In Mustang Makeovers, Trainers Tame Wild Horses for Adoption in 100 Days

NY Times

By JAMES CARD

Published: December 12, 2010
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — On the brown dirt floor of Tennessee Miller Coliseum, Dale Lively covered the eyes of his mustang by wrapping a cloth around its head, then rode it toward a small wooden bridge. 

Named El Cuatro, the sorrel gelding was born three years ago on the high plains of Stewart Creek, Wyo. El Cuatro grew up wild, avoiding mountain lions and bears. Until 100 days earlier, the only human contact he had was being rounded up by rangers from the Bureau of Land Management.    MORE...