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Unwild - The Journey of a Nevada Mustang Welcome to Unwild! I am a new Mustang owner and I want to share my journey with you!

18/07/2024

Finally got Baylee's mane braided again! She unfornately rubbed some layers in her mane so I couldn't keep the braids to stay... but she gets so sweaty under all that THICK mane. Plus it's getting super long (thank you Spanish blood lol) So hopefully this will help! 🙃🤞🏻

04/04/2024

I view I haven't seen in a while! So happy to be back on my girl and for our first ba****ck ride too! (Videos in comments). Just a couple pictures that I really liked! We've done several groundwork sessions over the past few weeks and she has gotten so good at relying on my voice so I'm really hoping to translate that undersaddle too. Only did some walking but what a good girl she was! Just a quick brush down, slid her bridle on, and of course applied some muzzle butter to her nose. Zero head tosses and no spooky moments (and there were a couple times I thought she might cause of the dogs going bonkers)!

10/02/2024

Just got Baylee's neckrope! Hoping to ride after this rain clears up in a couple days so we will try it out then. Thank you ! Can't wait to try it out :)

07/02/2024

Instagram VS reality 🤣

Also loving this custom halter my friend got me for Christmas! It's so cute!!

07/12/2023

Just a little sneak peek of today's video.... boy oh boy can this girl jump! (Despite a couple poles down that were completely my fault 😅)

Link - https://youtu.be/B-IG5PKGljY?si=aVBy7fa7Iu3RNwvs

29/11/2023

Monday was Baylee's first day home and we did some groundwork and polework. She was very well behaved and worked nicely in the pasture. I just posted the video to my YouTube

Link - https://youtu.be/T2DkgZ_6ZzY?si=y_1s41MQ2PsfPOHA

28/11/2023

Sunday was an exciting day as we finally brought Baylee home! It was definitely full of ups and downs but it's all part of this crazy equestrian life I live. We had our third ride together before leaving and she was such a trooper. I just posted to YouTube and kept just about every recording (including when I try trick riding 🤪 swipe to see the screenshot). Exciting days to come. I can't thank Camille's Mustangs enough for all she has done for me! Will have another video from Monday's session posted tomorrow.

Go check out my newest video - https://youtu.be/1G-OKI--BDw?si=SYQbYbaLwazGzcCD

29/10/2023

Got to go visit Baylee today... though the weather decided to play some tricks today 😅
Pulled in the driveway and it started pouring. We waited it out though and had a nice ride! Camille rode her first and showed off what they had been working including FLYING lead changes! I think it's safe to say we are all very excited to see where this mare goes in the future! I got on and had a really nice ride just figuring out all the nice new buttons. Plus with the cooler weather than last time I was able to do a bit more. Sadly didn't get to see her jump like I had hoped do to all the rain. I'm really excited about how well Baylee is doing with Camille! Her trot is AMAZING and once I figure all the correct buttons out, I think BayBay will be a Dressage 👑QUEEN👑 And her jumping is coming along nicely too! I think she enjoys a bit more height cause it does challenge her. Overall saying I'm pleased would be an understatement. Can't thank Camille's Mustangs enough for bringing my girl along so far!

(More videos in comments)

24/09/2023

>Part 2<
Just a continuation of photos and videos of our ride together. I can't say enough about it and still beaming with pride of how good my sweet girl was for our first ride together!

Videos in Comments!

