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May 2009

Extreme Mustang Makeover

By | Competition, Horses, Trainers

In 2008 The Mustang Heritage Foundation, in cooperation with the federal Bureau of Land Management, created the Extreme Mustang Makeover event in order to recognize and highlight the value of Mustangs through a national training competition. Wild Mustang horses are an important part of America’s history and these days the…

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Angola Prison Rodeo

By | Competitions/Shows

There is a very unique rodeo held every April and October at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana. On the Mississippi river and 130 miles northwest of New Orleans, the prison holds 5,200 inmates. The blues musician Leadbelly was once an inmate here. It started in 1965 as purely…

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