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Horses, especially wild Mustangs, donkeys, burros, and mules. Chickens, cows, and leafy green things... We love them all. The Wild Heart Mustangs™ WORKSHOP provides the information, tools and resources needed to make the most of your relationships with wild mustangs and the other animals you love, and in harmony with nature. We'd love to put our heads, hands  and HEARTS to WORK for you here at the Wild Heart Mustangs™  WORKSHOP!
Wild Heart Mustangs™ promotes awareness, education & ​respect for wild mustangs and their cousins: donkeys & mules.
Wild Heart Mustangs™ has a NEW LOOK!  Wild Heart Mustangs™ Workshop continues to bring you articles about wild horses, mules and donkeys; trail riding, homesteading, Veteran’s programs, and wellness for you, your equine and other animals.  Wild Heart Mustangs™ Workshop will still have Trainer Tips, Vet Talk, Riding Freedom’s Trail, Homesteading and L’il Buckaroos.  Our Calendar of Events remains unchanged with updated clinics, trail rides, events and wild horse adoptions!

What is new, is that Wild Heart Mustangs™ Workshop will be updated on an ongoing basis as new articles, information and events become available.  While no longer a monthly or bi-monthly e-zine format, all Departments remain unchanged.  All previous issues of Wild Heart Mustangs™ e-zine are archived for our readers’ convenience.  All our great articles, information and resources are still just a click away.
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Advertising opportunities are still available.  Reader Contributions are always welcome.  Go to our Contact page to share pictures of your beloved mustangs, mules and donkeys.  Make a dedication to a veteran who has sacrificed for our country and our freedom.  Readers are always welcome to share an idea or a suggestion.

Wild Heart Mustangs™ Workshop continues to be dedicated to promoting awareness, education and respect for wild mustangs and their cousins:  donkeys and mules.
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Copyright Mary A. Lainhart.  Prints and note cards of this mustang are available in the SHOP.
Thanks for joining us! We've got lots of new things for you to discover and enjoy: new articles - new information - new resources - new advice - and more, with articles from equine experts; resources for equine lovers, homesteaders and military veterans; and calendar of events.  ​

Wild Heart Mustangs™ NEWS & INFO 

FEATURE ARTICLE
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
The Beginning of a Journey
by Mary Lainhart
It's strange how life happens; I am a true believer in Divine Intervention and Divine Timing. It wasn't always that way.  When I was young and thought I could take on the world, I thought I had control over my life.  Work hard, get a good education, ... Life did not work out that way....
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Mary Lainhart photographs displayed here are available for sale as quality prints and note cards.  We also have embroidered apparel made proudly in the USA. Our shop's always open, so come right in. You'll find gorgeous images of horses, wildlife, nature, flowers and more...​
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ARCHIVES OF WILD HEART MUSTANGS™  E-ZINE ISSUES

Looking for an article, information, or story in a previous Wild Heart Mustangs™ e-zine issue?  They are all here organized chronologically for your convenience.

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HOMESTEADING

Photo credit:  Alex McCombie, Adventure Skies Photography
Time to Refocus and Simplify
by Mary A. Lainhart
​It was time to refocus and simplify. While it was exciting having babies on the farm – we never intended to breed and raise cattle.  Our original goal was always to just raise grass fed beef for ourselves.  When Momma cow had her babies, each time we were hoping for a steer for meat.
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ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES

Have you thought about advertising in the Wild Heart Mustangs™ Workshop? We have good news!  Wild Heart Mustangs™ now offers advertising opportunities.  For a media kit visit here.                   
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TRAINER TIPS

EXTREME MUSTANG MAKEOVER - RENO, NV
by Mary A. Lainhart
For this month’s Trainer Tips I had the suggestion from a trainer competing in the Extreme Mustang Makeover (EMM) – Reno (Dana Lovell – August 2016 Issue) to pose one question to all the trainers participating in this particular makeover to see their experiences with their new makeover horses.  All these horses are unique in that they were all recently gelded studs.
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VET TALK

​Biting Insects:  The War They Wage on our Equines and Us
by Amy Ortez, DVM
The fantasy of warm weather and hours of riding bliss is thwarted by the reality of biting insects and sweating man and beast. This defines summer. Biting insects come in many forms and each time of the day has an insect looking for a meal...
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RESOURCES

Our Resources page gives you help in finding the resources you need, be it equine, homesteading, or military veterans. We're happy to help you track down other resources...just let us know...​
                    
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​See What's Going On in Your Area
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​​We've got a calendar of events, and much more:  trail rides, riding clinics, shows, performances, BLM Wild Horse and Burro Adoptions, and  lots of lists with contact information...​
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RIDING FREEDOMS TRAIL

FEATURED THERAPY HORSE
SGT. XANDER
​     DARE TO DREAM RANCH
Xander was donated by a person in RI that adopted him from an auction house.  Sgt. Xander has issues from his past that has made him skittish and he does not trust easily.  Because of his size (1800 lbs) everyone wants to work with this huge, beautiful animal.
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L'IL BUCKAROOS

What is a Buckaroo, Anyway?
by Jean McMillan

Buckaroo is a kind of cowboy – a very special kind. The word “Buckaroo” is the American way of saying the Spanish word for cowboy – “Vaqueros.” In Spanish, the V is pronounced like B, so Vaquero became Buckaroo when early American settlers learned the word.
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