MUSTANG HERITAGE FOUNDATION

The Mustang Heritage Foundation is dedicated to facilitating successful placements of these animals into private care through innovative programs, events and public education.

The Mustang Heritage Foundation has multiple events, programs and outreach vehicles for assisting in the placement of and education around Americas wild horses and burros.

Trainer Incentive Program (TIP) - The Trainer Incentive Program (TIP) is a training and adoption program that engages talented horse trainers nationwide. Approved TIP trainers gentle and halter train a BLM-branded wild horses or burro, then market and find a new home for the animal. Once a home is approved by BLM, the TIP trainer is reimbursed for their training and marketing services.
TIP Storefronts - A program for trainers with facilities capable of receiving 20 or more animals into training at a time. Through this program there are two options. One is gentling the animals and finding an adopter/purchaser or serving as a pick-up location for other approved TIP trainers, adopters or purchasers.
TIP Challenges - These in-hand competitions allow trainers to showcase and demonstrate the trainability and versatility of mustangs and burros. With approximately 100 days of training, both youth and adults compete in a full fledged training competition for cash prizes.
America's Mustang Experience - The America's Mustang Experience is an educational campaign equipped with videos and information about our mustangs and the public lands on which they live. The experience includes a Virtual Reality (VR) experience where you can stand face to face with wild mustangs to see, hear and experience their habits both on-range and at off- range corrals and pastures.
Extreme Mustang Makeover - With approximately 100 days to gentle a wild horse from wild to mild, trainers from across America to take on the challenge of competing with an American mustang at Extreme Mustang Makeover events. Trainers compete in cities all across the country for cash and prizes while displaying the trainability of American mustangs with the ultimate goal being to find a suitable adopter or purchaser for each competing horse.
Mustang Open Shows - An opportunity for adopters, purchasers and trainers to showcase the further training post adoption or purchase.
Extreme Mustang Race - An event produced in conjunction with the Extreme Cowboy Race Association, upon successful entry, contestants will train their mustangs in preparation to compete at the EXCA World Championship each November for their chance to win $10,000.
Mustang Magic - A competition event culminating at the annual Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo showcasing top mustang trainers from across the country and the potential that can be realized with years of training with their mustangs.

Since 2007 and the first Extreme Mustang Makeover, over 25,000 animals have been placed in to private care through the various Mustang Heritage Foundation programs.