Each year the Mustang Heritage Foundation offers a special competition for youth to train a yearling Mustang! In 2013, the youth trainers will adopt their yearling Mustang at special live Mustang Million adoption events across the United States. The youth trainers will have approximately 120 days to train their wild horses. The trainers with the top 10 highest combined scores will come back for a freestyle finals performance to win prize money and awards. See below for specifics regarding the 2013 Mustang Million Youth Division.

• Estimated $50,000 in Prize Money plus Awards!
• More than $31,000 distributed to the top 10 finalists
• Addtitional prize money distributed to the top 10 in two age divisions -- 8-12 and 13-17 (as of July 15, 2013)
• $2,500 distributed to the top five in the three youth classes -- Handling & Conditioning, Pattern and Trail

Early Application Due Date:  March 1, 2013 (applications accepted on-site the day of adoption-auction)

Adoption Auctions:
Fort Worth, Texas -- April 26, 2013
Burns, Oregon -- April 27, 2013
Fort Worth, Texas -- April 28, 2013
Murfreesboro, Tennessee -- May 4, 2013
Norco, California -- May 5, 2013
Fort Worth, Texas -- May 10
Elm Creek, Nebraska -- May 11
Fort Worth, Texas -- May 12
 

Competition Date:  September 16-21, 2013

Competition Location:  Will Rogers Equestrian Center - Fort Worth, Texas

For the trainer application, rules and regulations, event tickets and other details visit the Mustang Million website at www.mustangmillion.com.