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9/10/11 ACTHA Ride for the Mustangs

Out of 41 Contettants:
Pat and Marlin Place 8th
Sydney and Mystic Place 14th

From Start to Foundation Works!

 

Judi's Fantastic Mounting Block Solution

Judi's not real tall, and rides real tall Shires. This mounting block is cheap and easy to build, comes apart to be used for storage, and goes together with zip ties. It's 6 milk/storage cartons, a handful of zip ties, and couple pieces of plywood. About all you'll need to build it is a drill and bit, and a way to cut the plywood to size.

It's very light, very portable, and strong enough for mounting or sitting! Once it's built, you can take it apart with a pocket knife, and put it back together with a hand more zip ties.

 

From Start to Foundation

First Official
"MusTango Bar-B-Que"

In spite of having snowed yesterday, it was California winter, and a great time was had by all!

From Start to Foundation presents

MusTango Meet and Greet
Paso Robles

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Meet the Newest Members of the Mustango Family

Gentling Demo
Bar-B-Que
Water Crossings Clinic

Delicious tri-tips bar-b-qued over wood coals, with toasted bread, salads, and dutch-oven baked beans.

All jokes to the contrary, this is tri-tip, not mustango!

 

Craig Cameron
has plenty of good to say about
Jill and Gaelic Dancer
at the
Extreme Cowboy Race

 

 

 

From Start to Foundation
and students excel

California Central Coast Arabian Horse Association Show

October 11, 2010
Buckley Stables, SLO

 Lead Line


Western States Wild Horse and Burro Expo

From Start to Foundation
Brings Home Buckles

Western States Wild Horse and Burro Expo

August 20-22
Reno, NV

From Start to Foundation
Celebrates

Happy Birthday, Krista

 Krista

Nikki-Apache

Lots of Winners
Arabian Open Show

San Louis Obispo
August 8, 2010


San Luis Obispo
July 25, 2010

Draft Horse Drill Team

 Drafts

Banana Slug Trail Trials
June 26, 2010

Judges: Krista and Dave
Riders: Jo riding Misty-3rd Place
Carrie riding Beamer
Sydney riding Mystic
Donna riding Sunny
Volunteers: Debra-Event Chair
Marti-Scoring
Bob-Transportation
Karen-Dinner
Scott-HAM radio-guide
Cristie-HAM radio-guide

Joe Black-Scott

Scott and Joe Black show that with a From Start to Foundation education, anything is possible: including working cows at 24 years old! (That's Joe Black, not Scott!)

Shawn Perkins Cow Clinic-Santa Cruz Horsemen's Association

Jill and Dancer

California Central Coat Arabian Horse Show

 

Jill Wins on Gaelic Dancer

 

Krista Wins on Eiliesh
with 45 days under saddle
Krista and Eiliesh

Pat and Marlin

Congratulations!

2009 SCCHA Banana Slugs Trail Trials
2nd Place Novice 18-49: Sydney riding Mystic
Schooling with a very respectable score in the 80s

Carrie riding Beamer
Earning an equally respectable score of 75

Pat riding Merlin
Doing very well, too.

Commendations to all three riders and their horses, for completing a long and challenging competition!

 

Krista and Roble place
at the
Central Coast Peruvian Classic Championship Show

 


Western State Wild Horse and Burro Expo
Three Mustangs Win Five Buckles

 

Congratulations
From Start to Foundation riders

Salinas Rodeo Parade: Best Fancy Show Horse
Sherry riding Nevada Gold
Both looked stunnning decked out in blue and silver
Nevada danced the entire parade route

FireWorks 25/50
Carrie riding Beamer
Sydney riding Mystic
Although their time of 7 1/2 hours was well beyond the cutoff time for 25 miles, they stuck it out and finished the race.
It's told that Beamer rode well beyond his 25 miles, helping out Mystic!

"To Finish is to Win"


:: TRAILER SAFETY ALERT ::

Have you thought about your trailer tires lately?
We hadn't, and now we wish we had.
After having a blow out in December, we had another tire go flat in February. Fortunately, we were lucky and neither incident posed any grave danger. Just inconvenience.
But here's what we learned:
In spite of the fact that our tires appeared to be brand new,
they were actually NINE years old. Rubber just doesn't last that long.

