Things are getting back to normal around here.  With all the commotion of the recent Extreme Mustang Makeover in NJ behind us, we are all settling back into our routines at Next Level HorsemanshipTM. …
Catching Up
It has been a long time since I’ve written my last blog. Since then we have been to multiple events and done so many things.…
Extreme Mustang Makeover-NJ Weekend
This emotional weekend began Thursday evening when we arrived at the Dream Park Equine facility in NJ just in time for a trainer’s meeting where we received a packet of papers, including our patterns that we would be performing for the judges. We met the other trainers and talked about what would be happening throughout the weekend. Excitement filled me from the inside out as I thought to myself, it’s finally here. I worked SO hard for three months just…
The Wrap Up
My time with Zephyr before the Extreme Mustang Makeover Challenge is almost up. Looking back now, it is hard to think that less than 100 days ago, this horse was wild 
Mustangs and Patience
My father always taught me that patience is a virtue, and I never completely understood the meaning until I started training horses in January of 2012 at Next Level HorsemanshipTM. I have been attempting to learn all of Suzanne’s training techniques and strategies in preparation for the Extreme Mustang Makeover Competition.…
Recap with Zephyr
Week One: Recap with Zephyr Last Friday we drove down to Lorton, Virginia to pick up our two mustangs. I had been waiting for this day for months and expected some sort of chaotic horse round up in a big arena with lots of people and horses everywhere.  But when we pulled into the field where the temporary Bureau of Land Management holding facility was located, it was strangely quiet. There were about 8 pens of horses adjoining a central…