BLM Mustang – Steffen Stampede

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 was working everyday…Let’s just say June and July were VERY busy

Thankfully God knew I had taken on probably more than I should and granted me the sweetest, most kind, 3yr old as my draw He was a dun and was a look alike to Peachy Keen, so obviously I named him “Just Peachy” aka “JP”.

JP was just the coolest horse! I galloped him down trails, worked cows, I taught him to pull my sister in a raft and I pretty much rode him everywhere! He was a gentlemen from the very beginning and even let my little 9yr old sister ride him and my dad. He was safe, sane and everyone who met him fell in love with his goofy personality!

It was no surprise when JP put on a show stopping performance at the competition and landed “Reserve Champion” with only 1/2 point away from 1st.

But this was just the beginning of JP’s show career! JP, now known as, Tango continues to rock the show world with his new rider, Brooklyn! Together they compete in 4-H and OHSET being amazing ambassadors for the Mustangs

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 least heard us talk about Marissa’s mustang Stardust She is pretty much a family member and we all adore her She was the very 1st Mustang we have ever adopted . Marissa, only 12yrs old the time, read a magazine article about a Mustang training competition for youth and begged my parents to let her participate. Our parents were tentative at first…kids training WILD and CRAZY Mustangs…Was this safe?!? After a few weeks of begging, powerpoint presentations and argumentative essays they eventually agreed Marissa applied to the MYWY Mustang Madness Competition and was accepted! We were THRILLED!!!

Typically, in the program, youth competitors receive a yearling Mustang to train for 100 day but unfortunately in 2019 there was a shortage of yearlings…so everyone got 2yr olds. We all started shaking a little. We thought we were ONLY having to train a cute baby NOT a massive 2yr old! What had we gotten ourselves into

But all of our worries were for nothing because the muddy, 15hh 2yr old that was Marissa’s draw for the competition was the sweetest, most gentle mare you had ever met! It was only a few days after bringing her home that Marissa and this Mustang had a special connection

Over the next 100 days this Mustang, who Marissa named Stardust, captivated every one of our hearts and it was no surprise when after the competition that we decided to keep Stardust

Now, 6yrs later, Stardust is still the #1 horse on our farm and continues to captivate the hearts of everyone she meets!

She is an INCREDIBLE trick pony and loves doing liberty and bridle-less demos, is a stellar dressage horse and LOVES to jump. What does the future hold for this awesome Mustang? The hope and goal is to continue improving her Dressage and jumping and see just how far she can go in eventing…who knows you could just see her in a 3* one day!

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