[stabbrielle]

-

[shadow59]

.: I Want A Mustang! :.
Username: shadow59
Have you read the front page?: yes
Will you pick up this mustang on the 22nd of June?: yes
Will you train this mustang?: yes
What are some of your training plans?: (Minimum Answer Length: Three Sentences ; Maximum Answer Length: Three Paragraphs)
i have several things planned for my lovely mustang. first i will train him/her to be kind, caring, and understanding towards me. i will try to get her to trust and love me like i trust and love her/him back. I will then train her in her gait and teach her to canter, trot, gallop and walk nicely, weather that be on a long rein or short, with his/her head tucked in or stretched out.
Next i would like to train him/her in tricks, i would like the mustang to be able to bow, step high, roll over, lye down with hand and voice commands. This may not be the usual thing to do with a mustang horse but i would like to take her to shows where she can show off her tricks as well as her riding skills to get more points.

I would like to train my mustang in western and English riding. He/ she will be a horse of skill and will be able to swap from English to western when i change the way i sit and move my legs. I would like my mustang to be able to enter dressage, cross country and jumping competitions and so i will work steadily with my mustang to get her used to every jump, obstacle, car, tractor, truck, person and horse she/he might encounter. However i will work slowly with my mustang so as not to push him/her too much, i will allow her to take her time, throw wobblies and go nuts so that i can correct her/him and he/she can learn. eventually i will be able to ride the mustang bridle less and saddle less, we will go for hacks through forests and on beaches. My mustang will have seen almost everything and wont freak out. We will have a strong bond and be able to compete in high level competitions, we will be perfect together.

[cn_spots]

.: I Want A Mustang! :.
Username:cn_spots
ave you read the front page?: multiple times
Will you pick up this mustang on the 22nd of June?: my calendar looks free.
Will you train this mustang?: totally
What are some of your training plans?: first look back at what I did with Hombre, 'member that sweet boy? Preferably get right to work in the round pen that will double as his/her home in the beginning. Ground work is the first on the list, not getting on a spooky horse. My preferred training method is almost a cross between natural horsemenship and conventional methods.

[siennacereal]

sorry, dropping out ^^'

[mars.]

.: I Want A Mustang! :.
Username: Pandora Author
Have you read the front page?: Yesidy Yes Yes!
Will you pick up this mustang on the 22nd of June?: OF COURSE!!!
Will you train this mustang?: Yes! I Can't Wait To Train Him/Her!
What are some of your training plans?: I Plan To Get Him/Her To Trust Me First By Being Gentle And Teaching Him/Her To Trust Me Then I Plan To Start Teaching Him The Different Things... I Plan To Teach Him Western Because Thats The Only One I Know But, Thats Okay! So I Should Be Bonding With Her'Him A Lot! Trust Me A Lot Of Writing And Art Will Be Made Through Out This!

Thank You SO.... Much For This Great Opportunity!

Pandora

[lichenfeather]

.: I Want A Mustang! :.
Username: Lichenfeather
Have you read the front page?: Yep.
Will you pick up this mustang on the 22nd of June?: Unless something goes horribly wrong, I should be able too.
Will you train this mustang?: Yes! I have so many plans since I saw the last one. It's something I've really been waiting for.
What are some of your training plans?: I strongly believe in natural horsemanship, so for the first few days after the mustang is brought home I'll simply hang around nearby, getting to know what sort of horse they are. The mustang, if it is a mare, will be pastured with Wonderful and Rebellion, a pair of wild mustang mares in the training process after I establish a bond through join up. After we have a bond, I shall get the horse used to people, cars, tack, other horses, dogs, cats and roads, all things that could pose as a hazard. After that, I'm hoping to train for hunter-jumper, the main discipline I like to compete in.

[sjmaef5]

.: I Want A Mustang! :.
Username: sjmaef5
Have you read the front page?: yes, 6 times to be exact
Will you pick up this mustang on the 22nd of June?: yes, I'm on chicken smoothie for long periods of time every day so I can pick it up right away.
Will you train this mustang?: of course
What are some of your training plans?: (Minimum Answer Length: Three Sentences ; Maximum Answer Length: Three Paragraphs)

(I will just call the horse "it" since I don't know if it will be a male or female)

I plan on getting to know him/her first. Observing it and seeing what it likes and doesn't like. Gradually I will get closer to it, trying to touch it and pet it. Once it is comfortable with me getting close to it and petting it, I will try to put a saddle on it. Once it is comfortable with a saddle on, I will attempt to ride her. First starting with just sitting, then walking, and so on. Then we will try small tricks with verbal and hand motion commands. Things such as "trot", "lay down" or "jump". Then tricks with me on the horse. Small things such as small jumps. Then larger tricks with me on the horse. Obstacle courses and larger jumps, maybe a hurtle or two.

