Lynda & Andy Mattix MT Mustang TIP Challenge Horses

Lynda & Andy Mattix MT Mustang TIP Challenge Horses My husband, Andy, and I are participating in the MT Mustang TIP Challenge 2022 in Missoula, MT.

I’ve created this page so that those that wish may track the training progress of the two geldings we’ve drawn.

01/15/2024

Update that’s long overdue Red did find a forever home and has been adopted by an amazing young man from Idaho. He’s doing great. We don’t have any more horses available right now and no current plans to do any more TIP Challenges (going to focus on our personal horses for a while) but free to keep watching the videos on this page for inspiration. Thank you to everyone who followed the journey of these two amazing geldings.

09/21/2022

**Update: Rocky has been adopted and will be going to live with an amazing family in South Dakota**

Rocky now has a scheduled meet and greet with a family who may want to adopt him. We’re still taking back up inquiries and meet and greet sessions for now.

We’re continuing to work with both geldings till they find new homes. Tonight I chose to work with Rocky instead of Red. It was a few more firsts for Rocky Boy. First time ever:
- Cinching lesson (including front, back and flank cinch positions)
- Ba****ck pad
- Saddle
And
- rope around butt and under tail (ie like a crouper would be)

Rocky did amazing for his first lesson. He’s holding to his Pokey Joe nickname and still likes to take things at his pace speed wise but he didn’t is truly not a very reactive young gelding and took everything in stride tonight. A little bunching on the back and a few kicking out sessions when the rope around his but hit certain spots but nothing terrible at all and absolutely to be expected for first time ever having these things done.

The video is very long because it’s not edited at all and is our whole session. Feel free to fast forward to different parts.

**Adopted***Up for BLM reassignment with training. This is Rocky Boy. He’s a 2 year old Mustang gelding from Fish Creek ...
09/14/2022

**Adopted***

Up for BLM reassignment with training. This is Rocky Boy. He’s a 2 year old Mustang gelding from Fish Creek HMA in Nevada. Rocky halters, leads, picks up feet , trailers, clips, fly sprays, doesn’t seem to mind being sprayed with a hose and much more. He was my husband’s, Andy’s, draw for the first ever MT Mustang TIP Challenge. The Challenge is over now and he’s ready to find his new forever adopter.

This will be a reassignment through the BLM with a training. Approved BLM application will be needed. Reassignment to approved adopter after meet and greet session only. We’re located in Clinton, MT. Please PM me if interested in this amazing gelding.

Credit given to Montana Magic Photography and the Big Sky Horse Park for the photos of Andy and Rocky at the MT Mustang TIP Challenge 2022

08/28/2022

Andy and Rocky Trail Class.

08/28/2022

Andy and Rocky Musical Freestyle.

08/28/2022

Andy and Rocky Handling and Conditioning Class.

Andy and Rocky did an awesome job. It was Andy’s first time ever training a horse and a first show for both him and this...
08/28/2022

Andy and Rocky did an awesome job. It was Andy’s first time ever training a horse and a first show for both him and this amazing 2 year old gelding from Fish Creek HMA in Nevada. Rocky’s first show, first time trailered off property and first time meeting tons of new people all at once. He’s now ready to find his forever adopter. BLM approved application, BLM reassignment and fee and training fee will be needed to adopt this amazing gelding.

08/28/2022

Red and myself Musical Freestyle.

08/28/2022

Red and myself Trail Class.

08/28/2022

Red and myself Handling and Conditioning Class.

Update as of 3/17/23 - Red is still available for adoption/reassignment. Red did all I asked of him and more. His first ...
08/28/2022

Update as of 3/17/23 - Red is still available for adoption/reassignment.

Red did all I asked of him and more. His first show, first time trailered off property and first time meeting tons of new people all at once. He’s now ready to find his forever adopter. BLM approved application, BLM reassignment and fee and training fee will be needed to adopt this amazing born in facility 2 year old gelding from Tripple B HMA in Nevada.

We’ll. The first ever MT Mustang TIP Challenge is now over. We had fun, learned a lot and made some awesome new friends....
08/28/2022

We’ll. The first ever MT Mustang TIP Challenge is now over. We had fun, learned a lot and made some awesome new friends. Red Sky at Night (Red) and I ended up in the top 10 in all classes: 8th in Adult Handling & Conditioning, 7th in Adult Trail, 7th in Adult Musical Freestyle and 6th Overall Adult Champion. Andy and Rocky Boy unfortunately didn’t place in top 10 but did amazing for their first show ever for either of them. It was an awesome experience all the way around and we’d do it again for sure.

Red and Rocky didn’t find new adopters at the challenge and are now ready to find their new forever homes. This will be a BLM approved application and reassignment with training fee for them. If interested in either gelding, please feel free to PM me. We’re in Clinton, MT and will only reassign these geldings to approved adopters that have come to meet them.

08/17/2022

Rocky now goes through the cowboy curtain and the pool noodle alley. He’s coming along well. Rocky will be available for adoption at the MT Mustang TIP Challenge on Saturday August 27th at Big Sky Horse Park in Missoula, MT. Challenge starts at 8 am and available horse meet and greet scheduled to happen around the lunch break time ish.

08/17/2022

So about a week and a half before the Challenge and Red showed me something the other day I hadn’t seen before. He was rolling in his corral and I suddenly realized that he’s got a very small white splash patch on his midline belly right about where a cinch would go. I knew he had tons of white hairs all over his body but had never realized this one white spot existed. Looks like he could be called a sorrel and white pinto or sabino but didn’t quite have enough white that anyone really noticed. Anyway. Just another fun surprise where this gelding is concerned.

08/06/2022

Red is progressing nicely. This last session was an exercise in new things and how coordinated we could be (or rather I could be - have to say that there’s kinks that need to be worked out still. Lol. ). Red jumped barrels for the first time, did a couple barrel patterns while lunging (this is the part where need more coordination on my part - lol), side passed and bowed. I’m constantly amazed with Red’s willingness to try anything for whomever is working with him. He’s one amazing animal and will be available after the challenge.

08/06/2022

Andy got Rocky to not only go into the trailer but also to back out, which means that Rocky now has met all the TIP requirements (finally- smile). Rocky has been a bit of a stubborn one but things seem to have finally clicked in the last couple sessions and now he’s doing great. Guess he was just one of those late bloomers. Smile. Rocky is a 2 year old gelding from Fish Creek Nevada and will be available after the Challenge.

08/03/2022

Are we absolutely certain that Red was a truly wild horse and not instead a trained domestic horse that happened to be caught in the gather? Red continues to amaze me every time I work with him. Today he not only ignored all the highway traffic (I-90 is across the street and about 200 feet from the end of our front pasture) on our first walk along the road (although bicycles seemed to be something to watch pass by very intently- smile) but he also didn’t care at all about the first time encounter with a tarp and did exactly what I asked him to when I queued him to side pass towards me (and today is the first time even starting to teach him to do that). He’s sure going to make someone an amazing partner. He’s so willing, easy going and easy to work with.

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Clinton, MT
59825

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