HANOVER TWP., MI —  When Jackson resident Hillary Holman rode a mustang in 2012, it ended with her on the ground wearing a cracked helmet. That didn’t faze her, though. Because on Aug. 25-27, she’s competing in the 10th annual Extreme Mustang Makeover in Lexington, Va. That first go-around was unfortunate luck for Holman and the wild […]

By MATT NABER – Associated Press – Wednesday, May 4, 2016 POWELL, Wyo. (AP) – Training a wild horse is tough – and doing it in 100 days is extremely tough, which is why it’s called the Extreme Mustang Makeover. Nineteen-year-old Daria Anderson of Powell is currently training a wild horse she named Loco Bueno […]

FORT WORTH (CBS11) – More than 60 American Mustangs recently trained during an Extreme Mustang Makeover will find new homes this weekend during a mustang competition and auction in Fort Worth. Other, still-wild Mustangs will be adopted by trainers to begin their 100-day ‘makeover.’ They come from overpopulated federal land. The government’s options were let […]

While many students enjoyed this past summer traveling, going to concerts or hanging out with their friends, Burbank resident Roberto Flores spent his break from school taming a wild mustang. Flores, 19, spent about nine hours each day over the past three months in Sunland with his 12-year-old brother, Johnny, training wild mustangs for the […]

Almost everyone has heard about extreme makeovers. On reality TV, almost anything, from bodies to homes to ragged old cars, can be made over. But unless you’re interested in taming wild horses, there’s a good chance you haven’t heard of the Extreme Mustang Makeover, held in cities around the U.S., including a recent event in […]

JEROMESVILLE, Ohio — It was a rainy, 40 degree day when Kelsey Spencer brought her wild mustang home for the first time. She would spend the next 4 ½ hours in the pouring rain, trying to gain enough trust to lead the wild mustang to her stall. “I was down there for about the first […]

Even though Cat Zimmerman wasn’t able to bring her mustang mare, Bella, to the Extreme Mustang Makeover Youth Challenge (EMMYC) this year, the two still received an award as “best bonded pair.” That’s because Bella couldn’t attend the Topsfield, Mass. event because she was still recovering from life-saving surgery, but organizers wanted to honor the […]

Cat Zimmerman was just 12 years old when she picked up her first mustang for the Extreme Mustang Makeover Youth Challenge. She and that horse, “Comacheria,” better known as Monche, ended up fourth overall out of 17 competitors, an experience Zimmerman calls “a huge roller coaster of ups, downs, and turns.” Now 14, Zimmerman, Morristown, […]

Kelsey Spencer didn’t place in the top 10 at the Extreme Mustang Makeover competition, but she did take home her beloved horse, Annie. “She did really great,” said Spencer, a 2011 Hoover High graduate. ‘I’m really happy I brought her back home.” She trained Annie, short for Raggedy Ann, in 100 days to compete against […]

JEROMESVILLE “Hi, girlie.” Kelsey Spencer spoke softly and stepped into a stall next to 900 pounds of wild-born mustang. “How’s my girlie?” she cooed to Annie, a 6-year-old mare the color of cinnamon. Annie stood still. Spencer slipped a halter over Annie’s head and led her from the stall. The horse followed. No nips, no […]