Youth Mustang Challenge Sponsored by It’s A Pleasure Training by Peter Whitmore and Crimson Acres
JUNE 15 - 17, 2017 WEST SPrINgfIEld, MASSAChUSETTS
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Congratulations to the youth Mustang trainers! You are the future of horse training in the Northeast and the future looks bright! In 2009, I was fortunate enough to compete in the Extreme Mustang Makeover in Tennessee. The lessons I learned from this experience were unlike training any other equine partner. Because of this, I chose to compete again in 2012, this time with two Mustangs in the Extreme Mustang Makeover in New Jersey. Again, I found this experience to be extremely rewarding in teaching lessons such as patience, humility, persistence, and commitment. I quickly realized that this competition was unlike any other offered in the Northeast. I thought about the importance of the lessons I learned from working with Mustangs and how valuable these lessons would be for young trainers in our area. Jessica and I began exploring the possibility of exposing trainers in the Northeast to a unique training opportunity as well as showcasing the talents of the Mustang. Our goal was to bring this amazing horse into the lives and barns of those in New England. This dream became a reality in 2014 through a partnership between the Bureau of land Management, the Mustang heritage foundation, and It’s a Pleasure Training. Jessica and I organized the first Massachusetts Youth Mustang Makeover. Youth trainers ages eight to 17 are selected based on experience, facility, and commitment. Trainers receive an untouched Mustang under 24 months old. They are tasked with all
aspects of gentling, haltering, and preparing their Mustang for competition. Trainers have approximately 100 days to complete this task and return for a two-day judged competition where they can showcase their achievements.
Peter and Jessica Whitmore
To date more than 70 Mustangs have been gentled and placed in homes by the youth trainers of the Northeast. The commitment and dedication of these trainers have provided young Mustangs the education needed to ensure a promising future. The Mustangs have in return taught these young trainers skills which will prove valuable in any field they choose to pursue. After watching these competitions, I believe that the horses in the Northeast are in good hands. These young trainers continue to impress all who witness what they can achieve in just a short amount of time. Enjoy the 2017 Youth Mustang Challenge and cheer on these amazing teams of youth and Mustangs!
Peter Peter Whitmore It’s a Pleasure Training
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Schedule Friday, June 16 8 – 9:30 a.m.
Youth & Mustang handling & Conditioning Class
1:30 – 3 p.m.
Youth & Mustang Trail Class
4 p.m.
Mustang Education presented by America’s Mustang
6 – 7:30 p.m.
Western horseman gathering with dan James
Saturday, June 17 11 a.m.
Mustang Education presented by America’s Mustang
1 – 4 p.m.
Youth & Mustang freestyle Class and Awards
4 p.m.
Meet the Mustangs Social in C Barn
6 p.m.
Top 10 Extreme Mustang Makeover finals
7:30 p.m.
Adoption Auction of Adult Mustangs
Maintenance . Recovery . Performance Therapeutic Massage Bodywork . Reiki 4
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Youth Mustang Challenge PURPOSE The mission of the Mustang heritage foundation is to increase the adoption of Bureau of land Management–housed American Mustangs through innovative gentling (training) competitions and awareness programs. In keeping with this mission, the Youth Mustang Challenge has been created to place yearling Mustangs in adoptive homes. These events involve youth, ages 8 to 17 years of age, in the training and adoption of Mustangs 12 to 24 months old. Participating youth help promote the adoption of these national treasures by showcasing the Mustang’s value and trainability. The program is also designed to help youth build and improve their horsemanship skills and life skills through competition.
OVERVIEW The Youth Mustang Challenge is a cooperative effort between the Mustang heritage foundation’s Trainer Incentive Program and the Bureau of land Management’s Wild horse and Burro Program and is hosted and managed by Peter and Jessica Whitmore of It’s A Pleasure Training. Youth trainers picked up their Mustangs in logan Township, New Jersey, on March 4. Youth had to ensure the safety of their Mustang by following specific trailering requirements and housing guidelines. Mustangs were assigned to youth randomly at the pick up. The youth are required to condition and train their Mustang for approximately 100 days and compete during the Youth Mustang Challenge held in conjunction with the Extreme Mustang Makeover for prizes and awards. Youth trainers are responsible for all care-related costs from the day they pick up their Mustang through the conclusion of the competition and receive a $200 stipend from the Mustang heritage foundation to offset horse care expenses and hauling costs. Mustangs are as comparable in size and age as possible, with current vaccinations, health papers, and trimmed hooves. Mustang trainers must be humane and compassionate. least-resistance techniques are encouraged.
