The mustang is North America’s original horse.
Dixon’s mustang, which she adopted in 2010 as a yearling.
Kalyn Dixon, with the mustang she adopted as competitor in the Youth Mustang Makeover.
Dixon trained her mustang to compete in reining; the two stand with the award she won in the National Reining Horse Association.
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Sitting on a mustang elicits a big smile from Hietala’s daughter.
Hietala with her mustang mare, Jewel, at a trail ride at Ft. Robinson.
This article is part of a monthly feature on horse breeds. Freelance writer Ruth Nicolaus loves the Great Plains and its people. She lives in eastern Nebraska. Reach her at editorial@midwestmessenger.com.
