August, 4th, 2013
Port Matilda, PA – Next Level HorsemanshipTM, Suzanne Myers, and NLHTM intern Nate Peck received top ten placings in the Extreme Mustang Makeover, August 2-4, 2013, at Dream Park, in Gloucester County, New Jersey. Trainers had approximately 100 days to gentle a randomly assigned wild horse and compete for prize money and awards.
Suzanne Myers, founder of Next Level HorsemanshipTM and her mustang Jada,  finished 6th overall in the finals in a field of 35 participants.  In the preliminary round Suzanne and Jada placed 9th in the trail course and 4th in the pattern class which gave them a qualifying score for the freestyle final event held the following day. In the finals the team performed their freestyle performance to the tune of “I Want Crazy” by Hunter Hayes. Without obstacles or additional props, Suzanne and Jada focused on demonstrating the higher level maneuvers the pair had been perfecting in the last month of their training together. They showcased half passes, shoulder in, haunches in, extended trot, and flying lead changes in a dressage style performance.
