2017 Monroe, WA Extreme Mustang Makeover, Luna’s story

[@kathrynschaller8875]

It's so refreshing to see a trainer who didn't push to be undersaddle "in time". You let her come to terms with stuff on her own schedule while still pushing the right amount. I think your back up was beautiful and honestly I respect that she backed up because of YOUR body language. She was super respectful and I loved seeing how quiet she was, especially in the fitting/showmanship. She looked fantastic overall. She looks like she could be part paso fino.

[@IsidroEspinozaHorsemanship]

Kathryn Schaller paso fino came back in her ancestral DNA we did :), good eye!

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Yeah she does.

[@williecosgrove]

kathryn schallywag What the fuck would you know about horses ?

[@lydiabrown8017]

My guess as well...her size and heavier neck gave her away. Pasos have a real sturdy conformation like a wellbred mountain horse with a low, "daisy clipping" gait that is so easy to ride. Nothing like the big TWH "rocking horse" movements or very animated, showy gaits of a saddlebred. There is a lot of Spanish gaited breeds found in the bloodlines in most mustangs if you go back far enough.

[@personyay4397]

williecosgrove obviously enough to be correct you idiot

[@onlyme9502]

I dont know why but this horse made an impression on me also. And then when i saw the pics in finland of her i got a little teary eye'd, i think she really found her kindred spirit there. Shes so pretty, thanks for sharing.

[@jimbo91262]

Damn your good. Wasn't sure she would make the competition in the beginning. As a avid horseman myself, I really enjoy watching your awesome skill and patience. Your narrative talents shine as well. Great job!!

[@IsidroEspinozaHorsemanship]

jim bo thank you!

[@lariat4t]

I had purchased a mare here in Ocala from some Latin people, she is out of Top Sail Whiz blood line. I have had her for over 5 years and to this day she is unpredictable frightened. She flights over one thing one day, the next time she is fine and then the next time she flights. She distrust men. My husband whom grew up in Wyoming and now having Parkinsons from Agent Orange does not have the stamina to work with her. She needs so much attention that I am unable to give her, but I can not sell nor give her to just anybody. We are afraid she will hurt someone inexperienced. So kudos to you to be able to train her and find her a fairy tale life. A frightened horse are the hardest to train.

[@gkatcher]

There's just something about Luna that just draws you to her. LOVED this video

[@ohwhatelse]

from Yakima, nice to see the gentle training method now days. proud of your patient kindness & concern for that beauty. hope she is loved as much & treated as kindly in Finland.

[@cesarestrada1706]

Now that was a happy ending for Luna..you should be very proud of yourself..because you are doing a great job with this mustangs...👍

[@criscobabe9134]

Made me cry seeing the photos of her in Finland. You trained her so well and now she has another great person across the world who loves her. What an amazing story.

[@alfaman4113]

That by far is the best mustang makeover. And it’s nice to know she is living the frozen fairytale. Good on you girl you were sooo patient with her

[@bless5116]

That is fantastic. You and all the good folks who help these horses are just wonderful. Thanks for the great story of the lovely little horse with a lovely new life. I am only seeing this now in 2021 and it put a smile on my dial.

[@kimmieb8376]

Wow, you did such a great job! Luna is a beautiful horse and I bet you cannot be prouder. You gave this horse the chance to love her best life and I thank you!

[@believeinyourself7511]

Happy to see so much compassion for training this gorgeous mare. Very beautiful story.

[@aerochicc]

So happy to see her bitless too!!!

[@jodysheridan604]

I rode Evergreen State Fair 4-H horse shows there until 1975, it's wonderful to the wild Mustangs receiving positive attention there. Thank you for your patient, gentle training and care of these beautiful horses.

[@camerrill]

She is a natural beauty. Thank you for giving her confidence and trust. She seems to love Finland.

[@Pinja04]

So i live in Finland and i was pretty suprised that Luna is now living in Finland. Because there isn’t that much mustangs

[@IsidroEspinozaHorsemanship]

Pinja Laurila she is thriving there along with several others they imported. Click on their link and follow what they are doing! :)

[@Pinja04]

Isidro Espinoza Horsemanship already following👍

[@grinch56]

Hähä i'm from finland too

[@viivi4609]

Pinja Laurila torilla tavataan

[@rebeccamiller1741]

What a fabulous fairy tail .. Love Luna and this story 💖

[@Prettymisskay]

I wish there were more people like you in this world to help more of these beautiful animals

[@victorlopez-eq3yl]

Omg i luv this...glad she found a fairy tale home she wad so amazing i watched 2×💞

[@patrickdelaney3192]

What a great story! Congratulations on a terrific job. Such a noble cause to educate a horse so they can find good homes and a great life! Im sure Luna is very appreciative!

