There are a lot of videos on YouTube about “joining up with your horse” or “lunging your horse” working in a round pen. All of these things have to do with "creating draw" or, in other words, getting the horse to come to you and wanting to be with you versus you having to force the communication and the first touches, and the "work".
Here are some suggestions on training tools, exercises and more that will help you communicate and "make friends" with your wild mustang when it comes home.
Learn about nutritional care so you can be mindful of what you are putting into your horse’s body. Learn about their diet, additional supplements and treats.
New BLM Adopted From the Holding Pen Mustang Specific Requirements - IF you are planning to adopt a mustang straight from the corrals here is what it says you need to have:
We know the facts, that there are 60,000 previously wild horses standing in pens waiting to be adopted. We feel called to help, but how can we do this? What are the options?
There are a few! In my eyes, here are the three best ways to help:
Each year, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finds innovative ways to facilitate the adoption of wild mustangs into forever homes. Among these approaches are the 100-day mustang gentling competitions. To participate, whether an experienced trainer or a newcomer to mustangs, individuals must submit an application and gain approval for their gentling pen before journeying to one of the holding pens to select their horse. In June of 2021 I sent in my application for my very first wild mustang challenge!
My name is Amanda. I grew up in a small town in northern Michigan called Traverse City and spent a good part of my childhood obsessed with horses. Like any crazed horse girl, I read any horse book I could and spent the summer days training my dog to jump and pretending he was a horse! I even named my bike a horse name and pretended it had a mind of its own.