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Class Descriptions HANDLING & CONDITIONING CLASS (40 POINT MAxIMUM frOM EACh JUdgE)
The trainer will lead the Mustang into a small pen inside the arena, un-halter, and release the horse. The trainer will exit the pen. The Mustang’s conditioning will be scored at this time. The trainer will be allowed back into the pen. to re-halter the horse and lead the horse out of the pen to complete a set of handling maneuvers in the arena. This class will be judged on the following: HANDLING – 30 POINTS – Judges will assess the Mustang’s demeanor and responsiveness during the haltering process, as well as the relationship between horse and trainer through the completion of additional handling maneuvers. CONDITIONING – 10 POINTS – The Mustang’s condition will be judged in two areas: appropriate weight/muscling (5 points) and overall appearance to reflect hair coat, hoof condition, etc. (5 points).
IN-HAND TRAIL COURSE CLASS (40 POINTS MAxIMUM frOM EACh JUdgE)
This class is intended to show the Mustang’s ability and willingness to perform several tasks that might be asked of him during the course of a normal day. Trainers will lead the Mustang through a course of obstacles.
FREESTYLE CLASS (40 POINTS MAxIMUM frOM EACh JUdgE)
during this class trainers are encouraged to choose musical scores, costumes, and props that permit them to show the athletic abilities of their Mustang in a crowd-appealing way. The class will be judged on the following: OVERALL HORSEMANSHIP – 20 POINTS – The communication and partnership between Mustang and handler, and the Mustang’s overall willingness to perform and execute maneuvers correctly in a controlled, relaxed, and confident manner (10 points). Incorporation of a variety of maneuvers and their degree of difficulty (10 points). ARTISTIC INTERPRETATION – 20 POINTS – Components of choreography including the composition and arrangement of the exhibition in relation to the music and its rhythm, as well as the use of maneuvers, costumes, and/or props to enhance the performance (10 points). The “wow” factor – the level of originality and the overall entertainment value of the performance (10 points). 8
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Youth Mustang Challenge Alumni 2016 Champion: Sam Van Fleet Amara Brooks
Ally Mack
rachel Ward
Joia Covert
lindsey Nobes
grace Wight
Tianna Evans
leinna racine
Jason Wooldridge
roxy hannett
Chase reinbold
Cat Zimmerman
haven hunt
Sam Van fleet
2015 Champion: Jessica Flaherty Amberlea Atwood
Madison Ehrhardt
Amara Brooks
Jessica flaherty
Sam Van fleet
Mollie Brooks
Ally Mack
Emma Wieland Cat Zimmerman
Enya Childs
gracie-lynn Mastalerz
hannah Clifford
Chase reinbold
Katie donnelly
Ashley retcho
Isabella Sokolik
2014 Champion: Rachel Maxton Katie Bogart
rachel d’Ellena
James Novak
Amara Brooks
Courtney duclos
Maeve ronan
Christen Brown
Alan duMond
diana Saufley
Jordyn Clark
Kristen gabriele
lauren Shell
hannah Clifford
lizzy hardy
Sam Van fleet
Mackenzie Conklin
hannah Mattison
Tristen Weeks
Alexis danthine
rachel Maxton
gabrielle danthine
lindsey Nobes
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YOUTH TRAINERS
Sage Witham-Stevens I’m Sage from Charlestown, rhode Island, and I’m 15 years old. I’ve been in 4-h for the majority of my life. I’m also a member of the Chariho future farmers of America (ffA) and plan to compete in upcoming years. I trail ride and compete in versatility and hunter paces. My family is fostering six horses including my Mustang filly Keena — the first Mustang I’ve ever trained from the ground up. She’s been quite a challenge and I believe she’ll be one of the most amazing horses with a couple more years of experience and training. She’s incredibly smart but quite sassy! To be in the Youth Mustang Challenge has been an incredible experi-
ence and I’ve learned a lot about Mustangs, training, and myself.
Clare Nelson Clare Nelson is the youngest of five children and lives on a farm in upstate New York. She’s a junior in high school and enjoys playing volleyball and skiing. She has a great love for animals and has really taken to owning and caring for her first horse, lana. They’ve both grown tremendously throughout these 100 days. lana has already become a member of the family and the family is looking forward to watching them grow and learn new skills together.
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Mia Nagle Nine-year-old Mia lives in Southwick, Massachusetts, and this is her first experience working with Mustangs. She’s a member of 4-h Calvary horse Club and Westfield riding Club. “It takes a lot of patience and dedication,” says Mia about her biggest challenge with Aspen — getting a halter on her. Mia’s favorite memory was “when we had an adult trainer come to help with that and give us some tips. Thank you, rachel!” Many thanks to Westfield riding Club for their generous sponsorship and support of Mia and Aspen. heartfelt thanks to Clay and Vanessa Maloney and the J &M Stables family for their sponsorship and support of
Mia throughout every step of this journey.
