In the trailer buddy, you're going to jail!!!!!

As I tell my kindergarteners, it was a sad day, a sad day indeed. The sad day was Tuesday September 8th. After a good training day on Monday (and remember Monday's are sort of scary) Matt worked with Mojito in the round corral and then saddled him anticipating another good training day. He started out by riding him around the corral, and practicing stopping and turning. Then Matt kicked him into a lope. They came around the turn and Mojito saw the tarp waving on top of the haystack. Mojito freaked! He went into a dead run, straight to the end of the round corral bucking all the way. He bucked Matthew onto the round corral metal pipes.

Long story short---and it is a long story, Matt's "good knee" has torn ligaments and tendons. His shoulder was dislocated and the biceps and triceps are torn. He'll be having surgery sometime soon.

So what does this mean concerning the Extreme Mustang Competition? The options are to drop out or show him "in hand"--which means, Matt won't ride him but will show what he can do on the ground.
The goals were to:
1. Get Mojito adopted and live happily ever after.
2. Have Matthew show the world--or whoever views the competition --what an amazing trainer he is.
3. Win lots of money.

We're still hoping Mojito will get adopted and of course Matthew is an excellent horse trainer (just not much of a bronc rider :0) I'm sure folks will recognize that at the competition...........But winning lots of money? That is definitely "iffy."

So now we are doing more ground work--reviewing past lessons (sound like a teacher don't I?) Yesterday, I had him get in and out of the trailer and walk over and through some obstacles. He balked at the trailer entrance but once he decided to get in, he did it with no hesitation--same for the obstacles--no hesitation. We are still expecting great things from this horse.

What about Matt? You know, even the best riders get thrown and even the best horses can spook. That just comes with the territory!!!