Wild West Journey

02/09/2023

Definitely a little sad 🥺 probably the last update here and I’ll close this page. We are so grateful to everyone who followed along on our journey 💙💗 And a huge congratulations to all the participants who were successful and made it to the competition. I hope you all do well, have a great time and the horses all find amazing homes 💜💜💜

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14/08/2023

These two beauties went home with thier new trainer/owner today. It was super hard for me to admit we got in a little over our heads(experience wise). And we’re going to miss Hesston and SuperNova dearly 🥺But we set out with the purpose of bettering the lives of these two mustangs and since we were not able to get them ready in time, we took Alexis up on her offer to take them and get them trained. We feel this was the best decision for them to keep their training moving forward. thank you all for the support and encouragement along the way!

06/08/2023

Hi everyone. Major update. Due to life being extremely busy and our inexperience, these two will not be going to the Teens and Oregon Mustangs Challenge. We do not have them halter broke yet and are working towards this but for safety reasons and the rules of the event site, they will not be there or go through the auction. They will be available for reassignment once we have the tip training requirements accomplished. Please keep following along if you’re interested in them. Thank you!

01/08/2023

Little SuperNova is getting braver! One month left and we’re determined 😍🤩

29/07/2023

Getting a photo of us together proved much more challenging than I thought it would be. Apparently he’s not a fan of paparazzi! But the sunset was sure beautiful 📸☀️

25/07/2023

Getting pictures together for Teens and Oregon Mustangs…

13/07/2023

Hesston and I joined Live Equestrian’s 30/50 challenge and have been working on the basics of ground work at liberty. This horse is so smart! We will get there…. Coming along more and more every day ❤️

26/06/2023

SuperNova seems to be having a great time here now! She has calmed down a lot and is settling in. Darby can pet her nose, feed her hay and apples out of her hands. She has sheep, a horse and chickens for neighbors but seems to like the horse best. Hoping to make a lot more progress soon!

22/06/2023

Hesston is pretty happy with me, we are definitely friends and he for sure knows who brings his food! He’s also absolutely gorgeous! We have not been making a ton of progress though. I have him in a large pen, I’d like to pen him up smaller to hopefully get hands on him but don’t have any 6 foot tall panels. Wondering if it would be safe to use 5’ panels… thoughts?

08/06/2023

Hesston is doing great! We have been extremely busy the last few weeks so our progress has been slow, but it’s picking up now. So excited for the next couple months with this handsome guy!

20/05/2023

Been spending as much time as possible with this guy. We’ve been super busy so it hasn’t been as much time as I would like, but we are making some slow progress. He had approached me on his own several times now, he’s very curious and surprised him self a little when he accidentally picked up the flag stick while he was inspecting it in the ground. He is learning to free lunge and moves off slight pressure with the flag. He really pays attention and is engaged in our sessions 💗

30/04/2023

Day 14: Eating out of my hand! 🥰

27/04/2023

He just has the sweetest face.

24/04/2023

SuperNova seems to be calming down some. Darby spent some early morning time with her today 💕

23/04/2023

Tag #7801 got his tag off yesterday so now he gets his name! There was A LOT of debate in our family over what it should be but we all agreed on Hesston! So he is now Hesston. Also in big news, he sniffed me and booped my hand with his nose last night for the very first time! Of course I didn’t get it on video but it made my whole day! 💕

23/04/2023

I just love this sweet boy. Got about 6 inches from being able to touch him just now. Today he got his own tag off somehow. So I haven’t been able to touch him yet but he has taken all of his own stuff off! 😂so independent and helpful!

21/04/2023

Day 5 update. Tag #7801 has been settling in well and though I didn’t have much time to spend with him last night,I feel like he’s more comfortable each day. When I walked into the barn he was in his stall, which was new for him, but made sense since it was raining. I went in to feed him and he went out but waited just outside the stall door, as soon as I went out he came right in. He’s pretty brave and trusting, I was super proud of him. He did slip his halter off a couple nights ago, so that’s fun. He has such a sweet, watchful and sensitive personality.

21/04/2023

SuperNova is still not setting in well, we made her pen smaller and it dumped rain yesterday so now it’s a little muddy. She is still very nervous and not really interested in people at this point. She mostly just paces the fence line. I’m sure we’ll get that turned around soon. Darby is so excited about her and loves her so much already.

19/04/2023

I can now stand on the other side of his food tire 😁 day 3

18/04/2023

SuperNova pulled a Houdini move the first night and slipped out of her halter. Darby got a rope on her and got her tag off and some good pets in yesterday with the help of her Bestie 💗💪🏼 SuperNova definitely has some sass to her.

18/04/2023

Did a couple short sessions with this fella today, he is so calm and seems to be very smart. He got curious and followed me around for a little bit. He has hogs, sheep, cows, horses and peacocks all around him and doesn’t seem to be worried about much at all. Darby made some big progress with her spicy little filly, will post that tomorrow.

16/04/2023

Once we got the horses home we let them settle in a bit , then Darby spent probably 2 hours matching steps with SuperNova. She is pretty high strung but Darby got in a couple shoulder touches. she is determined to get that number off today!

16/04/2023

Got them home and settled.

15/04/2023

Pickup Day was so efficient! Thank you Teens And Oregon Mustangs for this opportunity! ❤️ we are so excited !

15/04/2023

Tag # 7801 😍… haven’t decided on a name yet

15/04/2023

Tag #7626 little miss SuperNova!

15/04/2023

Heading to pick up the Mustangs!! We are so excited!!!! 🤩🤩🤩

27/03/2023

Watching the competition this weekend was so inspiring! We were so impressed by all the mustangs and trainers! We are so excited to meet our mustangs next month!!