Two horse trainers from Nevada are randomly assigned wild American Mustangs and given100 days to train and 'gentle' them in preparation for competition and adoption. Which one will make it to the top 10?
You can see such a difference between the yearling born in captivity and the gelding who was rounded up, he had so much spirit. God bless these people for working with them
A lot of ignorant people in this comment section that clearly haven't spent time with horses but think they know everything because they watch a few youtube videos
Shayla Brynn sorry I honestly thought you were just trying to be ignorant. Don't mind what I said o thought you were about to argue about how bad they are. 💀
Breacchee lol I’m like that to when it comes this kind of debate, people just don’t like to have an open mind. I personally won’t use a bit but don’t mind them😂
I'm sure the hardest part of this work that you do is watching them leave. I nearly teared up when you said you could keep him for a bit longer! You clearly love this horse and did an amazing job with him!
I love the way the guy understand the horse, pressure and release, dominance and submission is a perfect example of how the heard works. Love it! Don't exactly love the bit and spurs but still very educational and knowledgeable video.
I had a friend who had a little Mustang that looked almost exactly like your Rambler. He was the sweetest horse that ever lived and wanted to please in every way. He even had a natural running walk. He was the most pleasant little horse I ever rode.
Like one of the other comments, the horses are better off being rescued and trained because of the world we live in is not what it was 50 or 100 years and some of them are sick and need treatment, this couple is doing a wonderful job. BTW those bits might be a little uncomfortable but its not really hurting the animal. GOOD JOB.
Folks, a snaffle bit in the mouth is the very, very least detrimental experience most of these horses have or will ever go through. These horses we "meet" in these makeover competitions are the "lucky ones" . They get to become amazing working horses, companion animals or pets. Most of their other herd mates just barely exists in BLM holding pens or are shipped off to Mexico and Canada to be slaughtered for human consumption in Asia and Europe. So, please, bits are the least of the worries here! If anyone commenting here can do better, put yourself up to the challenge of completely transforming a wild horse in three months. Do it bit less or bridle less as some of these competitors have. Best of luck to you!
jennifer sawyer Well said. I love animals and have adopted and trained many different animals in my life. It seems that a lot of people have began this "holier than thou" attitude when it comes to animals. The funny thing is that a lot of them are just keyboard cowboys and know very little or nothing at all about the actual tasks at hand. There is no magic wand that trains a horse or other animal and training has become so much kinder, gentler and smarter than it has been in years past. Instead of know it alls telling everyone how things should be done, they should be doing them themselves. The best thing to say to these people that are volunteering their time and expertise would simply be "Thank You".
I agree with you a loose ring snaffle is super gentle in the mouth. Not sure why people are being so negative. I thought these horses did great. I was sad that rambler got hurt. It makes me sad to read that Canada is still part of the horse slaughter trade. I thought we would be better than that kind of behaviour. SIDEBBAR - if they did bitless and used a hackmore that could be more detrimental to the horse and give it problems.
@@Polopony20. where do you get your info bc 8yrs ago they were definitely "culling the population". I worked with mustangs for yrs and most people that got them at auction or for free couldn't handle them...and most ended up at slaughter houses. 1700 were bought by one person and all slaughtered a few yrs ago
I had a Mustang years ago, she came out of Lovelock Nv... Easiest horse we ever trained! Back in the 80s they did Satellite adoptions but they were pretty much untouched. We picked her up in Whately Mass. She was an excellent parade horse and a good one to put less experienced riders on
Great job by everyone involved. It was wonderful that someone paid a good amount of money for adopting a horse at the end but then allowed the trainer to hang on to the horse for some time to come. These folks did a fantastic job and obviously took great pride in their task. Remember, these people are volunteers and are doing a lot of work and spending a ton of time with these animals. Excellent video that will hopefully bring more attention to this wonderful cause. Thank you all and God Bless.
@@notsosilentmajority1 Yes especially mustangs. It's a big event, the same like in the US. We have enough warm bloods and quarter horses, but a Mustang is a Mustang. I think 5 or 10.000€ is the minimum you have to pay when you buy one in the Mustang makeover.
To everyone in the comments that are complaining about the bits you should know that their goal is to sell these guys and no one is going to buy a horse that can’t take a bit! Most people in the horse world use bits, going bitless doesn’t work for everyone. Have you tried riding a right off the track thoroughbred? I can’t imagine you have if you think that bitless is the only answer for every behavioral problem.
first time horse owner with absolutely zero experience but i manage to gentled and train a wild mustang. you can't imagine the connection you get when you train a wild mustang from day one. you become super attach. I can't imagine having to let it go.
those two are just so awesome trainers, so confident and relaxed despite what the horses were doing. I wish i could be so confident and relaxed on horses.
My Mustang came from Eli, Nevada via the BLM who trailered him to Louisville, Kentucky for the adoption. He was a two year old stallion with a dark red coat, Mother of Pearl blaze and socks. He had a heart of gold. This young couple who so very successfully trained their two Mustangs are to be commended for their dedication and hard work. The buyer of High Plains Drifter was smart to ask the trainer and his wife to keep the Mustang for another year. A Win Win situation.
I love the Mustangs, all horses. But if i was able to do this....there probably would be many I would keep just because i would get very attached to them, depending upon their disposition or heart. These trainers know what they are doing with their horses entrusted to them.....HIGH 5 to them and God bless their efforts for their part in helping to keep the Mustangs from becoming another statistic of destruction and death. I'm with them on this matter. Training horses isn't an easy matter, it requires a lot of patience, love, and most of all building a trust between you and your horse. Horses are very sensitive and can sense fear or anything else emotional coming from you....I know because i was around one which did so and he was a 4 yr old Appaloosa stud colt and loved to run. God bless these trainers and their efforts to help keep the Mustangs from becoming destroyed or killed. HIGH 5 to all the trainers.