[@macobats]

Wow this brought tears to my eyes. A tough beginning and such a beautiful ending. Thank you for doing what you do.

[@suehelms906]

I am so happy for Luna and her forever home! What a beautiful horse and story! You both do such a wonderful job with this mustangs! Thanks for sharing!

[@taskmaster1234]

Beautiful Girl. What a great character formed by patience and trust. Nicely done

[@beccagee5905]

My cousin adopted two mustangs when he lived in Wyoming. They moved to Indiana with the family, when he moved back home. Both beautiful Grey's like Luna.

[@carolynfarrington6985]

I love watching all your videos, love your methods, love the way yours and Isidros methods complement each other... largely because of you I have adopted my own Mustang who will come to me in June. As a lifetime horsewoman, training a wild mustang is one of the only things I haven’t done. Using positive methods, clicker training where you can and letting the horse sometimes choose or not where appropriate, you have demonstrated techniques that obviously work for you and these techniques are ones I totally believe in myself. Thank you for what you do for mustangs, and for sharing everything you put into them with us here through video.

[@IsidroEspinozaHorsemanship]

Carolyn Farrington you are so welcome! Excited for your new journey too :)

[@stephaniewinter5123]

Hello from Queensland Australian.. I can honestly say I have enjoyed this video more than any ever before ... lovely lady what you achieved with that beautiful mustang in such a short time, brings tears to my eyes.... awesome.... can’t wait to watch it again, and others I hope...thank you 😘

[@Serenitynow3]

What a beautiful Mustang with such a spirit. Amazing work and now she’s got an amazing life in Finland. Wow! Love it!

[@akrounds]

This is the most touching Mustang story I have ever seen.

[@terywetherlow5980]

Wonderful you, Luna and most of all this beautiful story❤from New Mexico

[@jenbrink6085]

What a wonderful story! So refreshing hearing your general attitude, training approach, and especially your compassion and patience! Ive been around alot of trainers of all kinds, and not all of them half your heart, or push them to make it by a certain date.However, I do understand though the horse business can be a very tough one and often its feast or famine. There does seem to be something special about her....maybe its her survival attitude and it just shines through her? Watching the 2 of you bond was heartwarming as well.Thank you for sharing. After raising horses for 36 years, I knew about all your steps and what all it takes, and you did everything perfect in my book...FOR SURE A top 10! Because of you, she now has a wonderful life and who knows what may have happened to her otherwise. Thank you for saving her.

[@JustNatax3]

My goodness... the pictures of her forever home made me tear up. What a beautiful fairytale story this grey mare got.

[@DS-ky9dl]

This is such a wonderful story with a dream ending! Congratulations for doing such a great job in understanding her quirks and working with them.

[@alisonwhite1022]

I love the way you have worked with this beautiful Mare, such empathy and great communication, she definitely looks very Spanish, and. so happy that she has now found her forever home.

[@skelly-allen4824]

What a captivating story. Such beauty! Thank you for sharing, and for loving these magnificent creatures.

[@mikeblackford994]

Incredible training for such a nervous little gal! Happy for her outcome and new home

[@eztimeshorserides5268]

I love this video!!! Those hours and hours of unseen work is the difference and the true joy of being with horses

[@genevievevigenski9022]

the pics in Finland were absolutely breathtaking!!!!!!!!!

[@jiggyjjify]

wow! what a wonderful job you did! and the end really was wild that she flew to FInland!!! wow! and now yes it does look like she is in her fairy tale life great video! You were both beautiful

[@brendahaltom6612]

Wonderful story! Glad she's living the life! So beautiful! Thank you for helping her on her journey!

[@Moonwolf272000]

poor girl bless her heart that skittish girl smile laughs.Your vids are so fun and inspiring

[@adrianashilling9905]

You are awesome! Love how you let Luna dictate the pace and you listened.

