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CONGRATULATIONS TO JASMINE LECHNER AND PRINCESS BUTTERCUP ON THEIR BIG WIN AT THE 2010 EXTREME MUTSTANG MAKEOVER IN ALBANY, OR! March 19-21 Extreme Mustang Makeover, Albany, OR Click here for more information about the Northwest Horse Fair and Expo. Event and Adoption Results: Body Condition/Handling and Mannerisms, In-Hand, Horse Course, Overall, Finals, Adoption Trainers: CONGRATULATIONS TO VANESSA HANSEN & ERIN GRAY! THEY WILL BE COMPETING FOR THE FAN FAVORITE AWARD ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON!
MUSTANG ROYALTY WINS THE DAY IN ALBANY
Georgetown, Tex., March 2010 - Whether or not Princess Buttercup has the blood of kings running through her veins, the five-year-old sorrel mare gave a royal performance during the March 21 finals of the Extreme Mustang Makeover in Albany, Ore., before an appreciative standing-room only crowd. Trained by Jasmine Lechner of Seal Rock, Ore., Princess Buttercup was nonplussed by the roar of the crowd as she maneuvered through the course designed by Lechner to show off all her skills. In a freestyle routine that required competitors to show how well their horses were working with only 90 days training, Princess Buttercup proved she was a quick study, picking up leads when asked, performing smoothly in the bridle and taking barrel jumps with little hesitation. Scoring a total of 78.5 out of possible 90, Princess Buttercup and Lechner bested a field of 24 riders to take home the championship Gist buckle and $2,500. Princess Buttercup was placed for adoption for $950. Barely a half point behind was another mare, Tuff E Nuff, and her rider, Vanessa Hansen of Dairy, Ore. A fan favorite contender, Hansen, riding to bring awareness to breast cancer, thrilled the audience with her energetic ride and brought laughter when she passed Tuff E Nuff off to her dog to be led away. Tuff E Nuff was adopted for $1,000. The high-adopting horse, Sierra Silver, grabbed the crowd's attention with her natural single-foot gait and her quiet temperament under the hand of Erin Gray, voted fan favorite after she cart-wheeled her way across the arena. Sierra Silver was placed for adoption for $2,650. All horses were adopted for an average of $750 per head. The MHF in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management created the Extreme Mustang Makeover event to highlight the recognized value of mustangs through a national training competition. The event will give the public a unique opportunity to see the results of wild horses becoming trained mounts and then participate in a competitive bidding process to adopt one of these treasured animals. The purpose of the competition is to showcase the beauty, versatility, and trainability of these rugged horses that roam freely on public lands throughout the West, where the Bureau of Land Management protects them under Federal law. The BLM periodically removes excess animals from the range to ensure heard health and protect rangeland resources. Thousands of removed animals are then made available each year to the public for adoption. Judges:
Denny Jones grew up on ranches in Nevada. Part of the family ranch work was capturing, starting and riding mustangs that ran free on the Nevada desert. His uncle - Melvin Jones and his father - Everett Jones; won first and second in a reined cow horse competition at Cow Palace several decades ago. Denny Jones trained and showed reined cow horses and cutting horses as a non-pro for years. In 1979, he placed 4th in the Non-Pro competition at the Snaffle Bit Futurity in Reno, Nevada. There - the C2 Ranch hired Denny to train for them professionally. Their 10,000 acre ranch is located in Southwestern Oregon between Medford and Klamath Falls. Eagle Point, Oregon has been home for Denny Jones and his family since that move. He operated his own training business from 1985 to 1995. Now he raises cattle and rides and shows his own horses and judges horse shows.
Jennifer, originally from Grants Pass, OR, is currently living in Albany, OR. She has owned horses most of her life, starting with her involvement in 4-H programs at age 9 and progressed to showing quarter horses at AQHA horse shows. She then trained and showed horses for several years before attending OR State University where she received a Bachelor Science degree in Animal Science. She enjoys cattle sorting, trail riding, judged mountain trail horse events and open trail and spends time raising a few Peppy San Badger and Hancock bred horses. She is an AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse Judge a National Foundation Quarter Horse Judge and Open horse show judge.
Ed Mayfield has been a lifelong horseman and has the record to prove it as a rodeo contestant, farrier, horse show exhibitor, horse trainer and judge. He currently holds judging credentials with the American Paint Horse Association and the Appaloosa Horse Club, and has been a past approved judge for eight other breed and sport groups. He has judged shows in Canada, Italy, Brazil, Switzerland, Italy and Australia.
EXTREME MUSTANG MAKEOVER RETURNS TO THE NORTHWEST Georgetown, Texas - The Extreme Mustang Makeover returns in 2010 during the Northwest Horse Fair and Expo March 19-21 in Albany, OR and is now accepting applications. Trainers will have approximately 90 days to gentle a wild horse they will pick up in Hines, OR, December 4 and 5 to compete for a total of $10,000 in prize money. Applications are due no later than November 1. The three and four year old Mustangs, gathered in Oregon, will be judged March 19 and 20 on conditioning, groundwork, and a "Horse Course" that requires maneuvers and includes obstacles found in trail and recreational riding situations. The competing mustangs will be available for adoption through an oral bidding adoption on Saturday, March 21. The purpose of the competition is to showcase the beauty, versatility, and trainability of these rugged horses that roam freely on public lands throughout the West, where they are protected by the BLM under Federal law. The BLM periodically removes excess animals from the range to ensure herd health and protect rangeland resources. Thousands of removed animals are then made available each year to the public for adoption. All of the animals involved in the "Makeover" competition will be available for adoption at the Albany event in March. Adoption fees will be set by competitive bid with initial fees being determined by the level and quality of training each horse has received. To qualify to adopt, one must be at least 18, with no record of animal abuse. In addition, adopters must have suitable facilities and can adopt no more than four animals. Adoption applications may be obtained and approved on the spot. |
Denny Jones, Eagle Point, OR
Jennifer Paulson, Albany, OR
Ed Mayfield, Eagle Point, OR