Have you ever encountered a wild mustang? You know the beautiful four-legged crea
ture with numbers tattooed under their mane straight from the wild plains of America? These incredible animals are a living symbol of our Western Heritage and still roam wild on our beautiful land.
Ok, I know there is controversy over the herd management issues, but this blog is not intended for any politics or rants (ok maybe sometimes). If you have ever encountered these majestic creatures, you sort of feel like your in the presence of something really special like they have an eye into the past or something (or they are so fricken wild you run for the hills!!). My uncle had one and she was so sweet but with a streak of venom in her. She bucked me off (I was feeling kinda rodeo queen that day). I guess I would have some venom too if I was running wild then got lassoed into submission.
The Extreme Mustang Makeover www.extrememustangmakeover.com is quite the undertaking in that cowboys and cowgirls take a mustang and make it over. Sound simple? Not really.
One hundred days, 200 trainers, 200 WILD horses and $50,000 bucks. This is not just some random competition to win money. These trainers have something that I believe reach these animals in such a unique, incredible way, I am awe struck as to how they do it. Their dedication to taming a wild animal in a fashion that is the NON “beating into submission” method, is the true underlying message. Watching them is astounding.
Oh and don’t forget about the wild Burros, they are not part of the competition but equally a part of our Western Heritage.
Burro: [bur-oh, boo r-oh, buhr-oh] –noun, plural -ros. a small donkey, esp. one u
sed as a pack animal in the southwestern U.S. "small, shaggy horse," probably from burrus "reddish-brown," from Gk. pyrros "flame-colored, yellowish-red," from pyr (gen. pyros) "fire."
I especially like the “fire” part. To learn more about these amazing creatures visit www.blm.gov.
ture with numbers tattooed under their mane straight from the wild plains of America? These incredible animals are a living symbol of our Western Heritage and still roam wild on our beautiful land.Ok, I know there is controversy over the herd management issues, but this blog is not intended for any politics or rants (ok maybe sometimes). If you have ever encountered these majestic creatures, you sort of feel like your in the presence of something really special like they have an eye into the past or something (or they are so fricken wild you run for the hills!!). My uncle had one and she was so sweet but with a streak of venom in her. She bucked me off (I was feeling kinda rodeo queen that day). I guess I would have some venom too if I was running wild then got lassoed into submission.
The Extreme Mustang Makeover www.extrememustangmakeover.com is quite the undertaking in that cowboys and cowgirls take a mustang and make it over. Sound simple? Not really.
One hundred days, 200 trainers, 200 WILD horses and $50,000 bucks. This is not just some random competition to win money. These trainers have something that I believe reach these animals in such a unique, incredible way, I am awe struck as to how they do it. Their dedication to taming a wild animal in a fashion that is the NON “beating into submission” method, is the true underlying message. Watching them is astounding.
Oh and don’t forget about the wild Burros, they are not part of the competition but equally a part of our Western Heritage.
Burro: [bur-oh, boo r-oh, buhr-oh] –noun, plural -ros. a small donkey, esp. one u
sed as a pack animal in the southwestern U.S. "small, shaggy horse," probably from burrus "reddish-brown," from Gk. pyrros "flame-colored, yellowish-red," from pyr (gen. pyros) "fire."I especially like the “fire” part. To learn more about these amazing creatures visit www.blm.gov.
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