*I plan on doing a variety of art, and daily blogging. I might do some stories to. I also might do some other things too, you'll just have to wait and see!

[finoodle]

.: I Want A Mustang! :.
Username: B L A Z E
Have you read the front page?: yes I have
Will you pick up this mustang on the 22nd of June?: I will because my school gets out the second or third week in June so I know I will be at home.
Will you train this mustang?: I will, I have always loved mustangs so I will try my hardest to do so.
What are some of your training plans?:
For the first couple of days I plan to let it get used to me and the environment. I would try to keep it in a large area so that it does not feel trapped, I would try to make it feel that It is in a natural area and it does not have to be afraid. After It gets used to its surroundings I would try to walk p to it and try to pet it and calm it down showing that I am not a threat. I would show it that I am its friend by personally bringing food, water, and fresh apples. Then if not afraid or not willing I will try to introduce it to my other horse Spirit. Hopefully they will be friends and won't fight or hurt each other.

If it warms up to me I would spend a few weeks trying to get it used to a blanket on its back and possibly a saddle. If not then I would keep trying to show I am friendly and kind until it shows it will trust me. Once it is used to a blanket, I would introduce a saddle but not put it on it but merely Leave it under a tree so it can sniff it out and get comfortable. Once it shows interest in it I will lay it on its back and buckle it. I would let it get used to the feel of it. I would do this for a few days or until they seem okay with it. After that I would try to get on the horse. If it accepts me I would do that for a few weeks and then start training it commands. I would start with basic riding commands, such as "walk" , "trot", "canter", and "gallop".

From there I would develop an even stronger bond and start taking it out on rides. I would start off with 5-10 minutes and progress to half hour and hour rides. Then I can love the horse for the rest of its life. I would take care of it and give it the best life I could offer. (I plan to introduce the horse to racing before the end of this.)

[EvilMonkey247]

.: I Want A Mustang! :.

Username:
EvilMonkey247
Have you read the front page?:
Of course!
Will you pick up this mustang on the 22nd of June?:
Unless my computer breaks, yes.
Will you train this mustang?:
Well seeing as how the point of this event is to temper a wild horse, of course. XD
What are some of your training plans?:
First of all, I'm going to need to build some trust with him/her. If an animal does't trust you, it will not listen to you, which would be disastrous when trying to teach more difficult techniques. I will do this by generally getting the horse used to being around me, after all, we are going to be spending most of the summer butting heads if I don't.
Next would be acclimating the horse to being around other animals and other horses. Again, general desensitization would also work here, which would mean exposing the him/her to the animals it will need to live with. Also, I would need to attempt to get rid of or lessen any fears the horse may have. Working with the horse's fears also serves the dual purpose of building trust because the horse will associate me with the reduction of that fear.
Finally, the final steps to getting the horse to be comfortable with the change of scenery would be having him/her take a bit and get desensitized to the small spaces of barn stalls and holding corrals. A horse that has lived free all it's life isn't exactly going just take being shoved into a space roughly 1/15 the size of the space it's used to quietly, so I'm planning on slowly allowing the horse to get comfortable with going into and out of the barn stalls. As for taking a bit, that should be relatively simple after I build trust with him/her.

[resolution]

.: I Want A Mustang! :.
Username: resolution
Have you read the front page?: Of Course.
Will you pick up this mustang on the 22nd of June?: Yep.
Will you train this mustang?: I'd love to take one on as a summer project and form a bond with one.
What are some of your training plans?: Well, I don't plan to crowd the horse at all. I'll probably let it figure it's own actions out, rather than trying to force anything on it. After the first week or so, however, I'll slowly begin to get closer than just feeding and watering interactions. I have multiple ways that I plan to earn the horse's trust, but overall, they include patience, trust, and desensitizing my horse.

I plan to be breaking and beginning the training of a trail or endurance horse with my given mustang, so as to let it feel the natural feeling of galloping through a field and such, but this may change depending on my horse. If my mustang were to absolutely hate running, then we would focus on something else, but not neglect our issues with galloping down a straightaway. I plan to use English tack and methods for the majority of my horse's training, being as it's close contact to the horse and will probably be most natural for the horse.