I think it would be super cool to do this, I want to do exactly this when I'm older. I want to get young horses from auction and retrain them so they don't need a hard kick or spurs or even bits. I want to train horses that you can ride bareback and with just a neck loop (extra safety), who you can run and jump around in the arena with and they'll play with you, who will feel comfortable around all sorts of animals and objects. I'm liking how these people are being gentle, not rough.
I completly adore this mustang challenge. Kudos to those organizing the event and training these amazing horses. So many bleeding hearts out there want to cry over this, "American, iconic breed", but offer nothing really helpful. I hope one day to do the challenge myself. Maybe just adopt one? I dunno. I just love mustangs.
I own two Mustangs It's a mare and her colt who were abandoned by their heard ,the mother was extremely sick and passed due to her sickness a week after we found her,the colt was starving so we bottle fed him and called him Opal he was later put with a mare we had who was greiving after the loss of her white paint foal (the foal is in pain when it's born white but supposed to be a paint ,they suffer and we put the foal down afew days after his birth) and it worked out wonderfully It's been a month and Opal is doing great,well fed and is such a joy to have around,it's always fun seeing a once fragile weak foal now running in the pasture playing with all his friends (the mares and their foals are outside all day then inside at night) and doing great in general...saved one life which is all that matters The mare I named Licorice passed but had a happy two weeks of being in a nice cozy stall (she couldn't walk well and had a hard time standing and caring for her colt so we made the decision to put her down once we realized she wasn't getting better at all even with weekly vet visits)
overall a lovely job.one thing i would love to see is for those horses to develope a bit more topline before they are ever ridden.the Horse looked happy and healthy.and you both have a super attitude.
I love it, .I want a mustang, gess I should learn how to ride first..lol baby steps..love that he did the cowboy action traing, shows you how far the drifter came, love it.
It's beautiful to see, the Mustang being polished, skilled people can extract the best from the horse, beautiful animals turning into athletes and reliable animals, congratulations to all the people who adopt these wonderful animals 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Great video! Incidentally, this year a bunch have been taken to Germany and a Mustang Makeover competition and auction is being held there in early August 2017, with progress reports being put up on RU-vid. See contributions by NativeHorse and MyWildHorse for one example (the videos are superb); without bits and spurs, with liberty and tackless training thrown in.
I believe that the normal life of these pets, especially horses, undoubtedly loves familiarity and daily care from the owner of experience in this field.
The woman is a good gentle trainer, but personally I wouldn't start riding until after two months. Ground work, ground, ground work will get the horse understanding much more under saddle.
To gain more security in the saddle, practice figure eights, bend, straight down the center, bend the opposite. Do serpentines, spiral in, spiral out. Transitions. Walk to trot, to Whoa, to trot off, turn, straighten halt, walk off. Keep the heel long, without clothespinning your thighs. When you get tense, your horse thinks you have spotted something, they haven't, they don't know you're worried about what they might do. So get out out of your head.
So funny, because I was thinking... If I had the money I'd try to buy these horses for the trainers to keep. I got a little teary eyed when I leaned at the end that is more or less what the winning bidder did. Kudos...KUDOS!
I love when people comment but yet they themselves don't do This. This takes a tremendous amount of skill. And people need to not say anything unless they do it
Some good things...some not so good things..and a couple great moments. Pleased to see these were less abusive than many of the "mustang breakers" out there....
Any thoughts put towards a boast or bites method? Even towards the end and in the competition you could see that they both were not liking the bit and gaping their mouths with probable pain.
now this is how u train a mustang. I love mustangs and dream of training them in the future. hoping i can learn some stuff with my rescue Welsh cob pony
At the end the buyer bought him/donated top dollar to the BLM so the rider/trainer could keep Difter. Now if THAT's not love then I don't know what is. Blessings✌
I'm based in UK - can I just ask - you say go to auction after training - I'm assuming no meatmen will be present ? You all have done an awesome job. It just shows what wonderful horses these guys make. Just maddening that so many beautiful horses seem to end up with likes if the slaughter trade. I can't imagine you would allow this but as I say I'm from UK!
Great Job! To bad your other horse was injured, although doesn’t that give you the option of keeping that horse too, since your wife got along so good with it!
I feel like if he spent more time on groundwork and trust before ever even putting a saddle on his back, he'd be having a bit better time once he actually started saddle training. Like with the bit part (where I am now in this video) he should have been teaching his horse to lower his head for the bit instead of fighting to get it in his mouth. I think that's one of the only things I don't like about these competitions, given only 100 odd days to gentle and saddle train can be hard, you feel rushed and some do rush, like getting on them to start the saddle work before the horse has complete trust in you or before the horse is ready or has a solid foundation on the ground. Then, after the competition, the new owner has issues or doesn't know how to deal with some of the things, sometimes thinking they have a fully broke and trained horse. With some of the amazing things the trainers can do with their mustangs its easy for the new owner to forget the horse is very green and they should continue working with a trainer if they aren't used to green horses. Every horse is different, though, and this video shows it well, her horse seems pretty easy (so far) and his needs more time. Basically, if you do this competition, listen to your horse and do right by that horse, so you give them the best start and chance in their new life. Edit: Have now finished the video and am very happy that the new owner wanted to get more training on him
