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Tag 7220 -Palomino Buttes - 2022 WA Mustang Challenge Maisy is a 2 yr old filly from the Palomino Buttes HMA. She is my project for the 2022 WA Mustang Madness.

I'm excited to spend the summer with her and plan to post updates here. She will be available to BLM approved adopters on 8/6/22 in Cle Elum, WA.

25/01/2023

Just because they’re cute, here’s a throw back to my sweet little niece giving Maizy pats on the nose at Christmas time. She LOVED the horses, so I think there is definitely a chance her parents have a little cowgirl on their hands!🤠🦄💕

26/12/2022

Merry Christmas from Maizy, her “brothers”, and I! We hope you were able to celebrate with loved ones and wish you a year of hope, joy, and adventure in 2023.

Also, I’m a little biased, but I’m pretty sure Maizy and Benni (2019 bay Palomino Butte gelding) are the cutest pair💕They typically live in separate fields, but have gotten a little extra turn out time together this month. Maizy loves having a buddy to groom and hang out with. I always feed them seperate dinners, but they’re pals and usually eat out of the same grain pan and hay net.

21/12/2022

In case you’re wondering what Maizy has been up to!! She’s currently living her best life turned out in a big field just growing up and being a horse. While she’s enjoying her time just being a horse, I think she misses having a daily job as she loves to chase my car (really any car) when I drive past her field and is always quick to meet me at the fence💕 She is still handled regularly and comes into the barn at weekly to be groomed, saddled, and tied. We practice showmanship on occasion too😊

Maizy was very lightly started this fall.. probably only 10-12 short rides, mostly at a walk. Ride #6 I hauled her to the beach. She navigated the driftwood like a champ and was 100% fine with me ponying another horse off of her. I also dropped my reins (oops).. she step on them and then causally stepped off and waited for me to get off and grab them. She’s going to make someone an awesome future trail horse!!😊

26/08/2022

The last two days have been a testament to the type of horse Maizy is: she’s a tad sassy, but is so sensible and smart. I’ve touched her once since we got home from MYWY 2.5 weeks ago. Yesterday I pulled her out of the field, tied her, groomed her, cleaned her feet, saddled her up in my big, heavy saddle for the first time, and got on. She wiggled a little bit the first few times I hopped in the stirrup, but then stood like a champ. Today, I got back on her and asked her to walk around a little bit. Our woah and go buttons need a little more practice, but she was super quiet while she tried to figure it out. Afterwards, I led her back down the road to her field in the dark. She followed on a loose rope, even with the coyotes moving in the bushes, other horses running, and car lights coming towards us.

I love this filly and wish I could keep her forever🦄💕However, feel free to reach out if you think she’s the one for you… Maizy loves people and I know that in the long run I don’t have time to give her all the scratches, adventures, and kisses she deserves.

16/08/2022

I told everyone at the competition that if Maizy didn’t find her forever home while we were there, I’d be building a fence on Monday! So I brought her home with me and built a fence last Monday😊 I’m out of town for two weeks and go back to work as soon as I get home, so Maizy is getting some time out in the field to just be a horse! She’s loving it, but still comes to great me every time I walk down to her pasture💕Hopefully I’ll have time to put a handful of rides on her this fall before she spends the rest of the winter just growing up.

08/08/2022

My little golden unicorn was such a good girl this weekend❤️ She was polite in her stall, a super star in the warm up (she’s even learned new tricks like straddling a pole, walking a plank, and side-passing a barrel), and easy to handle around the show grounds. She’s even had a few different competitors take her for walks and was great with them also!

Our goes in the arena weren’t quiet as polished as I’d hoped as Maizy was a little nervous/wiggly, but her nerves were completely understandable. It’s a lot to ask a horse that’s only 120 days out of the wild to walk away from the heard into a brand new arena and ground tie. It’s a lot to ask them to trot straight up to a crowed fence in front of a sea of white tents they’ve never been close to before. It’s a lot to ask them to spend a whole weekend in a stall. Maizy kept her cool, tried everything I asked her to, and showed just how solid she is in new situations. I absolutely LOVE this filly and couldn’t be more proud of her💕 We earned some respectable scores and ended up placing 3rd in our division and won the adult Rookie buckle❤️

Maizy didn’t find her forever home at the competition this weekend, which is fine with me because I really want the privilege of putting the first ride on her❤️ Stay tuned for updates! And feel free to reach out if you think she may be the horse for you.

03/08/2022

Maizy and I did a little photo shoot before we leave for Cle Elum tomorrow (featuring her brothers Benni the bay and Jesse the paint)💕 Regardless of how things go in Cle Elum, I couldn’t have asked for a better first makeover horse. Maizy is brave, kind, beautiful and has given me so much confidence. She was quick to trust and has been willing to try anything I’ve asked of her. She has opinions and isn’t afraid to voice them, but is a horse I feel comfortable taking anywhere. As I walked her down to her field to turn her out this morning I realized how quickly she’s truly become “one of the herd” at the barn. In 4 months she’s learned to do all the things I’d expect a domestic raised 2 year old to do. She (mostly) stood tied for the shoer yesterday, she respects the fences regardless of where I turn her out, she hauls great alone or with others, is easy to catch, blankets over the head, stands quietly to be saddled, and fell sleep during her last bath. I’ve always wanted a hair color twin and she’s been the best one I ever could have asked for❤️

29/07/2022

Maizy got to play 4-H pony for the day! Every summer my 4-H club has an all day club ride at the fairgrounds to prep for the fair. Maizy got to tag along to spend the day in the stall and try out some different in-hand trail equipment. She hauled quietly, stalled nicely, was 100% fine with all the new equipment, handled the horse traffic well, and stood quietly by my side while I instructed (a little too quietly.. she may have laid down and rolled a few times while I was watching the kids and not her😬😂). I also got a flag out the day before and one of the nice barn mom’s video us. This was about 5 minutes after Maizy saw the flag for the first time. I also included an older clip of the 2nd time she was saddled. She walked of quietly and lunged just as nicely as without it. She just has the best mind❤️ Also, if you’re a potential adopter and love her, but we’re hoping for something started under saddle.. let’s talk! I’d love to put the first few rides on this little lady after the competition for you. She’s ready for it!

