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Shilho
by Chris Jamison
I was raised around horses, but did not learn "Horse" until I got my first mustang in 1992. My Mom filled out the adoption papers and was approve before she told me about it.
This was a gift from her as she knew I had always wanted to adopt a mustang. We were approved in Feb. and the closest adoption to us was not till May so we had plenty of time
to decide what type of horse we wanted. Our "shopping" list was. Mare 3 to 6 yrs old, big boned, middle of the pecking order, and color didn't matter.
The day finally arrived. The adoption was in Cloumbia MO. and was done by lottery. We spent hours looking over the horses and making our list of possiables. By the
time my number came up there were only 3 mares left but one of them was my number six pick a big bay mare 6 yrs old. You could see the draft in her big feet strong bones,
and kind eye.
We brought her home with halter and lead, she step off the trailer and looked around, talked to our other horses over the fence and looked for her hay. We had to teach her to
eat grain by letting one of our other horses show her what to do with this werid stuff. As she was in a dry lot I would go out and cut grass for her and hand feed it to her this
is how I got to pet her. Once I made that first contact the rest came much faster. I spent six mounth working with her on the ground before I got on her, but when I did she
rode off like she was born to it. Shy taught me how to read horse. I had never taken lessons. I learned how to ride by falling off alot, as this is not much fun I found
ways to not fall off.
Over the years my husband and I have adopted many more mustangs and learned some thing from each one. Some have stayed with us others have gone to new homes we lost Shy last year
at 22. I have a stud from WY. that has a good mind and has passed it on to his babies. Gunner was a three yr old when adopted and is now 13 and still as gentle as a dog. I'm now
doing foster training and am approved by the MHF to do the TIP training although I have not yet done any for the TIP program I plan on it this month.
I took out a 3yr old filly on her first trail ride yesterday she did a beautiful job. I came back with the "Big dumb mustang grin" on my face that all mustang owners will
recognize. After years of owning every thing from Qt horse to Foxtroter my last domestic "Foxtroter/Appy died in Dec 06 at 36 years of age" I now only have mustangs and
do not see ever owning any other breed. As one of the other's stories says it for me as well I AM SOLD.
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