Marissa Paige Dilla While early in her equestrian journey, Marissa, 16, has been riding since the age of six. Marissa's passion for horses led to her getting her first horse and restarting his training from the ground up. Marissa continues to expand her knowledge of horsemanship and horse training. She enjoys English pleasure, jumping, eventing, dressage, trick riding, roman riding, and trail riding. This competition is Marissa's first competitive horse training event. She looks forward to continuing her work with her 11-month-old Mustang Scarlett. Marissa's goal is to help train other young horses and riders
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To all the youth Mustang trainers and their families, we want to encourage and thank you for your fantastic eort and amazing accomplishment!
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Olivia Kornbrek My name is Olivia and my Mustang’s name is Peggy. I’ve been working with horses basically my whole life. At the age of 11, I got my first horse, she was an Arabian/Quarter horse who was pretty green. She sparked my interest in to getting more in depth with horses. I plan to go to college to major in equine business management in the fall of 2018. I would like to thank my parents for helping me through this and Samantha Simpfenderfer of S.S. Equestrian for assisting me in every way I needed.
Cat Zimmerman Cat, 15, is a self taught youth Mustang trainer from Morristown, New Jersey. She’s been around horses since the age of three and found a passion for training Mustangs at the age of 12. focusing on liberty and trick training, she performs with her small team of Mustangs at various events on the East Coast to promote adoption of Mustangs. In her third year participating in the Youth Mustang Challenge, she’s competing with a bay yearling filly, Minnie Mouse. “Minnie is an amazing filly, who ever since her first moments off the trailer, has been ready for whatever is thrown at her,” says Cat. “She’s trusting, willing, smart,
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Rachel Roland My name is rachel. I'm an 18-year-old senior at John Jay high School in Wappingers, New York. I'll be attending Morrisville State College in the fall to study equine science and management. This is my first Youth Mustang Challenge. I've been riding and working with horses for almost 13 years. I've always loved Mustangs since I was a little girl. I learned about the challenge last year and attended the competition with friends. I was inspired to try to do it on my own. The journey with Kiara has been a crazy one. She's been quite a challenge but I've learned so much from her. I can't wait to see
how we grow as a pair!
James Duffy James, 17, of garwood, New Jersey, had two weeks until the competition when he wrote this: “This has become my life. Every day includes hours with gwen. Everything else gets fit in around working with her. I can’t believe I spent the first week just trying to be able to touch her. Now she’s such a different horse compared to who she was on March 3. I know I’ve changed too. That can happen, working this hard toward one goal, every day, for 100 days.” “A huge thank you to Brittani Bojum of legacy riding Stables for being a terrific resource and sponsor through the whole process. Everyone has been so encouraging. My parents
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Cody Reinbold I’m Cody reinbold and I’m eight years old. This will be my first year competing in the Youth Mustang Challenge. I’ve watched my brother and dad compete the last few years and have looked forward to my chance to compete with them. My Mustang’s name is Kiara, a.k.a. Ki Ki as a nickname. Being in the Youth Mustang Challenge has been more work than I thought it was going to be but I’ve learned a lot about myself and my horse. My dad told me that you can learn a lot about yourself by training horses and I’ve learned that’s very true. I’ve worked hard with my Mustang to desensitize her to many things
including rope being thrown around her so that I may someday use her to help rope our cows.
Chase Reinbold My name is Chase and I’m 10 years old. This will be my third year competing in the Youth Mustang Challenge. I have learned more and more each year and this year has been filled with many lessons. My horse flicka was very scared in the beginning and I needed to work harder to earn her trust than with any other Mustang I’ve worked with. My goal was to persevere with her and I have. She’s much calmer and more trusting. I enjoy training Mustangs, riding with my dad, and helping him on our ranch. 20
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Gracie-Lynn Mastalerz gracie-lynn Mastalerz is 16 years old. She’s from Attleboro, Massachusetts. horses and dance have been her passions since she was a toddler. At the 2014 Equine Affaire, gracie first learned of the Mustang heritage foundation and the Youth Mustang Challenge. The thought of being able to help a wild horse and give him a home very much intrigued gracie. She applied and was accepted to compete in the 2015 Youth Mustang Challenge. little did gracie know, or could ever imagine, was the bond she and her new Mustang would form. reno came to gracie as a two-year-old, untouched wild horse. Just two years later gracie and reno are enjoying riding, going to versatility competitions, and much more. This experience of gentling her once wild horse was like no other.
gracie was eager for that experience again. This weekend she will demonstrate the love, trust, and bond between her and her yearling Mustang, hazelnut.