Here's how to determine when your tires were manufactured:
On the side wall, you'll find DOT followed by a 4 digit number.
Ours was 3500. 35 means that they were made in the 35th week. 00 is the year 2000.
Nine years old! They should be replaced after 4-5 years no matter how much tread they have and how brand new they may look.

And while you're there, be sure it hasn't been more than a year since you had your wheel bearings checked.
And you may as well be sure the lights are all working.
For good measure, pick up your floor mats and check out ALL of the flooring.

Yeah, it's expensive. And yeah, it's a pain. But not nearly as much as a wreck!!
Jerry Doudy in Ben Lomond has a reputation for good work and reasonable prices.
Contact Webmaster if you have his phone number.

Best wishes from your webmaster!

:: HAPPY TRAILERING ::

From Start to Foundation students join the
U. S. Cavalry
for a day
-and show off all they've learned!



Extreme Mustang Makeover

Krista Koenig has been selected as one of 29 trainers to gentle 2 of 50 mustangs as part of the
2009 Western States Extreme Mustang Makeover.

Follow the Journey of the Two Mustangs

 Extreme Mustang Makeover


The Lusitano Collection™ 2009

The Lusitano Collection presented Lusitano horses from five important breeders from Brazil and Portugal, in Florida on February 19 and 20 of this year. As trainer for the Coyote Springs Ranch of Gilroy, Krista accompanied the owner. Krista is shown riding Alter Interagro, who was later sold at auction for $52,000. They were successful in purchasing 2 additions for the Coyote Springs herd.		 Krista rider Aller Interagro
Alter Interagro & Krista. Photo: Interagro Lusitano


Dave Kneller

Krista is pleased to announce her association with cutting horse trainer Dave Kneller, from Parkfield, CA.
 Dave Kneller
2008 Round-Up

Krista Rides Mystic Western

Krista Rides Mystic English

2008 Wild Horse and Burro Expo Reno, Nevada
Krista rides Domestic Aim to a High Point win in Green Horse
Sydney rides to a High Point win in Novice

Sydney adopted Mystic with 90 days training by Jenna Nelson at the Sacramento Horse Expo in June of 2008. Krista then had her in training for 2 months before competition.

Krista Rides Nevada

Sherry Rides Nevada

2008 Wild Horse and Burro Expo Reno, Nevada

Krista rides Nevada Gold to an Open High Point win.

Krista and Nevada won Open High Point English and Western in 2007
and Reserve High Point in 2006!

 

December 7, 2008-Congratulations! to Krista and Misty (TWH-Jo Price, owner) on their impressive 4th place finish at the Women Luv Horses first Westcoast Bridleless Competition. Competition took place over 3 days and included a rail class, trail class, and free style. Misty performed with quiet grace and elegance in her first foray into the show world. Krista remarked that "Misty gave me everything I asked from her."

November 19, 2008-The first in the winter series of Corralitos Play Days saw four lesson/training sessions and 3 spectators. Drivelines was the theme of the day. Krista drove each horse, working on body position. When each horse was soft, supple and working to their physical and mental abilities, each rider played passenger. Krista continued to drive and each rider was able to feel what they should be working towards in their horse. All felt that they got an incredible amount of insight into their horses position and how they, as riders, influence that position. Corralitos Play Days will be scheduled for Wednesdays. Check the Calendar for more information and sign up with the Webmaster to be added to the mailing list for Calendar Updates. You'll want to be sure to sign up for a lesson/training time, since there are only about 6 riding hours these days.
Krista Drive Melodie Krista Drives Melodie and Syd  
It takes quite a while, but Krista gets Melodie going forward quietly.
Sydney gets to feel what Melodie can feel like. She'll be able to work to duplicate this feel in her riding.
  

November 15-Introduction to Cattle Work was a resounding success, with all horses and riders becoming comfortable around cows and learning to stop, move, and turn the herd and move a cow away from the herd. Congratulations to all and many thanks to Bo Ramsey for the perfect beginner cows!
Unfortunately, everybody was having way too much fun to take any photos.

 

Krista and Apache Krista and Apache, the stallion mini, dressed for Halloween out on the town!

There are a lot of good tips and training techniques in this website. But remember that you are always the best judge of the capabilities of both you and your horse and must take responsibility for any results you and your horse find. Never try anything that you aren't confident that you and your horse can handle.

By presenting this information, no one associated with this website suggests that you should try any of these techniques. Always seek professional guidance!

 


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831-588-6214
1425 San Marcos Rd. Paso Robles, CA 93446