Cash the Cow Pony

These pictures were taken at a friends ranch when Cash had only 8 rides on him and was 2 1/2 years old. We were helping to bring in a herd of nearly 100 head of cattle and we came to a place where we had to herd them through a small gate. Cash and I were part of the group that was supposed to catch the herd and make sure they did not pass the gate instead of going through it.

Just before the herd reached us a few cows split off from the group and the other riders with us took off to catch them. Meanwhile Cash and I had the entire herd of 100 cows mooing, bleating and rushing towards us (if you have never been on a cattle drive, the sound is deafening). Poor Cash was so intimidated that his whole body shook! I reached down, stroked his neck, and told him "easy." Bless his heart he held the line and pushed every single cow through the gate by himself!

Truly, once a Mustang puts his trust in you they will do anything and go anywhere. Many other colts I have started would have left me in the dust to push the cows in myself.

Spotlight on Endurance

Char Antuzzi competes each year in the Tevis Cup Endurance Ride, riding a mustang named Sir Galahad who was rounded up with other wild mustangs by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management."I like the mustangs because...the day they are born they do an endurance ride," Antuzzi said.Many horseback riders pick Arabians because they are born in the desert. But mustangs are, too, and they have survival skills that allow them to expend the least amount of energy possible and stay alive, Antuzzi said. "Because they always have a reserve, they'll never run themselves into the ground," Antuzzi said.
They can also recognize danger faster than many other horses, she said. On one trail ride, Sir Galahad stopped, his ears perked up and he started quivering. Antuzzi did not understand why he would not go anywhere until she saw what lay in their path."Around the bend there was a pack of coyotes," Antuzzi said. "And the horse behind me was clueless."These equines stay aware of the dangers in the wild and sustain themselves water hole to water hole, she said. Nine-year-old Sir Galahad has covered 1,000 endurance miles, finishing 15 minutes past the cutoff two years ago and earned his buckle last year. Riders earn a Tevis Cup buckle if they complete 100 miles in the time allotted."Mustangs are consistent," Antuzzi said. "They don't go fast, but they trot up a hill, down a hill, over logs, through creeks. They just maintain this forward momentum."by Tanya Roscorla, who can be reached at tanyar@goldcountrymedia.com. http://www.auburnjournal.com/articles/2006/08/01/news/top_stories/03tevis1.txt

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US Marine Corps Color Guard

The US Marine Corps Color Guard uses Palomino Mustangs EXCLUSIVELY!

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Welcome to the Blogsite for Mustangs

Hello Everyone,

I have created this blogsite to help publicize the value of the American Mustang. My goal is to encourage people to not only adopt Mustangs, but to realize what kind of horse they can have if they invest proper (or professional :) training and handling in them.

If you have a success story(ies) about you and your Mustang (pictures too!) I would love to post them here.

Please help us spread the joy and appreciation of the true American horse... The American Mustang.

Thank you,

Madeleine

Please e-mail stories and pictures to madeleine@extremetrailhorse.com