19/07/2022

I was out of town last week, so Maizy got some time off. But just before I left I finally hauled her out for her first trail ride! Plain and simple: Maizy is one of the good ones🦄 The whole ride felt just like ponying one of the solid, broke, kids horse from back in my trail guide/camp counselor days. We crossed a couple streams, meandered through a brushy area, and went up and down switch backs. She took it all in stride and followed willingly the whole time. Thanks so much for having us Scout’s Trail! You guys were so fun to ride with and definitely set us up for success😊 And also, shout out to my pal Dodger, for being a pretty great pony horse❤️ Maizy reminds me so much of him in his younger days.

PC: Scout’s Trail

09/07/2022

Baby girl rocked her first horse show today!! We just showed in English Showmanship (in Western attire.. I don’t have a complete English outfit anymore). I was hoping to do in hand trail and western showmanship with her as well, but I had a family wedding to get to😊 Maizy was quiet, calm, and unphased by all the activity. She stood at the trailer for several hours like a champ and I was super happy with how her pattern went. If hay was cheaper there is no way I’d even think about letting this little lady go❤️

08/07/2022

Another big day for my favorite yellow pony! We hauled to a clinic with Erika Hunter and had so much fun! We both learned a lot and she was a rock star for her first solo trailer ride and second time hauling off the property. She’s been such a good girl that I gave one of my 4-H kids whose only met Maizy once have the honor of saddling her for the first time. Maizy handled it like an old pro❤️

06/07/2022

This girl is one in a million❤️ She’s been ready to haul for a while, but today I finally had a friend to go with me and a truck/trailer to borrow.

Maizy spent an hour tied in the trailer this morning and stood quietly the whole time (I didn’t mean to leave her in their that long… but it was vet day at the barn today and we had lots to do!). The 4-H mom’s were all super impressed with her.

This afternoon I loaded her back up and hauled over to a friend’s arena. She was quiet to haul and handled everything new SO well. She snorted a little bit when we first got there, but quickly settled to her usual calm, quiet self. The video below was taken about 5-10 minutes after we got there. I wish my broke, seasoned show horse was as quiet as her! Huge future youth horse potential in this sweet girl❤️

26/06/2022

Maizy needs a show name!! For some reason I can’t get the poll feature to work.. so feel free to vote or make suggestions below😊

1. Maizamillion
2. Maizy its Mableine (because so.much.hair)
3. Always Amazing
4. It’s Been Amazing
5. Driving Miss Maizy
6. Maizy Later
7. Call Me Maizy

This week consisted of a little showmanship practice, intro to spray bottles, more practice blanketing, a few walks around the farm, some obstacle practice, and lots of grooming and cuddles because they’re her f

15/06/2022

I think this cute filly should be ready for her first outing next week!!❤️ I should have been unpacking, grading, or working on end of the year projects… but the grade book website was down and I had to stop at the barn anyways to grab my phone charger... so I pulled Maizy out for a quick trip around the driveway. I haven’t touched her in 3 days and this was only her 2nd trip around the farm, so this is a pretty actuate representation of what she’s like “fresh.” She was a little bit wiggly standing tied, but was super easy to halter and as you can see, ponied like a champ!

25/05/2022

Sunny Sundays are for sleepy snuggles! She really is as sweet as she looks❤️ I really didn’t think I’d get this attached to a horse I know will only be mine for a season. Maizy continues to take everything in stride… the construction zone, meeting new horses, offering to investigate the scary wash rack, the measuring stick (she’s just under 14.2 at the moment), standing for a very long tail washing, and all the crazy that comes with living in a family oriented 4-H barn. Lots of her visitors have commented on her quiet demeanor and can’t believe she was recently wild. Keep your eye out for an update video later this week!

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I mean, how am I supposed to walk away when this sweet face keeps asking for more scratches?!😭😂😍 Also.. check out the dorsal stripe on her back.. She’s got dark tips to her ears and faint stripes on her legs too… 100% a dunalino😊 I can’t wait to see what she looks like all shed out! The rain and busy work week meant Maizy got a little less attention than usual this week, but we still practiced picking up her feet at least once each day. She’s super at picking them up, but is still working on holding them up. She also: walked over the bridge, ventured into the big scary barn, spent the afternoon in a stall, stood tied to be groomed, got turned out daily (with no halter), and was ponied in the arena with lots of traffic. I’m really hoping to get some more obstacle and showmanship practice in this coming week!

Take 2 of ponying went astronomically better❤️We just needed a little more work on giving to pressure and following a horse in hand first.. sorry Maizy! I feel a little bad that’s she’s my Guinea Pig, but I’m super thankful she’s so good minded and willing! Also.. shout out to my 1st and forever horse, Jesse, for doing such a good job playing taxi🦄 For size reference, he’s just under 15.3 and a bit of a beefcake😊

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