that Dr. Amari took ...
20/07/2023

Milo getting his teeth floated by Dr. Amari from Countryside Equine.
Milo and Otis both appreciated that Dr. Amari took the time to get to know them before starting any work. It’s nice to have a vet willing and patient enough to work with some of my more quirky mustangs ❤️

19/06/2023

Allison introducing Milo to his first saddle

29/05/2023

Bitty had a super successful show moving up to bigger fences for the first time and finishing reserve champion with Allison and Mady!

Congratulations Mady and Bitty!!!
02/02/2023

Congratulations Mady and Bitty!!!

Mokey on her way to Mini Hunter Reserve Champion with Allison Joy Howard riding
13/11/2022

Mokey on her way to Mini Hunter Reserve Champion with Allison Joy Howard riding

Fun with mustangs. Allison/Emma/Mady competing at their first mustang open show.
26/09/2022

Fun with mustangs. Allison/Emma/Mady competing at their first mustang open show.

Mokey doesn’t want to be outdone by her sister…
21/07/2022

Mokey doesn’t want to be outdone by her sister…

19/07/2022

Who’s the perfect camp pony!?

The best walk/trot lesson pony. It’s hard to remember Mokey is only 6.
04/05/2022

The best walk/trot lesson pony. It’s hard to remember Mokey is only 6.

25/04/2022

On the way to win champion

Lil Bit and Mady finishing first out of 11. I was curious to see how hunter judges would feel about her. So far they’ve ...
25/04/2022

Lil Bit and Mady finishing first out of 11. I was curious to see how hunter judges would feel about her. So far they’ve loved her. I can’t wait to get Mokey out to hunter shows too.

Bitty crushed it at her first hunter show. She finished champion or reserve champion in 3 of her 4 divisions and pinned ...
07/03/2022

Bitty crushed it at her first hunter show. She finished champion or reserve champion in 3 of her 4 divisions and pinned 1st in an under saddle class with 18 horses/ponies.
Meanwhile…back at the barn…Mokey has been living the cowboy life with new stable hand Josh

Good luck to Mady and Little Bit at their first hunter show
05/03/2022

Good luck to Mady and Little Bit at their first hunter show

16/02/2022

Mady’s first canter on Mokey

LilBit...the stall cleaner’s favorite.
09/06/2021

LilBit...the stall cleaner’s favorite.

17/08/2020

How do you know when you have an awesome mustang? When you can give it a year off and then pick up right where you left off! Lil Bit returns to training.

Only a mustang can sn**ch grass while trotting without losing a beat
15/07/2020

Only a mustang can sn**ch grass while trotting without losing a beat

Keeping Lil Bit’s mane brushed out is a full time job.
14/07/2020

Keeping Lil Bit’s mane brushed out is a full time job.

1 year ago today...Mokey picked me. I had already a narrowed down a few of my top picks....and for most of the day- she ...
07/06/2020

1 year ago today...Mokey picked me. I had already a narrowed down a few of my top picks....and for most of the day- she went unnoticed by me. Finally I noticed her staring at me. Her look made me add her as one of my top 5 favorites. She had a sweet expression and looked curious in a sea of chaos. As I reviewed my photos to make my selection that evening ... a certain little photo bomber started tugging at my heart strings. She appeared in the majority of my photos- often the only one looking my way. She quickly worked her way up to 1 of my top 2 choices. My boyfriend preferred the other mustang but in a not so rare moment of defiance- I quickly typed her number in and hit send. Best decision I’ve ever made. Love you Mokey

05/05/2020

It was a hard winter for me...so not many updates....but here are mustangs Katniss, Milo and Otis coming in from the big pasture. Mustangs NEVER miss a meal 🤣

31/01/2020

Happy Fail Friday....back when Mokey and I weren’t seeing eye to eye on the curtain. And people ask what’s wrong with my shoulders 😂
Luckily my trusty sidekick Lena was there to help.

18/01/2020

Yesterday was a good day for Katniss. Lots of walks in the big pasture and her first introduction to obstacles. I also discovered we have a decent connection and a good draw in liberty work. So this morning I started teaching her to stand on a mark. Basically I want her to seek it out and go to it. This would typically be started with a lead...but I thought I’d see what could get accomplished without one. She didn’t immediately understand to stand on it with both feet, but she picked up on the concept to go to it in under 5 minutes. In addition to neat tricks like a “come” command ...the mark might help me accomplish some of the tasks she’s still terrified of (basically anything that involves touching her lol.) Meaning if she adapts to feeling comfortable on the mark- she might be willing to stand and think about some of the stuff that makes her uncomfortable without an immediate bad reaction. My horses are all great for the farrier...but I would love to try this idea on a horse that is wiggly and uncooperative when getting their feet done.

