[teresa8oats]

Mustang Makeover Discussion Form

Good morning ladies and gents! As you probably know, it is the time of year for one of Cottonwood Wild Horse Ranch's biggest events of the year. This is when that “Wild” in the name takes its part.
Has anyone heard of the Extreme Mustang Makeoverhosted by the BLM Wild Horse And Burro and Mustang Heritage Foundation? This event has not only presented itself huge in real life, but also here on CS! Want to be a part of it? Keep on reading!

We will be making you completely wild, untouched mustangs for you to gentle and train in a matter of 75 days.
Think is sounds easy? Think again. We judge this competition on you devotion to your horse! I'm looking for devotion people!
What does devotion take? Time. I am going to be straightforward with you. You will not win this competition with a nice little personality and a short story.

What is the advantage of spending so much time training an untouched horse? Well, you can learn a ton, practice writing and art skills, and if you do win you get a ton of prizes, and not just from CWHR, we have sponsers below who have special custom and prizes made especially for the winner of this competition!
You can have anything on your entries. I am thinking that art, daily blogging, tracking progress, and stories of you training your horse are the best, but you can add whatever you want.

Sign up sheets will be open from the 1st to the 21st of June (there might be some exceptions for late entries). The horses will be revealed on the 22nd. Each horse that comes out will be completely different. When we make these horses, they will only be coming from our own creatitity and using no reference pictures. However, we ask that you not complain about what horse you get, each horse has its own personality despite what it looks like.
We are hoping, with the amount of time that you spend with your horse, that you will create a special bond with them.
You will have till the 4th of September to finish your training. On that day I will start judging. The winner will be announced shortly after.

If you think you are up to this, please fill out the form below. Last year we had lots of people sigh up for horses, and then never come to pick them up, so, pretty please know that you will care for your horse before you sign up.

When your horse is revealed, you can go pick it up by filling out the form on its page. Your username will be on the top of the page. After that, you may start your entry. Again, we accept anything. If you are planning on doing art, and you feel you are not experienced enough, don't worry! We will have honorable mention prizes for both experienced and beginner art. Your points will add up with the amount of words you typed, art you made, and extras you added. The person who had the most points will win overall champion, or 1st place. We will also have 2nd, and 3rd, so everyone can have a better chance.

Ok. let me try to finish this off. When you get your horse, you will be added to their coloring list, so you may add accessories, tack, change their background, edit their mane and tail, but you may NEVER EVER mess around with their coloring. Please, don't even touch the layer for their coloring. If you do, you will be disqualified! I don't mean to scare you, but I am serious about this. Last year our contestants did very good, and I don't think anyone disobeyed that rule!
Talking about rules, let's get to all of them. I will keep the list short, don't worry!

. Obey all of the CWHR rules
. Do not enter twice, you can only have one Mustang from this event
. Do not complain about your horse
. Do not enter if you know you will never pay attention to your horse
. Do not post on another mustang's page unless you have their owner's permission
. Do not ask for an extension
. Do not breed you horses until the competition is over
. Do not spam this topic if possible
. Please pm me any questions

Last but not least, our sponsors. They will be making us a prize for the grand winner, and advertising this event! They are also our loyal affiliates, so please go check them out and send them all your love and attention!

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[teresa8oats]

PRIZES:

OVERALL CHAMPION
Of the 2014 Mustang Makeover

and Promise(#8119)


3X Customs - Add any tack/accessories you want!
2X Random Purebred Mystery Horses - Both with mane and tail edits
1X Complete Tack Set Added To The Horse Of Your Choice
2x Free Breedings
1X Full Body Digital Art Commission Of Your MM Horse
1x Mustang Makeover Overall Champion Blanket and Halter added to your mustang
1x Mane and tail edit on horse of your choice
1x "I won the MM" stamp
From SerenWish: Custom Family (Design Parents)
From ty_tay: Custom Family (Design Parents)

Prizes From Sponsors:
Tohopta Dragons = Custom Made Dragon
Serenity Shelter = Premade Canine Friend
Blackberry Hill Stables = 2 Custom Horses
Silverbell Ranch = 3 Random Cattle
Phaethon's Tekes = Custom Teke

Reserve Champion
Of the 2014 Mustang Makeover

and Ranger(#4947)


2X Customs - Add any tack/accessories you want!
1X Complete Tack Set Added To The Horse Of Your Choice
2X Random Mystery Horses
2X Free Breedings
1X Full Body Digital Art Commission Of Your MM Horse
1x Mustang Makeover Overall Reserve Champion Blanket and Halter added to your mustang
1x mane and tail edit on horse of your choice
1x "I won 2nd in the MM" Stamp
From SerenWish: Semi-Custom Family (Choose Breed)
From ty_tay: Semi-Custom Family (Choose Breed)

Honorable Mention no.1

and Derecho(#8160)

