The journey to the Extreme Mustang Makeover Yearling Edition started with a
24 hour none stop ride to Brenham, Texas. Brenham is a city an hour away from
the Mustang pick up station in Elgin, Texas.
After I met several enthusiastic people hosting the event or competeing in it, it was time for me to back my trailer up to a shute and pick up the Mustang.
The horses were seperated according to which ones would be leaving the state of Texas for training. The out of state horses with all the correct health papers were a small group stuffed into a small pen. The wranglers opened the pen door and the first Mustang to come flying out was the one that I got. Oh Boy, did my Mustang come flying out! It reared and flipped over on it's back several times getting cut on the face and legs. The Mustang simply protested the whole thing. Finally it stopped moving around in the shutes and was able to be released towards my trailer and the Mustang walked right in.
I was told before I left for the trip back to drive straight back to Florida after picking up the Mustang. At about 3am in the morning it was so foggy on the interstate that it was to dangerous to drive. We pulled into a hotel and slept for the rest of the evening. I put hay, water and bedding in the trailer for the Mustang, said a prayer and hoped noone would come by and harrass or let the wild animal out. Early in the morning I checked on the Mustang and it had eaten all it's
hay and drank most of the water. It also had bedding stuck to its coat, so I know the Mustang rested too. My trailer is about the size of a box stall, it is airy and basically a small stock type trailer. Perfect for one or two horses to travel.
By the time we hit the Florida state line, we decided to call the horse "Orange Blossom" it is totally original for Florida.
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