24/09/2023

>Part 1<
Yesterday was the day I've been waiting on for a while. We drove down to see Baylee and had a great visit! And the big news... I FINALLY got to sit in the saddle and ride her. I finally got to ride my Mustang! Baylee was amazing undersaddle. She moved nicely, framed up when asked, and overall was just a happy, willing horse! Camille's Mustangs hopped on first and showed off what Baylee has been doing in her training. W/t/c, stops, spins, backup, simple lead changes, polework, and recently Jumping! Baylee was a super good girl and quickly figured things out. It was a HOT day yesterday so she definitely got tired quick, but still worked hard for us. Once I got on, I don't think I quit smiling. She stood perfectly still and was a nice ride. She was a tad sticky in the walk and trot, mainly for transitions. But oh boy her canter was the best! Her transition was great and her canter was super smooth and nice to ride. I could not be happier with how her training is coming along and how our visit went. I can't thank Camille enough for putting her time and hard work into Baylee. It has definitely made a difference in her performance so I'm super pleased! "Dressage Baylee" definitely shines now! The last slide you can see her getting her early Halloween costume out as she pretends to be an Andalusian. I can't wait to go back and get a couple more rides on her and hopefully the weather will cool off again.

Videos in comments!

20/04/2023

So it's been a little while since I posted about Baylee... I've got a lot of news!
Baylee has been in training with Camille's Mustangs for a few months now. Baylee has gotten several rides under her belt now, both English and Western tack. She is much better with her groundwork. I've gotten to go visit her a few times and everytime I get to see how she has progressed and I'm amazed at the difference. To think this girl was wild 2.5 years ago... and now she is going very well w/t/c (with some nice reining stops hahah!) I can't thank Camille for training my horse and giving her the best education! Hopefully in just another couple months I will finally get to bring her home. It's been awesome getting to see her here and there. I definitely miss my horse like crazy but I know this is what is best!
On another note: Baylee has a big Saturday coming this weekend!!! She is going to her first show! I'm super excited to see her again and help Camille out for the day. BayBay will only be doing flat classes as she is still green but it will still be a good experience for her!
She has gotten her teeth done and also saw her first chiropractor! Baylee has become such a good girl. I'll try to get some good videos and pictures of her over the weekend and make another post describing her first show!
(Videos in comments)

📸: Camillesmustangs

14/03/2023

Sometimes I forgot to take a break... not push it so much.

I worked 4 horses today and everything went amazing! But I changed it up. I didn't push them or myself. I didn't get angry with myself if something went wrong. I spent 75% of my time just petting them or sitting in the pasture. Letting them process everything.

We have a c**t that lacks so much confidence and takes a long time to gain just the slightest bit. I'm on spring break this week and I'm trying my best to work them all the rest of the week. I took things very slow, building him up. Just working with his front legs. He let me pick them up, clean them out (pick and brush), slightly rasp and use the nippers (just for the noise). He tried to pull back but the second the slack in the lead rope was gone, he immediately settled right back and let me continue. I'd continue for a couple seconds longer before giving him a reward. By the end he was following me around like a puppy dog, ears perked, soft eyes, even licking and chewing! I spent much of the session just giving him a break, rubbing on him and leaving him a moment to process and eventually he gained confidence!
I worked Maggie and Melody (my 2 liberty fillies). I went out, We played around and Maggie had so much energy which is something she normally lacks. She was engaged with me the entire time. She chased me around and did lots of tricks so well! Melody tagged along at times but wasn't to interested, so I let her decide when to join in or leave! They are now in a new pasture and only been worked twice so they are a bit more distracted with their new surroundings but no biggie! I then just sat down in the pasture and they grazed beside me. It was nice just being relaxed with them and not doing anything.
I also worked one last filly. She is now leading well and so we are beginning on working on other things. I've been handling her feet a couple times but today I repeated what I did with the c**t earlier. Only focusing on the front feet. Picked and brushed clean before lightly rasping and nipping a tiny bit off. She had a couple small bobbles when working on her right side but perfect otherwise!

08/03/2023

Take a look at the third picture and you will see a very familiar Mustang 😉🤩🎉

15/10/2022

When you train your mustang to load in the trailer and now she wont come out 🤣!

