Webpages
of interest that are
outside this website:
California HMA's
BLM Adoption Schedule
Internet Adoption
To Contact
CA-BAA,
Click HERE
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Please note that "California BLM Adopters Assistance" is just a website - not a formal organization - maintained by volunteers, to help people and horses and burros. |
NORTH BAY HORSE
& BURRO OWNERS:
Click to Download
Wendee Walker's
Printable Resource
List
(handy to give out
to new adopters)
www.WildHorseBurro.com
Great Mustang gear
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. |
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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.
They need training, and with the right training they can
compete with the best of horses!
You don't have to do it yourself! In fact, you probably should not do the early saddle training part yourself. Most people who adopt find that the horse does eventually come around to trust them enough for regular handling. But that doesn't make you a horse trainer! Get professional help! More and more professional trainers are discovering how willing and teachable most wild horses are, so it is becoming easier to find good trainers for mustangs. A professionally-trained horse is a joy to own - get the help you and your horse need and deserve! |
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.
| Note: The BLM does not specifically endorse or recommend any of the people or materials on these lists. These are people who have been recommended by current successful adopters, or who have requested to be listed. Choose carefully and make your own decisions about the care and training of your animal. |
Mustang heritage Foundation TIP Trainers (For other states, Click on your state to see a list of trainers and their contact info)
California TIP Trainers:
| Alcorn, John | San Diego | CA | alcornje@san.rr.com |
| Allen, Jason | Tollhouse | CA | tinajordanallen@yahoo.com |
| Anderson, Sandi | Perris | CA | jrmustang1@aol.com |
| Campbell, Destry | Alturas | CA | destry.repin@citlink.net |
| DeCamp, Michele | Penn Valley | CA | mdecamp@att.net |
| DeLaney, Rebecca | Santa Clara | CA | spiritridero@gmail.com |
| Dukes, Ben | Ramona | CA | patriciadks@yahoo.com |
| Evans, Misty | Napa | CA | misty.evans@comcast.net |
| Flechsig, Jamie | Ramona | CA | h2bhhp@yahoo.com |
| Fox, Sam | Fallbrook | CA | wildhorseannie@roadrunner.com |
| Griffin, Christine | Ramona | CA | christine@whyfloatteeth.com |
| Hobson, Courtney | Phelan | CA | tnttraining@sbcglobal.net |
| Jeffers, Carol | Jamul | CA | caroljfrs@hotmail.com |
| Jordan, Gavin | Yucca Valley | CA | geronimoranch@hughes.net |
| Kerson, Mike | Napa | CA | nosrek@sprynet.com |
| Kerson, Nancy | Napa | CA | nancy@mustangs4us.com |
| Mills-Reed, Kristy | Chatsworth | CA | kristy@reedperformancehorses.com |
| Misner, Joe | Johnson Valley | CA | twoponiesranch@yahoo.com |
| Morgan, Midori | Napa | CA | midori@northbaynaturalhorsemanship.com |
| Orefice, Robin | Aqua Dulce | CA | robbysrunners@socal.rr.com |
| Painter, Cindy | Poway | CA | csppah@cox.net |
| Peters, Shawnie | Janesville | CA | shawnsterama@yahoo.com |
| Spoonhunter, Lyle | Bishop | CA | lylespoon@earthlink.net |
| Verardi, Meg | Sutter Creek | CA | megverardi@wild2stable.com |
| Verret, James | Joshua Tree | CA | verrets@netzero.com |
| Ward, April | Phelan | CA | myfellanie@yahoo.com |
| Watkins, Susan | Sheridan | CA |
horseysue@gmail.com
Extreme Mustang Makeover competitor & Finalist. |
Josh Appleby 2007 Extreme Mustang Makeover trainer - Arizona, California
David Lee Archer - 2007 Extreme Mustang Makeover trainer
Frank Bell - Demos, Clinics, and Video - Nevada
Robert Carlson 530-356-6073 Red Bluff, CA plentypet@yahoo.com R&M training/extreme trail horse training and sales 2008 EMM trainer and competitor
Jeremy Dunn Training, 2007 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 (2007 Extreme Mustang Makeover trainer and Reserve Champion Finalist)
www.blackhorseequestrian.net
530-567-6218 cell
PO BOX 98
PROBERTA, CA
96078
Raye Lockert Horsemanship Training, Lessons & Clinics
Bryan Neubert - Demos, Clinics, and Videos
Lesley Neuman - Mustang Demos, Clinics, and Video
Mark Rashid Clinics, Books, Videos
Steve Rother Training, Demos, Clinics
Matt Sheridan - 2008 EMM Competitor, Training, 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
GENERAL TRAINING PRINCIPLES:
OTHER RESOURCES:
- Cindy Lawrence's Mustang Family Newsletter
This is a free, totally grass-roots weekly newsletter. Click here to subscribe - Extreme Mustang Makeover trainers
- (CA-BAA) California BLM Adopters Assistance
- Inter-Mountain Wild Horse and Burro Advisors (IWHBA)
- Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue - California - periodic gentling & training clinics
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LRTC /
Wild Horse Mentors
(Wild Horse Mentors is a division of LRTC)
http://kbrhorse.net/whb/blmhorse.html
http://www.whmentors.org/index.html
Nation-wide mentoring group - Florida Wild Horse & Burro Association
- South Florida Mustang Club
- The Pacific Wild Horse Club
- North Carolina Wild Horse Club
P.O. Box 1134
Mocksville, NC 27028
Email: ncwildhorse@b...
Website: http://www.ncwildhorse.com - Wisconsin Mustang Club
- The Pacific Wild Horse Club
- California Donkey and Mule Association
- Back Country Horsemen
- EARS (Equus Assinus Recreational Society)
- Indiana Mustang and Burro Club
- Pacific Wild Horse Club produces an annul wild horse workshop
- South Florida Mustang Club holds many interesting and educational events to promote mustangs
RESOURCES:
