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Brock Griffith Selected to Compete in Extreme Mustang Makeover

(Bertram, Texas) – Brock Griffith, of Randleman, North Carolina, has been selected to compete in the 2009 Extreme Mustang Makeover, October 23-25th in Murfreesboro, TN. Trainers will have approximately 90 days to gentle a wild horse they picked up in Cross Plains, TN or Ewing, IL, July 17th and 18th to compete for a total of $25,000 in prize money.

The three and four year old Mustangs, gathered from Nevada, will be judged October 23 and 24th on conditioning, groundwork, and a "Horse Course" that requires maneuvers and includes obstacles found in trail and recreational riding situations. The competing mustangs will be available for adoption through an oral bidding adoption on Sunday, October 25th.

Nine years ago, Brock Griffith traded a Bull Riding Career to pursue his dream of working with horses. He immersed himself in the study and practice of Natural Horsemanship, gaining valuable knowledge and skills in this methodology and confidence in its application. His unique style is inspired by a variety of influences, personal experience, and an open mind, always remembering each horse is unique and requires a personal training program. Brock is a talented horseman, trainer, and clinician with an extraordinary ability to communicate effectively with both horses and their human partners. For more info on this event or Brock's training programs, please visit www.brockgriffithhorsemanship.com or call (336) 707-2343.

The purpose of the competition is to showcase the beauty, versatility, and trainability of these rugged horses that roam freely on public lands throughout the West, where they are protected by the BLM under Federal law. The BLM periodically removes excess animals from the range to ensure herd health and protect rangeland resources. Thousands of removed animals are then made available each year to the public for adoption. All of the animals involved in the "Makeover" competition will be available for adoption at the Murfreesboro event in October.

Adoption fees will be set by competitive bid with initial fees being determined by the level and quality of training each horse has received. To qualify to adopt, one must be at least 18, with no record of animal abuse. In addition, adopters must have suitable facilities and can adopt no more than four animals. Adoption applications may be obtained and approved on the spot.

About the Mustang Heritage Foundation: The mission of the Mustang Heritage Foundation and the goal of the Extreme Mustang Makeover is to increase the adoption of mustangs across the country. The Mustang Heritage Foundation created the Extreme Mustang Makeover event to showcase the recognized value of mustangs through a national training competition and has placed more than 1,000 mustangs for adoption since September 2007. Go to www.mustangheritagefoundation.org for more information.

About the Bureau of Land Management: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is responsible for managing 258 million acres of public lands, located mostly in the West. Wild horses and burros roaming public rangelands are managed in a manner consistent with BLM's overall multiple-use mission, as set forth in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Since 1973, the BLM has placed more than 219,000 horses and burros into private care through adoption. For more information, visit wildhorseandburro.blm.gov or call 866-4MUSTANGS.

Please contact us with any questions and we would love to have your support at the event! Read our blog to follow Aztec's training progress.

 

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Brock Griffith featured in Horses Magazine

January 2009—Brock Griffith is now a regular contributor to Horses Magazine. Check out his first article, "It's All in the Attitude," on page 37 of the online version of the current issue, and stay tuned for more articles in future issues.

Brock Griffith wins East Coast Trainer Challenge Finals

November 2, 2008—Brock Griffith was announced the winner of the Virginia Equine Extravaganza East Coast Trainer Challenge finals on Sunday evening. The other competitors included Scott Purdum, Charles Pelham and Aaron "Mule" Thornbrugh. For more information on the competition, visit the Equine Extravaganza website.

Brock Griffith wins NC Trainer Challenge

July 13, 2008—In an amazing display of natural horsemanship at the NC East Coast Trainer Challenge Brock Griffith emerged as the winner in what was considered by all an exceptional and close competition. All three trainers did an amazing job with their young, untouched horses. In what the judges called an amazingly close competition, Brock scored the highest overall and emerged as the winner. Commentator and exceptional horsewoman Julie Goodnight said she would have any one of the three trainers work with any of her horses. 2007 Winner, Tommy Garland, went on to compete in the prestigious Road to the Horse colt starting competition in TN.

From October 31 - November 2, 2008, Brock will face off against winners from upcoming Arkansas and Northern Illinois Trainer Challenges at the East Coast Trainer Challenge Finals at the Virginia Equine Extravaganza.

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