![]() ![]() ![]() Since then, over 5000 horses have been saved through this programme - but each year thousands more are captured, and supply continues to outnumber demand. In 2007, in a bid to raise public awareness and increase re-homing rates, the Mustang Heritage Foundation (MHF) launched the Extreme Mustang Makeover (EMM), a national training incentive very similar to our own Kaimanawa Stallion Challenges. Today, 35 years on, 50,000 wild horses are currently languishing in holding facilities across America, costing taxpayers US$80 million a year to feed and manage. Since 1971, when the United States Congress first recognised Mustangs as ‘living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West’, over 270,000 wild horses have been removed from the range despite the outrage of activists. Each year, excess wild Mustangs and Burros are mustered and - because of an anti-slaughter policy and a lack of people interested in re-homing them - are stockpiled in government holding facilities run by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Once, an estimated two to seven million wild horses had roamed the West, but now only about 30,000 to 45,000 can be found on public lands. Join Kelly, Vicki and Amanda as they ride through the American wilderness on their most exciting and eventful journey yet. Can they tame their Mustangs in time for the Extreme Mustang Makeover? Having saved New Zealand's wild Kaimanawa horses, the Wilson sisters - Kelly, Vicki and Amanda - turn to the plight of America's wild Mustangs. The lesson of Mustang Maddy and the amazing Amira ring true: there is greatness in us all if we choose to see the beauty within.Mustang Ride The adventures of the Wilson sisters in the American West.įrom the author of the bestselling books For the Love of Horses and Stallion Challenges comes a brand new adventure, this time in the cowboy country of the American West. ![]() In their fairytale freestyle performance, Madison showcased the incredible talents of Amira-a horse once cast off and considered unwanted. Amira will join Maddy and her team of trained mustangs to travel the country and raise awareness for the mustangs still awaiting adoption, as well as to educate the public on equine behavior and communication techniques to achieve more successful horse-human relationships. ![]() She was successful in adopting Amira and will be giving her a forever home. Maddy used the money she won in the competition to bid on Amira herself. Maddy and Amira captivated the sold-out audience with her freestyle performance, earning a standing ovation and the championship title. After the competition, the trained mustangs are auctioned off to the public to be put into caring homes. These competitions serve to showcase the trainability of America’s wild horses and raise awareness for the some 40,000 mustangs currently waiting in holding pens to be adopted. Mustang Maddy trained Amira for the Mustang Heritage Foundation's Mustang Magic competition, in which trainers have less than 130 days to train a wild mustang. The “U” in her bran.d marks Amira as a “3-striker,” meaning she was passed up for adoption-unwanted-three times by no fault of her own. 1236, now known as “Amira.”ġ26 days ago, Amira was wild-one of the BLM’s 46,000+ mustangs in holding waiting for adoption. ![]()
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