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 of this great community
He was my draw for the 2022 MYWY Mustang Madness competition. He was my buddy and I was able to do everything on him. Walk, trot, canter in a big field, carry a flag, drag a raft, etc. I even rode him in town through a coffee shop and took him to a Police Horse Training Clinic.
But he had a couple quirks….Every time you tighten the cinch he would get a little tight and humpy…Not full on bucks, just very nervous and crow-hoppy.
He also was very judgmental of new people. He would size you up and snub his noes at you without even giving you a fair chance. It took a lot of convincing to show that you where worthy of his friendship
But once you had proven yourself, he was as loyal and true a horse as you could ever ask for.
Following the competition all of the Mustangs were required to be sold at the auction. I was a bit nervous where he would go but God brought along the perfect buyer. Someone who lived only a few shorts minutes away from my farm. She took the most amazing care of Peachy but he remained to be judgmental and skeptical of his AWESOME new owner. Wanting what’s best, my very talented photographer friend and fellow Mustang enthusiast @alicia_amerson adopted Peachy. Together we worked to help Peachy over-come his stranger danger and judgmental tendencies.
He improved so much with Alicia and she was added to his list of trusted people. But he still had some quirks… Over the course of a few months I found myself growing even more attached to Peachy and Alicia was so kind to let me take Peachy to Stonewater with me
I was thrilled! I was able to ride Peachy every week guiding trail rides, adventuring on the trails and just having fun!
Peachy is slowly starting to allow more and more people to be trusted and has even started to teach the occasional lesson…but only with the girls that have past his inspection
Steffen Stampede 