Calendar of Events
July
15
Western States Trainer Reimbursement Form Deadline
August 15-16 Wyoming Mustang
Challenge.Douglas, Wy
15-17
Reno Western States Wild Horse and Burro yearling and futurity event, Reno, NV
September 18-21
The Big One!
The Extreme Mustang Makeover!
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Midwest Mustang Challenge DVD's Available
Capture the memories of the Mustang Heritage Foundation's first-ever Mustang Challenge with the Midwest Mustang Challenge DVD. The Midwest DVD set is $35 plus shipping and handling. It features 5 discs that include the classes, the finals, and the adoption. Just go to the store to order
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WATCH THE MUSTANG MAKEOVER SPECIAL ON RFD-TV!
A new Mustang Makeover TV Special will air July 7 and 8 on RFD TV. The show will air at 8.00Pm EST on Monday and again on Tuesday at 10am EST. Grab the popcorn and enjoy!
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The Extreme Mustang Makeover and Road to the Horse have teamed up to
make 2009 a year to remember as both groups offer VIP treatment to the
lucky winners of trips to either event, just by completing a survey. No
purchase is necessary.
Road to the Horse is giving away a VIP package for two to the March
13-15, 2009, event. This includes two premiere tickets, two VIP passes
(where you can rub elbows with the clinicians and celebrities, enjoy
meals and complimentary drinks) and two nights' stay at the Road to the
Horse host hotel, Hampton Inn & Suites.
In addition,
The Extreme Mustang Makeover and the Mustang Heritage Foundation are
adding to the prize list. They are offering a prize package for two for
the Sept. 17-20, 2009, event that includes two reserved seat tickets
for The Extreme Mustang Makeover Finals night, hotel at the Springhill
Suites, VIP introductions to judges and/or top-10 finalists, as well as
VIP admission to the event after the party.
Take the Survey
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Extreme Mustang Makeover Tickets Available Now!
Put Your Claim On A Reserved Ticket Today . . . before they're all gone!
 Experience the national phenonmenon bringing a level of excitement to the horse industry unmatched in decades. It's the Extreme Mustang Makeover September 18-20 and reserved seat tickets are now available!
More than 15,000 fans have filled the stands at events in Wisconsin and California so order your tickets early to ensure your special place at this year's Final event!
The Top 15 Finals will be held in the Historic Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum September 20, 2008. All other events, September 18-20, including Mission 007: The Yearling Edition and Extreme Mustang Makeover In Hand and Horse Course Go Rounds and most importantly, your chance to ADOPT these amazing horses September 21 are Free!
Box Seats
Get a ring-side seat to all the Extreme Mustang Makeover Finals action! Enjoy comfortable individual chairs in your own box
Advance Purchase: $20 each
Box Office (if available): $30 each
Stadium Seats
Enjoy an amazing perspective from comfortable stadium seats just above the concourse.
Advance Purchase: $15
Box Office (if available): $25
General Seating
General Seating is still available and free on a first come, first served basis at the show!
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The Ladies Take Western States Mustang Challenge
22-year-old Oregonian rides Mustang Dolly to the Win
 Facing a crowd of more than 5,000 spectators as the first to go on a mustang with only 90 days training, one might think Corinne Elser of Burns, Oregon, would have been a tad on the nervous side. One might think it, but Elser sure didn't show it as she took Dolly, a 2005 bay mare gathered from the Coppersmith herd management area, to the win in the Western States Mustang Challenge June 7 in Sacramento, Calif.
"This is totally awesome," Elser shouted as she pumped her fist in the air at the conclusion of her run. "I've had an incredible time and this horse has been amazing," she told well-known clinician Chris Cox in an arena interview.
Go round judges included AQHA judge Suzy Jeane of Valley View, Texas, NCHA Hall of Famer and 2007 Extreme Mustang Makeover Champion Guy Woods of Pilot Point, Texas, and clinician and trainer Al Dunning of Scottsdale, Ariz. Matt Randall, DVM, of Peninsula Equine Medical Center in Menlo, Calif., evaluated the body condition of each animal. Following go-round competition, Dunning took the mike while "America's Most Trusted Horseman," John Lyons of Parachute, Colo., joined the judging team for the Finals event.
