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The Mustang Heritage Foundation (MHF) continues to
build upon its success of finding homes for American mus- tangs through innovative gentling and training programs. Based in Georgetown, TX, the nonprofit found homes for 1,226 gentled mustangs in 2016, breaking the organization’s previous record of 943 horses in 2015—and they’re hoping to make 2017 even more successful. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) estimates
45,000 mustangs and burros have been gathered from the range and placed in off-range corrals and pastures. Care and feed costs for the animals have reached nearly $49 million per year. Through a partnership with the BLM Wild Horse & Burro Program, MHF strives to showcase the skills and trainability of the mustangs through a number of training and adoption programs.
Extreme Mustang Makeover The Extreme Mustang Makeover (EMM) pairs trainers
with an American mustang that has been virtually untouched by humans, giving them 100 days to gentle, halter break and saddle train their mustang in preparation for the EMM com- petition. Trainers compete in a series of classes to qualify for the top 10 freestyle performance to showcase their mus- tang’s talents—such as riding without a bridle and standing atop the saddle—at EMM events across the country. MHF created the EMM in order to recognize and high-
light the value of mustangs. These events give the public a unique opportunity to see the results of wild horses becom- ing trained mounts and include a bidding process where spectators can purchase a mustang as their own. Since its creation in 2007, MHF has taken over 70 Ex-
treme Mustang Makeovers to 30 cities in 22 states. The Extreme Mustang Makeover event will return
to Fort Worth’s Will Rogers Equestrian Center on Sept. 14-16, bringing with it $50,000 in prize money for the champion. This year, a new format for the competi- tion—Player’s Choice—allows eligible adult trainers to bid on the mustang of their choice out of a selection of 200 mares and geldings. This year’s EMM schedule is now posted at
extrememustangmakeover.com and click on Events, then National Events.
Trainer Incentive Program The Trainer Incentive Program (TIP) was designed
to bridge the gap between potential adopters and mus- tangs housed in BLM off-range corrals. A national net- work of over 400 horsemen and women utilize natural horsemanship techniques, select mustangs and burros in holding to gentle and train, and give basic skills to the animals, including haltering and leading, loading and unloading from a trailer, and picking up hooves for farrier work. Once the gentling requirements are reached, the TIP trainer solicits an adopter for the ani- mal. The adoption fee remains $125 to BLM-approved adopters. The TIP program placed over 900 animals into adoptive care in 2016 and continues to grow. If you are interested in training, adopting or sup-
porting MHF, visit
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