1X Custom - Add any mane you want!
1x Mustang Makeover Honorable Mention Blanket and Halter added to your mustang
1x mane and tail edit on horse of your choice
2X Free Breedings
1x "Honorable Mention MM" stamp
From SerenWish: Random Family
From ty_tay: Random Family

Honorable Mention no.2

and Lir(#6019)

1X Custom - Add any mane you want!
1x Mustang Makeover Honorable Mention Blanket and Halter added to your mustang
1x mane and tail edit on horse of your choice
2X Free Breedings
1x "Honorable Mention MM" stamp
From SerenWish: Random Purebred Horse
From ty_tay: Random Purebred Horse

Coppa participation prize

and Blossom(#9503)

1X Custom - Add any mane you want!
2x Free Breedings
From SerenWish: Random Purebred Horse
From ty_tay: Random Purebred Horse

Best Advanced Art
By sapphirespirit & Oleksiy(#1987)

Original
From ty_tay: custom colored sketch tag (headshot) of your MM horse

Honorable Mention: Here by .FrozenFire. and Lacaya(#1033)

Best Beginner Art
By Sabatea & Flit(#3673)

Original
From ty_tay: custom colored sketch tag (headshot) of your MM horse

Best Decorated Form

and Peregrine(#6825)

See her form here
From ty_tay: custom colored sketch tag (headshot) of your MM horse

Best colored in versions

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.: I Want A Mustang! :.
Username:
Have you read the front page?:
Will you pick up this mustang on the 22nd of June?:
Will you train this mustang?:
What are some of your training plans?: (Minimum Answer Length: Three Sentences ; Maximum Answer Length: Three Paragraphs)

[teresa8oats]

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Judges:
teresa8oats

Artists:
teresa8oats
sapphirespirit
ty_tay
cn_spots
preppy paws
SerenWish
~Country~
ImmyWimmy1

Contestants:
HORSES REVEALED
RED = Not Picked Up

1. Oh My Gods - #2209
2. ChristainAnimalLover - #4830
3. K~Dog - #4982
4. -- b e n j i - #2316
5. teresa8oats - #5872
6. ~*SkittlesFan*~ - #3958
7. sapphirespirit - #1987
8. Arrows - #0405
9. Vintage. - #3994
10. ::Uprise::- #8715
11. Waffle. - #7516
12. *BlueWolf* - #1059
13. SerenWish - #6019
14. ~Beautiful Voices~ - #3107
15. pupstar200 - #1683
16. ScarletFeather11 - #4947
17. Dark. - #7192
18. Tynahi - #9351
19. randompersonH2O - #3108
20. cooper. - #4662
21. `Hypnotic #5270
22. .FrozenFire. - #1033
23. shadow59 - #0860
24. cn_spots - #9842
25. Pandora Author - #4920
26. Lichenfeather - #8217
27. sjmaef5 - #9503
28. B L A Z E - #4528
29. EvilMonkey247 - #3110
30. resolution - #7290
31. Siddy - #6238
32. ty_tay - #5490
33. Sharples - #3104
34. ~Country~ - #6128
35. .Live.Love.Laugh. - #1823
36. flight;; - #6810
37. TimeLord~Jedi - #9439
38. o s h u n - #4253
39. Potato. - #0081
40. {h o r s e} - #8119
41. ImmyWimmy1 - #6893
42. Dʀᴀᴍᴀ Qᴜᴇᴇɴ - #7563
43. sternenstaub20 - #6491
44. galaxy~nova - #6061
45. mlm+acc - #2582
46. AlbinoDementor - #5282
47. ~Indian pony~ - #3139
48. FrostDragon636 - #0347
49. .:Whisper:. - #6253
50. bliss; - #3371
51. Sabatea - #3673
52. dalmatian. - #8352
53. AnnaROUaT - #4582
54. loveTHATwolf - #1025
55. Spiritstar3 - #6194
56. PollyPoos - #4972
57. yellowpip1 - #4792
58. hellohihi - #2895
59. .Vetinater. - #9004
60. Horse- #5021
61. sunshine8cr - #4484
62. MistyMorning - #5796
63. Em Jay - #8509
64. oh deer - #7441
65. Pinappleblue19 - #7301
66. kollabee - #0134
67. kkspecial4 - #8160
68. Eternal.Rain - #6932
69. Eleya - #8009
70. Angua - #1629
71. SilverBell90 - #0077
72. olivionary - #5277
73. Stonefly - #9302
74. MenaeKnight - #5144
75. preppy paws - #3359
76. waterstar2002 - #7433
77. The One & Only Vapor - #3464
78. Tweetie - #0011
79. Freedom! - #6128
80. 21elyon - #3501
81. Fuscontidox - #7373
82. perfect storm. - #8695
83. Mozzie - #9439
84. Finnican - #6421
85. HorseLover06 - #5219
86. Aspyn - #9362
87. UnicornTamer - #6825
88. Frenchie. - #5438
89. animalover237 - #7777
90. punkrock. - #8172
91. UnicornDoingDressage - #4120
92. .:Sweet-Silver:. - #8395
93. of gators & feigns - #8834
94. palindrome. - #0107
95. VampireMessageNinja - #4953
96. xXAmberlilliXx - #4137
97. Broken_dolly - #2141
98. blackhoeses - #5328
99. Dia. - #1569
100. Cowgirlchrista - #5139
101. CS2014 - #5381
102. Whinny - #0083
103. Alex Preciado<3 #0113
104. Whatever. - #5001
105. H A R L E Q U I N - #3310
106: horsy1050 - #5280
107. S h e b s t e r - #9994
108. MacGyver - #4125

