Mustang Story #14: Showing a Mustang at the NW Horse Expo!
In 2023, the Teens and Oregon Mustang Competition was hosting a big winter showdown at the NW Horse Expo. It was going to be one of the main attractions for the Expo and was bound to be an outstanding competition! I received a huge 15.3hh mare from the Stinking Water HMA.…
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Mustang Story #13: From completely WILD to a 4-H Champion!
I’ve never been a big believer in sleep or “down time” so naturally in 2022 I signed up for the Teens And Oregon Mustang Program. Mind you, I was already competing in the “MYWY Mustang Madness” competition with Shania and Peachy Keen so had a total of 3 wild Mustangs I…
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Mustang Story #12: They Paid Me $500 To Adopt A Mustang!!!
$500 and a new Mustang!?! Sign me up! The MYWY Mustang Madness Competition was offering a $500 incentive if competitors wanted to adopt and train a 2nd Mustang. If you haven’t noticed, we will take any opportunity to play with another Mustang and it made it a lot easier to convince…
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Mustang Story #11: The little yearling with a BIG personality!
Eliza at the mature age of 9 was already training her second wild Mustang for the 2022 MYWY Mustang Madness competition She chose a buckskin yearling with the most crazy wild mane I had ever seen! This little gelding had a big personality, and thought quite highly of himself. On day…
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Mustang Story #10! Is her leg broken?!?
Can you guess what kind of Mustang Marissa picked for the 2022 MYWY competition??? If something brown and fiery popped into your head then you would be absolutely correctShe chose a completely brown (besides a stripe on her face) 4yr old mare that could gallop circles in a 20 by 20…
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Mustang Story #9: The most judgmental Mustang I have EVER met!
2022 MYWY Mustang Madness The Mustang Community has to be the coolest group of people you will ever meet. The people who adopt tend to love their Mustang with all their hearts and be absolutely dedicated to doing what’s best for them. This handsome dun, Peachy (AKA Fox) was an example…
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Mustang Story #8! Do we have the real life “Spirit”?!?
The same year I trained Dandy Andy, Marissa’s draw was a big 15hh buckskin (I’m not going to lie…I was a bit jealous). He was so handsome! Though he was a bit shy Marissa quickly drew the gelding, who she named “Fools Gold”, out of his shell and the fun began!…
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Mustang Story #7: Could I ride a WILD Mustang in only 100 day?!?
In 2021, the next phase of our Mustang journey began…So far we had had lots of success gentling Mustangs, training yearlings and 2yr olds for 100 day competitions. But we wanted to take the next step. Train a completely WILD Mustang to be a solid riding horse in just 100 days.…
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Mustang Story #6: Can an 8yr old train a wild Mustang?
Eliza is the youngest of us three Steffen sisters. On first impression she seems to be shy and quiet…but don’t let her fool you! She is absolutely fearless and keeps up with us older sisters without any issue. At the age of 8yrs old she was determined to join her sisters…
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Mustang Story #5: Never under-estimate the plain brown yearlings!
For some reason Marissa has always been drawn to the plain brown horses with spicy personalities. Put a flashy horse with lots of chrome next to a chestnut mare and she will always go for the chestnut mare. The 2021 MYWY Mustang Madness Competition was no exception. Despite the pool of…
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Mustang Story #4: From Winning The MYWY Mustang Madness Competition To Ranching in Montana!
In 2021, I was accepted into my (Sierra’s) very first MYWY Mustang Madness Competition with a beautiful black yearling. She was from the Paisley Desert Herd so naturally I named her “Paisley”. She was the sweetest, easiest and most lazy yearling I have ever trained. Her all time favorite thing was…
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Mustang Story #3: The 8yr old chestnut mare…did I make the right choice?
Year 2020 We were not planning on getting two…. If you read yesterday’s Mustang story then you already know we adopted a Mustang on the BLM Online Wild Horse Corral. At the beginning of the auction I was drawn to a big 8yr old Chestnut mare (I know there are a…
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Mustang Story #2: We adopted a Wild Mustang online!!!
On a cold wet northwest day in March during the 2020 pandemic we were mindlessly scrolling on Facebook when we stumbled upon the BLM Wild Horse Corral…An online auction for adopting Mustangs. We had no idea you could adopt a Mustang online!?! It was like amazon for Mustang lovers! With our…
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Mustang Story #1: Our Very First Mustang!
As we are heading into our 6th year of training Mustangs it seemed fitting to take a look back at a few of the super cool Mustangs we have trained It’s been a wild ride and quite the adventure If you have ever met us you have probably met or at…
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