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 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mustangs

Shiloh - My first Mustang Stallion

    

My husband and I are proud past adopters of a BLM  3 year old mustang stallion. In less than a year, I was riding him in a hand-tied halter and bareback. Training Shiloh was a wonderful experience!
 
It was very rewarding to gain his trust and to be able to give pony rides to kids on him (pictured right in an Oliga bridle)
 
Mustang Stallion Reno (now a gelding)
 
That we adopted in April 2002 from a family in CT at 5 1/2 years of age. 

He was originally adopted from the BLM when he was 6 months old.  He was very shy of people and had no training of any kind.  He was still receiving care by being placed in a squeeze shute.  Unlike Shiloh whom we adopted directly from the BLM Reno's training was much slower as he had 5 years to develop a distrust of humans.

With countless hours of TLC by both my husband and myself it was after that we were able to walk right up to him, pet him and place a halter on him.

 

Reno's First Saddle

No bucking! He longed and was ground driven off a circingle so he'd already had a cinch. He's accepted all of his limited training. Note his freeze brand!

 

 
   


Well, Cathie, you're a woman of God-given talent when it comes to working with horses! You are a born natural at it. Cathie had my Mustang, Comanche, at her facility last month to "get the buck out of him." He was seriously cinchy and would go into a buck once saddled that would make the rodeo goers salivate. Fearless, courageous, and mightily talented, Cathie worked with him but 1 or 2 days before she mounted him and had him walk and trot like a real gentleman. I believe it was on day 5 that she said to me, "Okay, let's hit the trail." "What?! Holy, moly are you serious, Cathie?" Oh, yeah, she was serious. Out on the trail we went as she schooled him the whole time to go through bushes, water, to take the lead and to follow. Well, my Mustang who spent 2 1/2 years in the wild before I adopted him is now back home and being ridden by me (a mere novice rider). And the final proud and happy comment - he's being ridden BITLESS. Thank you, Cathie, my no-nonsense, practical, and talented trainer for making my dream possible. Give Cathie a whirl and if you keep your eyes, ears, and mind open, you'll learn as much as your horse does. This lady comes with my highest recommendation.
Jane Ingersoll-Mahoney, Spencer, MA