Roadtrip!!!! We leave tomorrow (not announcing for what YET)! Baylee's first time seeing the trailer for a while.... she has been so good! She has become quite happy in her box and settled down a lot since yesterday. The trailer has been parked by her pen so she wasn't to spooky about it, besides the noises of the doors squeaking. We did a little liberty refresher on yielding her shoulder and haunches + backing up which she happily did! She also got a good bath a couple days ago and her coat is soooo soft now! I can't wait for tomorrow!

02/10/2022

*September 21*
I finally got the vet out for Baylee's first appointment. She did so good! She practically went to sleep for her vaccines and blood draw for the Coggins.

*September 28*
I brought Baylee back into a light work session, mainly working on getting her forward. I did have a couple poles laying around and she got very excited when trotting over them. She jump it the first time she went over them and threw in a couple bucks from excitement.

*September 29*
I lunged her again and worked on transitions. She did really well and didn't get quite as excited. She did w/t/c and cantered really nicely on a loose lunge line!

*September 30*
Baylee was lunged once more working on slow her down to a walk. To end off with something more fun and interesting, I popped up a small cross rail and she went straight to it! Jumped over it nicely too! I eventually built it up to a 18"? Vertical and she once more jumped it beautifully. She knocked it down once and didn't have any reaction which in the past she would have started bucking. Progress!!

*Today*
I braided Baylee's thick mane and tried to get it to lay on the right side so I can see her freezemark. Now to see if it'll stay!!

28/06/2022

So if you looked at the picture first you can tell that is not my Mustang! But dont worry cause it is all about Baylee! I don't have any recent pictures so meet my liberty Mare, Melody (4yo American Shetland)!

Anyways I saw video of String testing her Mustang! Well I decided to see what Baylee string tests too!

I measured with a 2-sided tape measure that is not perfectly matched up 😅 so I got 2 slightly different numbers. One being closer 15.3hh and the other 16hh! When i started searching for a Mustang I definitely wanted/needed one that would grow to this height so let's up her string Test is accurate!

08/12/2021

Wow a full year with my first Mustang! It feels like a picked her up a couple months ago from Paul's Valley holding facility. I'm so thankful to have gotten this filly and how amazing she is! Baylee has taught me a lot along the way and continues to do so. I do hope to get her in a more regular training schedule while I'm on Christmas break and progress her training a lot more over winter! A HUGE thank you to all my supporters, family, and friends who have been with me and my girl. Happy 1 year Baylee (and to many more!) I put a YouTube video up of our year together! Link below:
https://youtu.be/tr-VM42nw3M

30/11/2021

Baylee got groomed today and I finally got her mane on one side.... well atleast long enough to get some gorgeous pictures of her!

14/11/2021

This is what happens when I set my whip down and my Mustang picks it up before I can! 🤣🤣🤣 Baylee has so much personality! She had a good lunging session yesterday and today we had a quick session. We worked on yielding her forehand and haunches. She has gotten really good at yielding her haunches. As of now we have to break down the process of turning on the forehand. When she takes one step (crossing over in the front) I click and reward. After She picked that up we move onto 2 steps. Then click and reward. Today we also worked on going both directions. We got a few sidepassing steps in as well. Enjoy some fail photos and her smiling in the last photo! (Video in comments)

16/10/2021

Guess who got her first trim today??!! Baylee was absolutely amazing for the farrier and we had no issues. Our farrier was very patient with Baylee and we took our time to make sure it was a good experience. Baylee was very level headed and a very good girl! We only did her front hooves as I wanted to end everything on a good note and she can still be flinchy with me handling her hind legs. I'm so proud of how Baylee tried so hard to please everyone! She got lots of treats during and after her trim too!
Also enjoy the last photo as a fail 🤣 I was trying to get a picture of her hooves but she kept trying to eat my phone!