17/01/2020

Happy fail Friday. It’s not all fun and games. Most mustangers only post the pretty stuff in an effort to make these amazing creatures that much more appealing. But...some of my blooper reals are great. Remind me on Fridays to post one!
Mokey started out as a bolter. Originally it’s just because they’re scared into flight- but once they realize they can get away from you...it’s game on...just because they can. I can’t think of any domestic horses that can get away from me....but the mustangs get me EVERY TIME. So I borrowed a sand arena and brought in the big guns. I’m very sorry I didn’t get the whole thing on video.

16/01/2020

Mokey’s pickup day June 7th. Video in comments of our first halter breaking session the same day. After starting a few different mustangs using a few different methods... starting them this way is currently my favorite. I just start with minimal amounts of pressure. Side to side not forward. When they give to pressure I release immediately. When they opt to face up with me....I offer a big release and take a break. I DO NOT force the touch. I like for our first touch to be the mustang’s idea. I feel like they don’t shut down this way and their curiosity remains intact. Mokey was leading around in under 1 hour.

16/01/2020

❤️ Katniss FINALLY gets to go in an outdoor pen!!! No bolting. Classy lady walking the 100 yards from her indoor pen to the round pen. Such a huge step for a wild horse to calmly follow a human instead of running away. Very proud of her and happy she gets to graze in the sunshine. Still a little sore on right front but looking much better.

06/01/2020

I spent most of the weekend away from home but got a short little session in this morning. Sometimes I like to leave the neck tag on for a while bc it gives me something to attach a rope to if the halter comes off....but the BLM had just redone her’s at pickup and it’s tighter than normal. So off it came. This video is shortened but she stood pretty comfortably for the 4 minutes it took to get it loose with my hand. Katniss is living in a long drag rope for a few more days even though I can approach her pretty easily. I’m leaving it on because she still has meltdowns about stuff touching her legs and goes right to scary kicking fits. I don’t enjoy watching her get panicked over the rope. It really seems to scare her and makes me feel guilty, but I’m usually alone when I work her and I’m trying to consider my safety as much as her comfort. Definitely made progress with it- as she no longer runs from it (with no thought as to where she’s going.) Hopefully only another day and she’ll be a little more desensitized to it without me being part of the equitation. She is leading decently in the pen. We started backing, pivots and hindquarters yields at liberty (no rope) so she’s taken to them with a rope very quickly.

Well today I found out that Katniss loves getting on trailers. Katniss and Zorik will both sleep well tonight.... She st...
01/01/2020

Well today I found out that Katniss loves getting on trailers. Katniss and Zorik will both sleep well tonight.... She still likes to kick at anything touching her legs- but she’s on the way to being halter broke.

Happy official government birthday to all my wild ones
01/01/2020

Happy official government birthday to all my wild ones

01/01/2020

Sadly...I’ve made very little progress with Katniss. She is very comfortable standing close to me..but still extremely uncomfortable with touching. I’ve taught her a “touch” command where she’ll reach out with her nose and bump my hand...but she HATES it. She is still horrified at the idea of me initiating contact. We play the same gentling games everyday and get a tiny bit closer to contact/ but nothing major to report on. Katniss reacts quickly and without much thought put in to it. The complete opposite of Mokey...who you could all but see the wheels turning and her brain working when you looked in her eyes. Katniss is a fighter. A double barrel kicking, biting, front legs striking out at you kind of fighter. She would have kept an orderly and organized herd in the wild. In domestic life...she’s terrifying and I can’t say I’ve been scared of many horses in my 33 years around them. Tomorrow I will load her up and carry her to my friend Zorik for some help and opinions. Every mustang is so completely different- it sometimes helps a lot to get new advice, a different training approach or at the very least a few words of encouragement. Cross your fingers that tomorrow is productive and that I get to report good news tomorrow night.

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Milo and Otis love to chase the 4wheeler. They’re hitting around 15 mph here. Otis makes it look easy.

Allison introducing Milo to his first saddle

Bitty had a super successful show moving up to bigger fences for the first time and finishing reserve champion with Allison and Mady!

Who’s the perfect camp pony!?

On the way to win champion

Mady’s first canter on Mokey

How do you know when you have an awesome mustang? When you can give it a year off and then pick up right where you left off! Lil Bit returns to training.

It was a hard winter for me...so not many updates....but here are mustangs Katniss, Milo and Otis coming in from the big pasture. Mustangs NEVER miss a meal 🤣

Happy Fail Friday....back when Mokey and I weren’t seeing eye to eye on the curtain. And people ask what’s wrong with my shoulders 😂 Luckily my trusty sidekick Lena was there to help.

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