Important Dates:
Open For Entries: July 1st
Closed For Entries: June 21st
Horses Revealed: June 22nd
You can work on your competition entries with your horses from the:
22nd of June till the 4th of September.
Winner announced: n/a


Prizes From Sponsors:
(to keep track)
Tohopta Dragons = Custom Made Dragon
Serenity Shelter = Premade Canine Friend
Blackberry Hill Stables = 2 custom horses
Silverbell Ranch = herd of cattle
Phaethon's Tekes = Custom Teke
Stamp In Siggy Contest
Donate $10 contest
headshot contest

[hypersomnia.]

.: I Want A Mustang! :.
Username: Oh My Gods
Have you read the front page?: Yes
Will you pick up this mustang on the 22nd of June?: Yeah, unless I am grounded... Then I will try to sneak .3.
Will you train this mustang?: Yup
What are some of your training plans?: First, I plan to bond with my horse. If I get it to trust me, the whole training process should work better and be easier; not to mention funner for me and the horse. Then, I hope to teach it some simple things, such as 'Touch', which I can later use to teach my horse to fetch an object, or push something. Some other simple things I plan to teach my Mustang are 'Move sideways', 'Look Away', 'Come', 'Drop Head', and 'Stand.' These small tricks will be useful later when teaching my Mustang harder things.

[ChristainAnimalLover]

Oooh, I've been waiting for the next one!! <33
And I love the cover you did <3

Mark! Form RSVP!

.: I Want A Mustang! :.
Username: ChristainAnimalLover
Have you read the front page?: Yes, at least twice <3
Will you pick up this mustang on the 22nd of June?: Yes, unless I don't have Internet access on that day, then it will be as soon as I do <3
Will you train this mustang?: Yes, I look forward to it!
What are some of your training plans?: (Minimum Answer Length: Three Sentences ; Maximum Answer Length: Three Paragraphs) First, I will make a good strong bond, with art and personality development. Then I will write stories in my free time, pretending that the beautiful Mustang is really in my backyard and type them up as I get online. I look forward to this wonderful opportunity <3

[noreptiles_]

.: I Want A Mustang! :.
Username:
K~Dog
Have you read the front page?:
Yes, I have.
Will you pick up this mustang on the 22nd of June?:
I will unless I'm dying or unable to connect to the Internet.
Will you train this mustang?:
Yes, I will.
What are some of your training plans?:
I plan to pick the mustang up and take it to my ranch were I will begin my bonding process. After we have bonded, I will slowly let it get accustomed to the tack. Once he/she accepts the tack, I'll then take it to a lake and mount the mustang in the water with only a half bridle. Once he/she allows me to stay on him/hers back, I'll ride home and then start to train it. I will do this whole process slowly.

[Galaxy~Nova]

mark

[stabbrielle]

.: I Want A Mustang! :.
Username: -- b e n j i
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?:
I've trained in real life, so I think I'll give this a try.
I'll be using some real training techniques that I use when I gentle mustangs in real life.

First, I'll start with some simple trust exercise. For the first few days (depending upon the horse) I'll be in or around the corral that they are housed in. I'll just watch them, getting to know them by observation. I usually hope to touch the mustang by the fourth day and get a halter on them by the seventh.

After successfully tacking up and mounting, I will build trust between him and I as a rider and horse by taking over obstacles such as bridges, gates, and hills. When he/she is good and solid with that we'll attempt it blindfolded. I find that if you can get a horse to allow you to take it blindly down a hill it trusts and respects you to the greatest degree. (Note: I don't suggest that you attempt this in real life as a green trainer. I've been around horses and have been training for years.)

Finally, I would work on building a skill. I've trained horses to run barrels/poles bridle less (I've also taught them to chase calves while I rope). I'm working on my own reining skill, so that's an option as well. It all depends upon the horse.

[teresa8oats]

.: I Want A Mustang! :.
Username: teresa8oats
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?: I will try to do this as quick as possible. I feel that it takes skill to be able to go fast, and still make a bond with your horse. WIP

[Newts]

.: I Want A Mustang! :.
Username: ~*SkittlesFan*~
Have you read the front page?: Yes
Will you pick up this mustang on the 22nd of June?: I will try to, unless something major happens
Will you train this mustang?: Yes
What are some of your training plans?: I will exercise it daily, do some social building activities, and help gentle it. I will also expose it to other horses, so It can become more calm. I will do whatever needed to make it the perfect horse!