Wild 2 Mild: The journey of gentling mustangs

Wild 2 Mild: The journey of gentling mustangs The journey of gentling mustangs & creating a partnership. In honor of Gulliver, my first mustang.

A place where we can learn & grow as horseman & woman together with no judgment. Because if we are not learning, we are doing a disservice to the horse.

06/16/2026

I recently came across some old footage of my daughter and a mustang named Smokey.

When Smokey came to stay with us, he was an 8 year old mustang who had never trusted a human or allowed anyone to halter him. His owner had spent a year trying to earn his trust with no luck, so she brought him to stay with us to see if we could help him.

Smokey was terrified. Snorty. And didn’t even like you entering his pen. But my daughter, 15 at the time, slowly gained his trust. She showed up with patience, kindness and quiet consistency that Smokey responded to. Eventually Smokey allowed her to put the halter on him for the first time!

But the halter wasn’t the real victory.

The real victory was watching a once terrified Mustang choose to trust. And even more special was watching what that journey taught my daughter. Patience , empathy, consistency and earning trust, not demanding it.

Sometimes the best part about working with mustangs isn’t the training victories but rather the connections that change both horse and human.

Spread the word and help find a safe landing for these guys.
06/16/2026

Spread the word and help find a safe landing for these guys.

06/12/2026

Too cute not to share😊

06/07/2026
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06/06/2026

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Today was farrier day…Bridger stood like a perfect gentleman & Guinness met the farrier for the first time. He had a sim...
06/06/2026

Today was farrier day…Bridger stood like a perfect gentleman & Guinness met the farrier for the first time. He had a similar reaction as Bridger did for his first time. Major stranger danger. I was quite certain Guinness wasn’t ready for an actual trim, but thought making friends with the farrier and being handled by him would benefit him. So I spoke with my farrier ahead of time asking if he would be up for that, offering to pay of course. I don’t know too many farriers that would be, very thankful for our farrier. Anyway by the end of the melt down, a little “skiing” Sam was able to have him stand quiet and lift his front feet. So over the next 6-8 weeks I will keep working with him even if just 15 min a day and hopefully next visit Guinness will be ready!

06/05/2026

The June Online Corral fixed-price event has been cancelled due to a systems update. We look forward to welcoming bids during the next Online Corral auction, scheduled to run July 23-30. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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