Norco Extreme Mustang Trail Challenge

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The Bureau of Land Management provided wild mustangs from the hills of Nevada for the first-of-its-kind "Norco Extreme Mustang Trail Challenge."

Thirty-four approved horse trainers, selected through the Mustang Heritage Foundation picked-up a pre-assigned (by computer) mustang on February 13-14, 2009 at BLM’s Regional Wild Horse and Burro Corrals in Ridgecrest, California.  The mustangs are uniform in size, age and color as possible.  Each trainer has until May 15 to train their horse before returning to the George Ingalls Equestrian Event Center in Norco, California to compete in the Extreme Mustang Trail Challenge.  They will compete in three areas – 20% on a endurance and body condition score, 40% on a natural trail trial score (held in the arena and on a trail in the foothills) and 40% on a urban trail score (held in downtown Norco). A panel of accomplished horse trainers will determine winners. More than $10,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded.

The participating mustangs, all mares, will then be up for adoption through a live bid process on
Sunday, May 17, at the George Ingalls Equestrian Event Center in Norco.

The event is sponsored by the Mustang Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit group that supports adoption of wild horses and burros.