The USWHBA Junior Trainers 

The purpose of the Junior Trainers Program is to educate and prepare the next generation of Mustang and Burro trainers. Junior trainers work with experienced Mustang and Burro handlers, learning the techniques necessary to gentle and train the wild Mustang and Burro.

Kristen O. and Emilie B. from New Jersey have been helping me at the farm since the summer of 2009.  They are both looking forward to coming out and helping again this summer. So I got the idea to start a Junior Trainers Page on our web site. These ladies are fantastic both as riders as well as with the horses. They helped me saddle train Sage and Soleil.

. Emilie and Kristen were at our farm helping with fosters we had in, and riding or playing with our 3 mustangs.

   We are going to have a lot of horses this year that need to be trained and these girls will get to put all of what they learned last year and more, into the horses this year. I am really looking forward to working with them both again. Please keep checking back as we will have pictures up as all the horses training progresses, along with the trainers that are working with them. We would love to hear from other junior mustang trainers and post their stories and pictures on our site as well. We are only using first name, last initial, and state, as they are juniors.

Sincerely, Robin Rivello

President-USWHBA

Click here to see Hawk and Cheyenne working with a horse and rider, and to see Tess at the mounting block.

Click here to see Emilie working on the backing process with Lady Hawk on June 25, 2010.

Click here to see Hawk working under saddle July 2010.

To see Hawk on a walkabout click here for part 1, click here for part 2.

Click here to meet our newest Junior Trainer Jessica C. working with Cheyenne.

Click here to see Cheyenne working under saddle July 2010.

To see Cheyenne on a walkabout part 1 click here. For part 2 click here.

Click here to see Allie on her walkabout outside of the fences. Click here to see Allie working in a surcingle.

Click here to see Tess on a walkabout outside of the fences.

To see Molly working and on a walkabout, click here for part 1, click here for part 2.

USWHBA President Robin Rivello demonstrating training exercises to the junior trainers. Click here to see Robin and Allie. Click here to see Robin and Tess.

Ohio Junior Trainer Amber H. teaching Nevada Filly "Delilah" how to load into a trailer. Amber is working with North East Region 2 Director Megan Print.

If you are under the age of 18, and are interested in the Junior Trainers Program, contact one of our directors on the "TALK TO THE DIRECTORS" page.