11/10/2021

Just a pretty Mustang getting some well deserved grazing time! Baylee has been doing great lately! She is lunging well, picking up her front feet (a bit flinchy with her back but nothing bad), yielding her haunches, and changing speed and direction on the lunge line. Also we are having the farrier out this weekend for her first trim! I think she will handle it really well too! She is also getting much better about going in and out of her pen so hopefully I can get her to the roundpen soon!
*Video In Comments*

27/08/2021

I was having one of those days with stress from school. Baylee definitely made me feel better this afternoon. She always finds a way to make me smile when I'm feeling down! What would I do without her?! She is my outlet from school and stress. The best kind of outlet! She knew I was really upset today and just let me love on her and cry when I needed to. She knew just what I needed. I took a long break and spent several minutes just petting her. Then she got inchy lol always making me laugh! 😆 she loved her scratches!!

Picture in comments**

04/08/2021

Just got back up to the house. I gave Baylee a good rinse even though it isnt as hot today. This time I put the sprayer on the hose and she LOVED it! I was even able to rinse her back legs off without her kicking at the water 😂. And did I mention NO halter?! This is the 3rd time I have rinsed her off and the second time with no halter/ropes. She just stands there! She is one mustang who really loves water! Lol.... I put the sprayer on mist and shower, using mist on her face and shower on her back/legs. And then she had to go roll right in front of me less than 2 mins later 😭😂 well I guess at least she felt comfortable enough around me that she would lay down with me so close by (see video in comments).

29/07/2021

Today Baylee got another rinse. For the most part she did really well. Thr only time she starts to back away is when the water runs down her back legs... Thats when she kicks (yes she is kicking at water 😂). I did end up having to lunge her a bit mid session as she wasnt paying attention/wasnt fully focused on when I would try to lead her a step or have her stand still. After that I rinsed her off some more, ending that on a good note. Then we worked on some leading exercises. She doesnt exactly walk quickly on the lead rope so we worked on stepping out quicker, halting beside me and not getting behind/ahead of me, and backing up. She use to have a really good backup but lately she has gotten lazy in it. So now we are gonna be working on those exercises for the next few sessions. I also got some nice pictures of her freezemark, which you can never have to many freezemark pics! 😉😂

28/07/2021

Baylee was absolutely amazing today! I was able to lunge her w/t/c over a single pole (her jumping it the first time while cantering not really understanding it's a ground pole 🤦😂). She also had some good changes of directions, which is something she does not like doing, but after a few times she relaxed and did some great changes! I even gave her her first bath! Well more so just rinsed her off... But it counts!! Lol. I didnt even need the leadrope and eventually just took the halter off! As long as I would quit before she would start to backup and let her drink from the hose as her reward, she would just stand there! So so proud as I wasnt thinking she would like the water but maybe she took to it a bit quicker since it was hot temps and she had a good workout beforehand!

Enjoy this fail video since I didnt get any pics or videos... I saw somewhere that if you put apples in your horses water trough it would keep them entertained. Since she has a big trough it turned into a big fail 😂

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Got to go visit Baylee today... though the weather decided to play some tricks today 😅 Pulled in the driveway and it started pouring. We waited it out though and had a nice ride! Camille rode her first and showed off what they had been working including FLYING lead changes! I think it's safe to say we are all very excited to see where this mare goes in the future! I got on and had a really nice ride just figuring out all the nice new buttons. Plus with the cooler weather than last time I was able to do a bit more. Sadly didn't get to see her jump like I had hoped do to all the rain. I'm really excited about how well Baylee is doing with Camille! Her trot is AMAZING and once I figure all the correct buttons out, I think BayBay will be a Dressage 👑QUEEN👑 And her jumping is coming along nicely too! I think she enjoys a bit more height cause it does challenge her. Overall saying I'm pleased would be an understatement. Can't thank Camille's Mustangs enough for bringing my girl along so far! (More videos in comments) #blmmustang #Eaglemustang #mustangheritagefoundation #demandthebrand #mustangaddiction #mustangsarethebesthorses #mustanghorses #besthorseever #bayhorse #baymustang #baymare #jumperprospect #eventingprospect #dressageprospect