[@steffifewkes2087]

Wow you are an awesome lady I'm glad Luna found a good home she's a pretty little thing be blessed

[@berthahernandez6836]

Great job , love & patience for these beautiful horses. Soooo joyful when found a forever home. Playing & riding in that SNOW , COULDNT GET ANY BETTER! 🐴❄️🌬🌨

[@skym3989]

This is really cool!! Honestly her taking more time than most other horses I’ve seen is so cute.. you really took your time and made sure she was comfortable with everything and that’s so so so important and makes for the best horses in the long run!

[@uppity1]

I love your video of Luna. How awesome she ended up living her best life bitless in Finland

[@kroakie4]

Luna is such a gorgeous girl and she has such a beautiful spirit. And she’s sharp as a whip too! I’m so glad you got her and not a kill buyer.

[@rocioaguilera3613]

You did an excellent job with her. Little by little you gained her trust. Bravo!!!

[@stephanieshadow3272]

You do an AMAZING job!!! So glad trainers like yourself and your husband work with these amazing horses!! You definitely should have been in top ten!! You did a remarkable job!!! She is gorgeous!!!

[@joanmccarty6445]

Wow wonderful video, I just dis your channel you folks are amazing what a gift you have with the mustangs. So calm and very meditative.

[@cmdata1]

Isidro, I'm not a horse person. Thank you so much for what you did for this horse. You are a lovely person...John

[@yulialurye5948]

Really BEAUTIFUL story. While Watching was crying.... Beautiful horse. All of them are living treasury! Thanks for sharing.

[@somethingwildd]

Wow! I almost didn’t recognize her! I know her new owner through Instagram, we started talking since one of my mares is also from Beatty’s Butte. I had no idea that y’all trained her😍

[@aidanham]

What a lovely work you did here! I really love how you gave her the time with the saddle and how you payed attention to her sensitivities. Lovely to hear she went to a loving home in Finland. I'm also from europe and It's a true dream of mine to adopt a mustang once, so it's super interesting to hear about her story. What a wonderful job you did!

[@TheWatanna]

That was wonderful. What a pretty girl she is, and you did so very well as she was so nervous and difficult for you. I am so pleased that you found a forever home for her as she looks so happy. Well Done. and thank you for posting.

[@bjbrown]

Well done! Training a sweet little mare to go forward in life!

[@ingevansand9180]

What a good job and wonderful home she has now!!!

[@cynthiaerickson3646]

Monroe Washington...long time ago in late 70s worked as a groom at woodscreek training farm for thoroughbreds,the start to my career of eventually discovering my gift:imprinting babies and handling brood mares.took home a whooping $600 month working 6 days a week back then.great job with the mustang

[@nancyourricariet3418]

Wonderful video, great story. Really great job on this all around. So happy for you and Luna.

[@christinenewell4587]

This is most beautiful. The pictures at the end..... Bareback and bitless, a beauty in the snow. Who'd have ever dreamed that up. In your hands, gloved or bare, lies the freedom, hiding there.... Slowly, slowly it comes awake, a new horse, still free but this time.... a loving heart to take.... With you, on an adventure

[@samj.c.195]

I really really want to join one of these competitions! You did such awesome work, and what a beautiful horse. Thanks for giving her a chance. I’m sure many more mustangs will be given a chance due to these videos

[@allysondoerfler8688]

Mad respect for the job you did!

[@KrazyKay33]

Thank you so much for sharing your EMM story!

[@loripeaceandlove6391]

Wow! Looks like Luna is living in Heaven - how beautiful is that. And her owners - Wow! Amazing. ✌🏻And❤️ Lori

[@jinsung789]

Lori I keep seeing you commenting on lots of horse vids!!!

[@elizabethv.4416]

The best part of her journey is the fairy tale ending. So glad she found a well-matched home with someone that focuses on her strengths instead of her weakness. Things could have gone very wrong for this horse if someone else had bought her to cowboy around on. Glad both the trainer and owner are kind-hearted horseman.

[@kawythowy867]

Such patience. Such love. Your are very honorable. Thank you for taking care of these beautiful horses.

[@equarg]

Wow. Finland. Glad she found such a good home. She looks really happy in the end!

[@melissiapippen6605]

She's such a beautiful mustang!

[@susanjo6071]

What a beautiful girl!! Thank you for doing this, makes my heart full--I live in Oregon and love to see these beauties saved.