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Caelyn Waite Thirteen-year-old Caelyn Waite is a recent high-honors graduate of Pentucket Middle School. She was given the opportunity of a lifetime by Kaitlyne Wadman, a fellow Mustang trainer and AQhA Professional horseman to participate in the Youth Mustang Challenge. In the future, Caelyn plans to help run Kaitlyne Wadman Mustangs, a nonprofit focused on giving third-strike Mustangs the homes they deserve. Caelyn has moderate experience with Mustangs through watching competitors and challenges through previous years, and she hopes to give it her all this year with her yearling filly Small Town girl, a.k.a. lizzy
whom she is working to keep after this competition.
Ginger Plache I’ve always loved horses and have wanted to train them. When I got my very own horse Sky, she only knew the basics — she hadn't cantered in five years. Now she can do all four gaits, jump, liberty work, and ground driving. She’s an amazing horse and I wouldn't be who I am today if not for her. I’ve grown to love my Mustang Sephira, she’s an amazing horse! She’s taught me so much and she’s so unbelievably special to me. It’s been a real roller coaster ride but it has been an amazing experience and has taught me a lot.
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Tori-Lynn Brinton time, and then finally things turned around and I realized that I never knew a horse could pick up on so much so quickly, it blew my socks off, let me tell you. I'm very happy with what we’ve accomplished and I'm very confident in how well things have gone with luna. I’ve come to the conclusion that it's not so much about what I've taught luna, but more of what she's taught me.
My family has 23 horses — two of them foals. This was the deciding factor in knowing what I wanted to do. I started to work with them. Now I’ve a passion for working with horses. When starting with luna, I didn't realize how much I still had to learn and how far I could get. It’s definitely been a hard road — the process of training luna. I had started to lose hope for the longest
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DOWN 2. Small enclosure in barn 3. horses are measured in _____ 4. Used to identify Mustangs 10. gait of horse, faster than trot 11. horse doctor
12. 100 ____ to train wild Mustang 13. Extreme Mustang ________ 14. horses eat this concentrate
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How to Read a Brand Mustangs are freeze branded with the year of birth and their registration number once in the Bureau of land Management holding areas. The brands use a Alpha Angle Symbols.
LARGE U LOOKING THING Means the horse was managed under the Wild free roaming horse and Burro Act on Bureau of land Management federal land.
YEAR OF BIRTH (read top to bottom)
REGISTRATION NUMBER (read left to right) Also tells you the state the Mustang is from. To learn more and see the state codes, visit wildhorseeducation.org/blm-freeezemark/.
KEY TO ALPHA ANGLE SYMBOLS
READ THIS BRAND Practice using the Alpha Angle Symbols on the brand below.
read each angle to determine the freeze brand number.
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Tail
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Mustang Maze Can you help Brazil ďŹ nd Jackpot and Tyler?
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Color the Mustang Mustangs are descendants of Spanish or Iberian horses that were brough to America by Spanish explorers in the 16th century. The name was derived from the Spanish word mustengo, which means ownerless beast or stray horse.
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Horsemanship Award The special Youth Mustang Challenge horsemanship Award is sponsored by Massachusetts horse and is presented to the youth Mustang trainer who has shown the best horsemanship and sportsmanship at the 2017 Youth Mustang Challenge. This is the trainer who is not winning, but who is working hard, being compassionate and thoughtful, and competing with a great attitude. This youth is also taking exceptional care of their Mustang, cheering on their friends, and helping others. Many times the award is given to the trainer who has an unexpected challenge arise and worked through it with incredible horsemanship and sportsmanship. 36
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Find the Mustangs!
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FIND THESE BUREAU OF LAND FACILITIES ON THE MAP! These are holding areas for wild Mustangs waiting for adoption. florence, Arizona
redlands, California
Burns, Oregon
Axtell, Utah
rock Springs, Wyoming
riverton honor farm, Wyoming
Canon City, Colorado
ridgecrest, California
Paul’s Valley, Oklahoma
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Mantle ranch, Wyoming
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Word Drafting how many words can you come up with using the letters in the word MUSTANG? _______________
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10 to 12 words = draft Power 13 to 15 = Mustang Magic
1 to 5 words = Mini Muscle 6 to 9 words = horse Strong
Mustang Parts Answer Key MANE FORELOCK
BRAND WITHERS BACK
LOINS
CROUP TAIL
HIP
MUZZLE GIRTH FLANK
BELLY HAMSTRING HOCK
HEIGHT KNEE
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