For all of you that have had the priviledge to train a Mustang and have fallen in love with them, please check out Madeleine Pickens website. We need to do everything we can to increase awareness of the Mustang. These animals are truly part of our heritage, and we need to support the actions necessary to keep and manage the herds so the Mustang can be part of your children's and grandchildren's heritage too.... http://www.madeleinesmustangs.org/



Dale Lively and Deuce, Deuce's new name is Freedom, had the priviledge of joining in the "Celebration of Our American Heritage" on 11/19/2009. It just takes my breath away when I think that less than 120 days ago, Freedom was a wild horse. Dad competed in the Eastern Stampede in October in Tennessee and placed 3rd. Ms. Pickens purchased then called Deuce, at the auction.

One of the Indian Chiefs at the Celebration painted Freedom and placed the breast plate that you see on this picture on him. I believe he said that the breast plate was made by his Grandmother for his Father many years ago... What an honor! It was made of some sort of bone. It must have weighed 20 pounds. He braided it into Freedom's mane to hold it into place.

Dad and I will certainly miss Deuce, but we believe that he will go on to do great things to help raise awareness and support for his horse family - The Mustang -