Mustang Content

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Episode 1: Follow the journey of Lisanne Fear, Mustang Trainer and founder of the Mustang Discovery Foundation, on the trail and continuing the journey to supporting Mustang training and adoptions across the country. Lisanne continues her work following the end of the ride at Limantour Beach, CA and returns to Wyoming to settle the herd and  make plans for her first Mustang training for the Fort Riley Color Guard. She travels to share her work with a wider audience and begins to build a life and continuing mission after the ride. 

Episode 2: Catch a glimpse of the inaugural Mustang Summit in Sacramento, CA as part of the EQUUS Film and Arts Fest 2022. This episode introduces Lisa Diersen, founder of the EQUUS Film and Arts Fest and Executive Director of the Mustang Discovery Foundation. We also feature trainers, panels, demos and more from the Summits at Rancho Murieta, CA, Westcliffe, CO and Corrales, NM. Each event includes 3 days of demonstrations with 6 individual Mustang trainers working with their own untouched yearling, bringing their individual work to the table. At the end of the 3 day showcases, 6 yearlings are auctioned to appropriate adopters for a chance at a new life. 

Episode 3: Follow the journey of Bruce Anderson, SC trainer, as he moves through the process of training an untouched Mustang using his training methods of Natural Humanship™.  From Bruce's initial conversations with  BLM representative Chris Kellerman, to taking the first steps with Congaree, an off-range Mustang from Arapaho Creek Wyoming, learn what it's like to prepare "Ree" for People's World as he finds his forever home. 

Episode 4: Learn more about EET, a program in California designed to bring mustangs together with veterans who are experiencing difficulty reintegrating into civilian life. Through support from founder Mike Dunne to partners Clay McDermott (TIP Trainer) and Will Friday (Masterson Method practitioner), veterans have the opportunity to connect and work with Mustangs at Hole in the Sky Ranch and Norco, CA. 

Episode 5: Follow TIP Trainer Sky Epperson as he initiates the Mustang Adoption Academy, a non-profit 501(c)(3) dedicated to promoting Mustang Adoptions through Brain-Based Horsemanship. Learn more about The Mustang Speaks, a collaboration between Sky and Annamaria Sims as they combine Brain-Based Horsemanship with Neuro-Pathway Body Work in a 6 day collaboration to help 4 untouched Mustangs, filmed on location at The Mustang Adoption Academy in Indiana.

Episode 6: Meet Lynn Thomas, founder of Arenas for Change and Horses for Mental Health as she visits with Lisanne Fear on the trail at Grand Escalante National Monument, Utah. Learn more about the Seen Through Horses campaign to increase awareness about programs incorporating horses for mental health and personal growth. Learn more about the annual Horses for Mental Health month in May and watch as Lynn adopts her first horse, a Mustang named Milkshake.

Episode 7: This episode features rescue programs across the country helping Mustangs. Visit with Mike Mylroie at Healing Horses Ranch in Eagle Mountain, Utah to learn more about their work in the community with rescued Mustangs. Follow Joy Baker of REIN Rescue in Rutherfordton, North Carolina as she sets up an equine rescue 501 (c)(3) to pull horses from the sale/barn kill pen pipeline. Visit Far View Rescue in FairPlay, CO to learn about their youth programs incorporating Mustangs.

Episode 8: Learn more about  programs incorporating Mustangs into working with Veterans. We'll start with HOOVES (Healing Our Veterans), speaking with Founder Amanda Held about the organizations's work with veterans seeking recovery from service connected stress. Follow Amanda's cross country trek to connect with BLM agent Amy Dumas and pick up 4 young Mustangs from the Sacramento Prison Program to use in the program. Learn more about ways that Mustangs can help those suffering from PTSD in the work of Justin Dunne in Aberdeen, NC through the American Mustang School, Michelle Kaye with Operation Equine in Denver, CO and many more. 

Episode 9: Visit established Prison Programs to learn about ways inmates have the opportunity to work with Mustangs to help both the human and the horse. Inmates like Jose can explain the correlation between the life that he is leading  just prior to his return to society and the Mustangs in their programs waiting for adoption. From Cowboy Churches and the Arizona State Prison Wild Horse Inmate Program with Randy Helm to the RC3 and Sacramento Sheriff's Wild Horse Program, Mustangs are making a difference in prison facilities across the country. 

Episode 10: Learn what is involved with participating in a timed Mustang Challenge. We'll attend a TIP Challenge at Mullet Hall in South Carolina produced by Rebecca Bowman to increase awareness of the initial stages of starting a Mustang. We'll also feature Alisen Turpin, one of the youth participants at the Ocala Extreme Mustang Makeover event produced by the Mustang Heritage Foundation, as she learns the ropes with her yearling, Phoenix. Also meet Franny Galvin-Hynes as she takes her Mustang Aspen  through his first Versatile Horse and Rider Challenge at Equine Affaire in 2023 and hear from Matt Manroe about Mustang Champions and the brand new English-discipline challenge, The Mustang Classic!

Episode 11: Events like the Mustang Discovery Ride and Mustang Expos wouldn't happen without the vision and support of an amazing group of people. Visit with Trudy Midas, long-time equine supporter and founder of Espana Silk. Trudy was the impetus behind the beginning of the Mustang Discovery Ride as she introduced Lisa Diersen to Lisanne Fear and the team to bring Lisanne's vision to life. Trudy's influence spans all disciplines in the equine and canine worlds through a "family" of equestrians, singers, songwriters and competitors all enjoying her support. Follow Trudy's induction into the Mustang Heritage Foundation's inaugural Hall of Fame in Nashville!

Episode 12: Learn about the Wellness Through Mustangs™ Program incorporating Mustangs in work with individuals and groups for self-awareness, team dynamics and dealing with pressure. The way we handle pressure and mistakes interferes with our relationships with others, animals and ourselves but developing the AlphA Mindset can set the conditions for you to raise your pressure threshold while at the same time becoming truer to your own nature. Working with Mustangs through this model shows you how to  build your mental tools instead of focusing on the external rewards from achieving the end goal, allowing the endorphin kick to reward yourself from the inside out.