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NORTH BAY HORSE & BURRO OWNERS:
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(handy to give out to new adopters)

Trainers, Training, & Clinics

Above Left: Photo of Lesley Neuman gentling a wild horse at a BLM adoption, by Terry Crawford Right: The Mustang Heritage Foundation's "Extreme Mustang Makeover" and Regional "Mustang Challenge" competitions are proof of the potential of Mustangs for excellence, when professioanlly trained.

How do you break a wild horse? You don't!

When people speak of "breaking" a horse, they often simply mean "training." We don't use the term "breaking" in relation to wild horses, because of the term's association with literally breaking the horse's spirit, as was done in the old days of "mustanging."

Wild horses do not respond well to "breaking" techniques.

We prefer to "gentle" wild horses and burros, using humane methods based on principles of natural horsemanship and/or operant conditioning.

Wild horses are wild, but not viciously so - they are simply afraid. They need to learn that people are not going to hurt them, and that their adopter can be a trustworthy leader for them.

With Training, A Mustang Can Excel in Any Discipline

We want to stress that the reason BLM horses are inexpensive is simply that they lack training - not that they lack potential or value. With the right training they can compete with the best of horses!

You don't have to do it yourself! Get professional help! More and more professional trainers are discovering how willing and teachable most wild horses are. A professionally-trained horse is a joy to own - don't feel you have to do it all yourself!

The following is a list of trainers and training information websites that we have compiled here for the purpose of providing adopters with a starting point in looking for help and education. It is in no way meant to be conclusive or exclusive.

Josh Appleby Extreme Mustang Makeover trainer - Arizona, California

David Lee Archer - Extreme Mustang Makeover trainer

Frank Bell - Demos, Clinics, and Video - Nevada

Jeremy Dunn Training, Extreme Mustang Makeover trainer, email: Cwgrlvet@aol.com

Josh Foster - Training, Clinics, Demos

Steve Harris - video

Michael Horrigan - training and demos

Brian and Jona Kalayjian
Desert Hot Springs, CA
760 215-4775
Brian can gentle newly adopted wild horses. We also sell training videos.

Tom King - Mustang Training and Advice (Extreme Mustang Makeover trainer)

Kitty & Rick Lauman - Mustang Training, Demos, Clinics, and Videos (Extreme Mustang Makeover trainer and Reserve Champion Finalist)

Raye Lockert Horsemanship Training, Lessons & Clinics

Jason Meduna 3-Strikes Ranch, Jason Meduna - Nebraska - specializing in older wild horses

Bryan Neubert - Demos, Clinics, and Videos

Lesley Neuman - Mustang Demos, Clinics, and Video

Mark Rashid Clinics, Books, Videos

Steve Rother Training, Demos, Clinics

John Sharp - Retired trainer, developer of the "bamboo pole" method of gentling a horse in a small square pen

Matt Sheridan - Trainer, Clinics

Deidre Sharp, Sharp Horse - Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts

Jerry Tindell Training, Demos, Clinics, and Videos

Donna Maye West Training, Demos, Clinics

Phil West Training, Demos, Clinics

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information & resources for adopters and others who love wild horses and burros
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