Back before cars and tractors, horses were used to pull carts, wagons and farming implements. They were a part of everyday life and were work horses helping to plow, plant and harvest fields. Nowadays, almost all farming is done by tractors and machinery and the days of horse drawn plows are far behind us. But …
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Since we were already traveling to pick up my Mustang for the Teens And Oregon Mustang competition Marissa decided to compete, as well. Besides... the more Mustangs the better... right? Marissa's draw for the the Teens And Oregon Mustang Competition was a big boned, lanky buckskin gelding. She decide to name him "Fools Gold" after …
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A goal I have had for the last couple of years is to compete in the teen riding division of the "Teens and Oregon Mustangs 100 Day Training Challenge." 15 to 18yr old youth have 100 days to train a completely wild Mustang to walk, trot, canter, as well as, go through obstacles under saddle …
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The Mustang I (Sierra) received for the 2021 Mustang Competition was a tiny little all black filly I named Paisley Moonlight. Paisley was one of the easiest Mustangs we had trained this far. She wasn't reactive or spooky and I was able to get my hands on her pretty quick that first day but she …
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Can an 8yr old safely handle a yearling Mustang? This was the question of the year for my family. Eliza, the youngest of us sisters at the age of 8yrs old, decided she wanted to train a wild Mustang. At first, we all were pretty against the idea as she was still just so young …
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On March 26th, we made the 10hr trek down to Burns, OR and picked up three adorable yearling Mustangs for the 2021 Washington Mustang Madness 100 Day Training Challenge. The competition gives participants 130 days to train a completely wild and unhandled mustang before returning for a final competition to showcase the trainability of wild …
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Part 1 https://sierrafarmergirl.com/2021/03/18/we-got-accepted-2021-washington-mustang-madness-100-day-training-challenge/ March 26th, 2021 On March 25th, we set out for Burns, Oregon to pick up our three yearling Mustangs for the 2021 Washington Mustang Madness TIP Challenge. The many days of prepping the farm for us being away, the hours and hours spent driving and the stress of traffic and exits and …
We are once again competing in the Washington Mustang Madness Training Challenge. The challenge gives competitors 120 days to train a wild Mustang before returning for a final competition on August 5th-7th. All three of us sisters will be competing this year and we couldn't be more excited! All of this years picks are yearling …
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January 2021 "Coastal Reign," affectionately known as "Mariah," was delivered to our farm on October 22nd, 2020. She is an "Off the Track Thoroughbred" (abbreviated as OTTB) having raced her last race only 2 weeks before we got her. She retired from the track as being "crabby" and Marissa set to work figuring her out. …
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October 21, 2020 We have started a brand new adventure!! We weren't looking for a new horse but when an opportunity presents itself we just have to take the jump and go for it. A local thoroughbred rescue that my sister, Marissa and I have volunteered at, went to the track at Emeralds Downs to …
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