Sept 29th already!

Guess I forgot to do some blogging, LOL. Val is starting to get good about change. He has a bit of a stubborn streak :-) You start by introducing the first change and once that is accepted you introduce a new change and so on. Always be looking around, you might find what you need at the most unexpected places. Was at a garage sale today and found 2 light and shiny table cloths and thought what wonderful items to add to Vals corral, . Val was much more accepting of the new additions to his corral. the table cloths move nicely in the wind and reflect line in unexpected ways. Oh,,, and yep 3rd mustang starts next Monday, Wahoo!

Mustangs are coming

Just found it interesting that I picked up Val II and just start getting him moving along and another mustang shows up. Month 1 = 1 Mustang and Month 2 = 2 Mustangs. Does this mean Month 3 will equal 3 Mustangs? Guess I will have to wait and see.

Is a horse trainer, training the horse or the owner?

Ingrained habits. My horse does..., many conversations start this way. When asked about training such and such horse who does such and such a thing, try saying that three times fast :-). I try to ask the owner understand that ingrained habits take time to change. First is the getting the horse to stop following the old habit and start creating good new habits. The longest time is actually taken up with helping make those new habits ingrained, and training the owner to only accept the new habit.

The owner is always comparing different trainers, to the person down the street that promises 30 days at a (cheap price) and a fixed horse. 30 days is usually enough to change a bad habit but in many cases it takes training the owner to continue helping the horse to make the new habit ingrained. Without training the owner, the horse can slip back into the original ingrained bad habit.

Best suggestion? Look for a trainer who would like you to be included in the training process once or more a week if possible.

How does this concern Val II? Well he is creating brand new good habits and I have been helping him understand and ingrain these good habits.

Michelle

Val II gets a break

The trip to pickup Val II went well. After arriving back our first order of business was to have a break. After a trip I always like to give my horses a chance to adjust to the new barn. A favorite website of mine is TheHorse.com, they have some well written and informative articles. Horses do need contact with their person and exercise, and this article helps explain some of the many benefits of such contact and exercise.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Dear Mountain Valley Extreme Mustang Makeover Trainer:
The Mustang Heritage Foundation received several exceptional applications from trainers to participate in the Mountain Valley Extreme Mustang Makeover. CONGRATULATIONS - you were accepted as one of the competing trainers! It was a very challenging decision process, based on application content, facilities, experience and references. This will be a very exciting event and we are glad to be working with you.

Wahoo!! I was accepted and am really looking forward to this new adventure :-)

THE MOUNTAIN VALLEY EXTREME MUSTANG MAKEOVER

Timing will be a bit fun, but I took a deep breath and entered! Waiting to find out if my application was accepted. :-)

THE MOUNTAIN VALLEY EXTREME MUSTANG MAKEOVER - NOVEMBER 7th, 2009: For *$10,000 in prize money. The Extreme Mustang Makeover goes buckaroo as it travels to Heber City, Utah, for the 15th annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering and Buckaroo Fair, November 7th. Only 40 trainers will be accepted to compete for an estimated purse of *$10,000. *Prize money amount to be determined by number of trainers entered. Applications must be postmarked or fax dated by July 1st, 2009. Trainers will be selected and notified shortly after. Selected trainers will pick up their Mustang August 7-8 at the Salt Lake Wild Horse and Burro Facility in Salt Lake City, UT.

More information about the Heber City Cowboy Poetry Gathering click here.

For more information regarding the Mountain Valley Extreme Mustang Makeover, please contact Kali Sublett at kalimullins@yahoo.com or (254) 947-5530.

Valentine

Here goes, Valentine is in Colorado, in the care of BLM. If anyone is interested in adopting her, please contact them.

I am offering 2 months of additional training for Val FREE starting in September.

Thanks
Michelle