$100,000 SUPREME EXTREME MUSTANG MAKEOVER ADOPTION AND MAKEOVER COMPETITION

On April 24th, 2010 at 11:00 AM CST 100 five and six yr. old mustang geldings and mares will be available for adoption through Superior Livestock Productions on RFD-TV, Dish Network Channel 231 and DirecTV Channel 345. The adoption will take place via satellite and all bids will be made by phone during the two hour televised event. To become an eligible adopter you must fulfill all requirements of the Adoption Application (posted below). Adopters of the 100 "Supreme" Mustangs will be eligible to compete with the mustang for $100,000 in prize money during the Supreme Extreme Mustang Makeover to be held in Ft. Worth, TX, August 13-14, 2010.

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Process: Get Approved - All interested bidders must be pre-approved. Submit the Adoption Application to the Mustang Heritage Foundation on or before March 15, 2010. (Minimum facility requirements include 6' fencing, round pen, shelter and stock type trailer) Applications must be postmarked or faxed dated March 15, 2010. Applicants will contacted by Superior Productions upon approval - at this time you will be given your bidder number and call in information. BLM and MHF employees and their spouses are not eligible to adopt. You may be removed from the adoption application process or competition at any time if found to have any alleged history of cruelty to animals or humans.

Call to Adopt - Approved adopters will bid via telephone, on the mustang(s) of their choice, during the April 24, 2010, nationally televised adoption. Based on your facilities you may be eligible to adopt up to four mustangs. Bids will start at $125. Successful adopters will be contacted on adoption day to settle payment.

Pick up the mustang(s) - May 7th and 8th, following the April 24th adoption, adopters will be responsible for picking up their mustang(s) at one of the designated BLM pick-up locations. The following locations are the ONLY options for pick up; Canon City, Colorado; Paul's Valley, Oklahoma; Piney Woods, Mississippi; and Palomino Valley, Nevada. Adopters will be responsible for all care, hauling, feeding and other costs related to the adopted mustang(s). Adopters will receive title to their horse one year following the adoption. Until the horse is titled you do not have the option of selling the mustang(s). All untitled mustangs must remain under the care of the approved adopter. Visit extrememustangmakeover.com or blm.gov to review adoption guidelines concerning required facilities and required care of adopted mustangs.

Compete for $100,000 - All horses adopted through the April 24th adoption will be eligible to compete in the $100,000 Extreme Mustang Makeover. The event will take place in Ft. Worth, TX, August 13-14, 2010. The mustang may only be shown by the adopter. Entry forms and rules and regulations for the $100,000 Supreme Extreme Mustang Makeover will be sent out following the April 24th adoption.

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DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR $100,000 MUSTANG COMPETITION

Adopt. Train. Compete.

Georgetown, Texas - The buzz is on for the first ever $100,000 guaranteed Supreme Extreme Mustang Makeover, produced by the Mustang Heritage Foundation. Requiring the adoption of a mustang prior to the event, the deadline to submit adoption applications is March 15. Only 100 horses will be available for adoption with a minimum bid of $125.

"Fans of the Extreme Mustang Makeover already know that the Foundation has been very successful in placing nearly 2,000 yearling, three and four-year-old mustangs for adoption after a training competition," said Executive Director Patti Colbert. "However, there is a large population of older horses being managed by the Bureau of Land Management that need adoption. So, now we are bumping it to another level by providing a competition for trainers who adopt a five or six-year-old wild horse, train the animal and then compete for $100,000."

Unlike the current Extreme Mustang Makeover, where horses are randomly assigned to trainers, the Supreme Extreme will allow trainers to choose their horses and adopt them prior to the competition. Up to four horses can be adopted at one time and current BLM adoption requirements will apply. In order to adopt, applicants must be at least 18 years old, have no prior conviction for inhumane treatment of animals or violations of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act and be able to demonstrate that adequate housing, food, water and facilities will be available to humanely care for the animal. Specific facility requirements also apply that pertain to type and height of corral as well as shelter from the elements. For complete adoption requirements go to www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov or call 866-4Mustangs.

A special Superior Livestock Auction will be televised on RFD TV April 25 at 11 a.m. CST. Trainers will be able to view the horses available for adoption on the Web prior to bidding in the studio or by telephone for the horse of their choice. The minimum bid will be $125. Horses will then be shipped to BLM holding facilities in different parts of the country in order to allow trainers to pick the horse up at a location nearest them.

The $100,000 Supreme Extreme Mustang Challenge will be held August 12-15 in Fort Worth, Tex. There will be no entry fee, however, trainers will be required to provide a stall fee and cattle fee, if necessary, for each horse entered. Trainers can enter one to four horses.

Competition will be similar to that of the Extreme Mustang Makeover and will consist of body condition scoring, which measures the overall health and condition of the animal; an in hand course, which requires the trainer to demonstrate their ability to handle the Mustang on foot, including moving through an obstacle course, picking up the horse's feet and loading it into a trailer; and a "horse course," which requires the trainer to ride the horse through a series of obstacles and complete basic maneuvers, such as a walk, trot and lope, stop and back. Ten finalists will compete in a freestyle competition to determine the winner and are encouraged to use props, music and other theatrical methods to demonstrate the skills they have taught their Mustangs since pickup.

"We've very excited about this new competition and believe it will be one of the most true tests of horsemanship in the industry," Colbert said. "Just 100 horses will be available to choose from, which means this will be a relatively narrow field competing for the $100,000 guaranteed purse."

To learn more, go to extrememustangmakeover.com or call 512.869.3225.