Elser and Dolly brought their "A" game to the Challenge championship, maneuvering through a series of obstacles as well as required exercises including stops, spins and circles. But as Elser nodded for a steer, the crowd leaned forward in anticipation of seeing what the bay mare could do with a hard-charging animal after only 90 days and Dolly did not disappoint. Taking the steer up the fence and across the back of the arena, Elser urged Dolly to turn into the animal, with the mare throwing her hindquarters into the ground while pushing her shoulder into the steer. "Man, you barely see horses with a year or two of training do something like that, let alone 90 days," Dunning told the crowd.
Elser and Dolly marked a score of 269.5 out of a possible 300 to take the win. Judges score each maneuver, as well as score on technical difficulty, artistry and creativity, and then are able to add bonus points.
 The crowd continued to be entertained by the remaining nine horses, hoping to exceed the bar set by Elser and Dolly. Trainers showed the mustangs' many strengths - calm demeanors despite a cracking whip, riding bridleless and bareback, executing complex maneuvers and herding cattle. Taking second was Johnson Valley, Calif., trainer Joe Misner and the three-year-old bay gelding Laredo with a score of 249.5. In third place with a score of 231 was Tehachapi, Calif., horseman Matt Sheridan riding the three-year-old black mare, Luna. The appreciative crowds at the conclusion of the competition, however, offered the most enthusiastic applause, when four of the 10 trainers stood in the saddle as all 10 were presented for the last time.
The high-adopting horse was fourth-place finisher Handy Hank, a three-year-old sorrel gelding adopted by trainer Madelyn Wagner of Valley Center, Calif., for $10,000. "I have always been a die-hard Quarter Horse fan," Wagner told Cox in the arena, "but after this experience, I will never, ever breed another horse. I will only adopt Mustangs."
The surprise of the evening, however, came when bidding for the mustang Outback Jack rose to $32,000 with the winning bid coming from Rick Anderson, of Perris, Calif., husband to Outback Jack's trainer, Sandi. After a review, however, it was determined that the bid for the three-year-old sorrel gelding was actually $3,200, but the Anderson's were determined to make their commitment stand, adopting the horse for that price and then contributing $25,000 to a trainer's assistance fund to be developed by the Mustang Heritage Foundation.
Adopting prices averaged slightly more than $2,400 on 29 head with total funds of nearly $70,000 raised to support the Foundation and its programs.
 
 
More photos
Results
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Earn Thousands through Trainer Incentive Program
Find out the secret to Joe Misner's Mustang Success!
Top Mustang trainer Joe Misner of California has a secret that is netting him thousands in extra income. He's become part of the sleeping giant known as the Mustang Heritage Foundation Trainer Incentive Program or TIP.
"This is a great program that can be worth a lot of money and makes mustangs a lot more marketable," Misner told trainers at the Western States Expo. "I've placed over seven horses and still have some others that a lot of people are interested in."
Trainers receive
limited compensation over a 90-day period for the care and training of
one to four Mustangs and cash incentives when the Mustang is adopted.
For example, if the incentive Mustang is trained and adopted in 30
days or less, the trainer will receive $5 per day for care and $600 in
bonus incentive pay. For 31-60 days, the per day fee is $4 and bonus
pay is $500, while the per day fee is $3 for 61-90 days and bonus pay
is $400. Horses not adopted in 91 days are returned to the BLM, with
the trainer receiving $2 per day and no bonus pay. Mustangs can be
returned within 15 days if it becomes apparent that it is un-adoptable.
Trainers can also be creative in the marketing of the mustangs by offering training packages and pricing to potential adopters based on the training and skills the horse displays.
To learn more about the program and apply, click here or download the application and information.
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EMM Trade Show Sold Out! . . . Almost
 Thanks to everyone who responded to the opportunity to be an Extreme Mustang Makeover Trade Show Vendor. In order to ensure the optimum in experience for vendors, main arena trade show space was limited and is now SOLD OUT. However, if you are interested in OUTDOOR space or space in the Watt Arena during yearling competition (at a reduced rate), space is still available. If interested, download an application and submit for available space or request to be wait-listed for main arena space. Questions? Email julie at julie@golatigo.com.
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