by Abby Ferrin
11th Annual Wild Horse and Burro Festival
Shelby’s training is moving to a new level; competitions! He will be showed at the Wild Horse & Burro Festival on Saturday, May 16th at the Salt Lake County Equestrian Park. Because this will be his first show, we decided to let him ease into it and registered him for just one class. He will be competing against other mustangs of all different ages in the Trail in Hand, Adult Combined class. This consists of being led through an obstacle course of poles, bridges, water, gates, and slickers. He will be judged on how well he responds to his handler and each obstacle.
Shelby has eagerly begun his training for this event with the help of his mustang pal, Etta. Etta was adopted at the same time as Shelby to help him successfully make the transition to domesticated life. She is 2 years old and serves as a more mature example for him to learn from. Etta continues her training just steps ahead of Shelby, so he can see what the future holds for him. We hope that she will also gain the skills necessary to be a therapy horse when she is old enough.
For those of you interested in the Wild Horse & Burro Festival, click here.
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