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Wow, what a weekend.  We met a ton of great people.  It was a lot of fun.  Hope really handled the whole thing really well.  Going from one who didn’t want to be touched at all, to having tons of people pet her over and over.  Just being there for those four days, was a great continuation of her training.

When it came time for the competition, I was excited.  The course was made of all things she could do easily.  This was going to be a piece of cake.  What I didn’t count on was her fear of the arena.  She did not want to be in that arena at all.  She fought with me the entire time to get back out the gate. We were unable to complete the course.

I didn’t care about my placement in the contest, but I was really worried about what this meant for Hope. Even though I rode her all weekend through the fair, with tons of things going on around her, kids running, other animals, etc, that two minutes in the arena was going to make her look untrained.  I was worried she might not get a home.

I am happy to say that she now has a nice new home on a dairy farm.

Overall, this was a great experience and I look forward to the next one.  Perhaps look for me in Tennessee.

Thank you, again, Tim Seabolt and Bob Coons for all your help.  I couldn’t have done it without you.

And thank you Jackie and Dave for your support!

We leave for Wisconsin for the Midwest Mustang Makeover Challenge in the morning.  As you can see, we are all loaded up and ready to go!

Wish us luck

Thank You, J.B. Winkle for the hats and shirts.  They look awesome!!

Weldstar Rocks!!

Thank You Jed Swisher

And thank you Cris Dyson at Wabash Industrial

Last night we thought we’d see how Hope would react to a gun.  As you can see, she is terrified.

Remember,  if anyone is thinking about adopting a mustang from the Midwest Mustang Makeover Challenge, you need to apply beforehand for the right to bid.  For full adoption requirements and information, go to http://www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov/adoption.htm.  If you are not sure, you should go ahead and apply just in case.

We are getting close…There’s about two weeks left.  I’m still a little behind on videos, because this is a couple weeks ago.  She is riding really well.  In this video I am just trotting her and a little canter and jumping (if you want to call it that.)  Thanks, Rose, for letting us visit.

The other days, we also went on a great trail ride.  These are trails with water crossings, mega-hills, and the whole nine yards.  She did every single thing I asked her.  She loved it.  I think she liked just being out in the woods.  I should have done this a long time ago….. but damn, it’s been a cold winter.

You could basically call this the first day of riding.  I was on her the day before but only rode a couple laps slowly.  She is a different horse when I’m on top.  She doesn’t seem to mind having a rider at all.  She has never bucked through this entire process.  She feels pretty nice when she moves.  I think she will make a great riding horse for someone.