[@SFD-Horses]

Wonderful! You did great with her! She really matches her Finland surroundings. ❤️

[@rosegarden9575]

Wow! Beautiful ending! From Renton. WA

[@marlywall4196]

Wow she is gorgeous, I didn’t think she was going to make the competition at the beginning. Beautiful job!

[@kasey2268]

Wow these videos you produce are truely amazing

[@audreygregis8721]

What a very cool story, with an awesome fairytale ending.❤ LOVE the time you spent with her.

[@erikafreebird6449]

Awesome job with Luna. So happy to have watched this amazing, beautiful story. Your patience and courage is commendable. Thank you for sharing.

[@leannbrower679]

Great story!❤️

[@ellimae1548]

Awesome job..We have also Mustangs here in Danmark.

[@willmxkid7033]

This is such a beautiful story, poor girl with the saddle though, I bet no one was expecting that reaction with so much ground work. We are going to the Mustang Makeover in Germany next month and cannot WAIT! My son has just helped to rescue a cob colt so I will show him your training and desensitisation 👍 loved the fairytale ending

[@phillipmaasdorp9491]

With patience and love you achieve so much .Being a horse trainer myself I really enjoyed this video. I wish people would take notice of this amazing video.

[@jppestana1]

Really enjoyed it.

[@matthewsprechet8022]

what a gorgeous beautiful animal what a beautiful name for the horse Luna

[@ninahalvorson9451]

This was so fun to watch! I'm in the western wash area myself! Gig harbor area, that Monroe facility is difficult to compete at!

[@karenbrown780]

Beautiful little horse

[@WellnessOntheFarm]

Such an inspiration! I got my first mustang a year and a half ago and your journey was so lovely to follow, thank you so much for sharing!

[@twobays2]

Love me a horse story with a happy ending. So good!

[@julieb3996]

I could tell right away once you got on her, that she would go places! Way to go!

[@beccagee5905]

This was my favorite.

[@laurademarrais3248]

Great job. She looks beautiful in the snow. I love to see our Mustangs being able to live a good life!

[@millerl333]

Wonderful story! Thank you for sharing.

[@desertlillie9659]

What a fantastic story. She’s a beautiful Cinderella! I’m so glad that she found a home with a lot of warmth and love.

[@dannyjb5168]

Another great video! What a nice happy ending.

[@amayafuller8895]

Wow her back up and stop are great!!!

[@kittykittykartgirl]

What an amazing story. Awesome work!

[@Rebelgirl-kv6bd]

OMG I love Luna and her story!! You did such an amazing job with her.

[@gailkarabell5733]

What a wonderful story, transformation and happy ending thank you for sharing loved watching this👍

[@stormmary1]

So wonderful ♥️

[@audreygagnon9923]

omg the pictures at the end are beautiful!! She's a beautiful horse!!

[@hwship7817]

Awww, such a beautiful story! Love it! Great work!

[@suzystone244]

Thank you for working WITH her. You and this beautiful girl have a real work in progress bond. You listened. Most people do not even do this! LOL. Great video ❤🤗

[@sabrinawinthers8520]

Wow this is incredible to watch its like looking at a twin of my own mustang, except different colored. Even down to the weird freezing up when you turn to pet them, the issue turning right and the gaited trotting. So weird! Lol

[@shereneliscom6736]

Launa is just gorgeous ! Your so lucky to have her, thank u for posting your video, just love it.

[@sassykat2000]

She's gorgeous! I'm so glad you had so much patience for her. I'm originally from Nevada and we had bands of Mustangs all around the area. Outside of city limits they had the pens that to me were horrible. They were always so full and with a purchase of just 100.00 at the time (I don't know how much it is now) there were certainly those who bought these amazing animals with nefarious intent. This program is just wonderful. I wish so much I was in a position to participate too! ❤

[@IsidroEspinozaHorsemanship]

Sassy Kat the pens are super full anymore which is nice, but still so many that need homes.

[@Summerdaysorber]

You and your hubby are an amazing trainer team!! I just watched my second ever video of yours (Paloma was my first) and I’m completely in awe! I love how gentle and easy you both are with these beautiful horses! You give them liberty to decide when they’re ready and train on their terms and I just want you to know how much I admire that!! Hopefully you guys are still training when I’m ready to buy my first mustang because I’d love to have your help getting started!!!

[@IsidroEspinozaHorsemanship]

Summer Day Sorber thank you!!!