2007 MUSTANG MARKETPLACE
| DAVID LEE ARCHER | This year David will be out in the warm-up arena to assist the contestants with any advice or help. He will also have some of his horsemanship tools available. |
| BEAUTY OF METAL | Randy Holland brings to us a beautiful selection of brass, copper, steel and metal sculptures. His work is one of a kind and would look nice in any décor for your home or other locations. All hand made work, you won’t be disappointed. Visit their site at http://beautyofmetal.com or you can contact Randy at 209-295-4397 or hollark5@volcano.net |
| Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
| Information about the BLM's Wild Horse & Burro Program, range management, and the Adopt-A-Horse Program. Adopter applications and information; Video and photographs of adoptable horses in holding facilities now. http://www.doi.gov/horse/ 1340 Financial Ave Reno, NV 89502 775-861-6469 |
Charmed to Pieces
| Custom Laser Etching and Laser Charms, Hand Painted Charms, Colored Laser Charms, Photo Charms, Enamels, and look: Painted Pony collector horses. High quality items all at wonderful prices. Stop by and see Tawnya Coffey and all of her wonderful products. You can also check their products at www.charmedtopieces.com or e-mail them at coffeyman@charter.net Tawnya Coffey |
THE FEMININE WEST: MARGO PETERSON
| Margo Peterson is primarily a western artist using oils as her medium and painting in an impressionistic style. She shows her work at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary Canada; C.M. Russell Auction in Great Falls MT; Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento, CA; Draft Horse Classic in Grass Valley, CA; American Academy of Equine Art in Lexington, KY, Best of the West in Pinetop, AZ, and Treasure State Art Show, Hamilton, MT. You can learn more about Margo and her love of wild horses as an artist on her website at http://www.margopetterson.com/images/InfoArtMag_05.pdf For her entire website and variety of work, please visit her at http://www.margopetterson.com |
| JOSH FOSTER | This is Josh’s first time to the Expo. He is a local trainer that has been training horses, donkeys and mules for the better part of 30 years. Be sure to attend his demos and stop by his booth. |
| HIGH DESERT LIVESTOCK SUPPLY | High Desert has been a supporter of Wild Horse & Burro Expo for many years. We are so pleased to have them back again this year. For the best in livestock supplies, at the best prices, see High Desert Livestock Supply! |
A Hootenanny | HOOTENANNY - Cowgirl and Cowboy Collectibles, Western Style Gifts, Vintage Kitchen, Housewares, Theme collections, clothing, AND the "Unbranded Stoneware" kitchenware with photos of BLM wild horses on them, too many items to list, please go visit their website and you will see some of what they will be bringing....or, order it now and have it before the show. You won't be disappointed, check them out online or at the Expo!!!!!! http://www.ahootenanny.com/ 800-783-1833 |
| Horseplay Unlimited | HORSEPLAY UNLIMITED, Barb Blum; Colorful Guatemalan halters and dog collars, bridles, shipping boots, as well as a variety of items for riders, including bags, soap, jewelry, t-shirts, sunglasses, gifts with horse themes, hats, and books. Stop and visit Barb Blum and you’ll be sure to find very special unique gift items. HORSEPLAY UNLIMITED |
| RICK LAMB | Rick Lamb is one of our an emcee's (for part of the event) and he will be filming and taping for both his shows. (Radio and RFD-TV) He will also have free samples from his sponsors products |
| Mustang Spirit | Mustang Spirit MUSTANG SPIRIT: Our Mission: It is our goal to educate the public on the continual care (both physically and emotionally) of their horses. We offer support, guidance, and training for new horse owners and support for those who have owned horses for some time. We also hope to implement a children's program to help educate them on natural horsemanship and also proper care of horses. This non-profit organization rescues horses in trouble and places them with good adoptive homes. Tania Bennett 888-532-4524 |
| Myler Bits | Myler Bits Ron Myler has been a friend of the Reno wild horse show for many years, and his specialized bits are legendary. Myler Bits have donated a bit every year to our silent auction to help fund projects to help wild horses. Ron Myler personally is at the booth to answer all your questions about bitting and horse needs. You won't find a better expert in the field of bits........Myler Bits are distributed around the globe and their quality and variety are well known. You can visit their website at http://www.mylerbitsusa.com/about.htm 2043 Good Hope Road 800 354 3613 |
| Nevada Joe | NEVADA JOE: Nevada Joe is a wild mustang adopted from the Federal Bureau of Land Management in 1995 as part of the Wild Horse Project. The Wahl Corporation brought Nevada Joe to its Equestrian Center and trained him to become a member of the equine society. Horse enthusiasts followed Joe's extraordinary progress for twelve consecutive months in the pages of Horse Illustrated magazine in the year 2002. Currently, Nevada Joe is at home in Darby, MT at the "Shooting Star Ranch" with the Purcelli's and has been trained as a Therapeutic Riding horse for disabled riders. 2006 you will find Nevada Joe as the "Ambassador for NARHA" and traveling throughout the country educating people about Therapeutic Riding, "What is it and how can it benefit you?" Nevada Joe is truly a special horse. Stop by and see him in person at his booth. www.nevadajoe.net |
| Nevada State Department of Corrections | Nevada Department of Corrections - Nevada’s inmate/wild horse gentling program from the Warm Spring Correctional Center in Carson City, NV. The inmates are trained in gentling and riding wild horses using safe humane methods. These horses are gentled under the supervision of trainer Hank Curry, who has also donated a training clinic for the Expo. The horses are offered to the public at quarterly adoptions where you can obtain a saddle trained wild horse that you can take home and ride the next day. They also offer training of adopted horses that you can select from the BLM or State of Nevada "estray" program. You may select the horse you want and have adopted and then place it in their training program which is much safer for you and your horse. For more information and photo’s of horses available for adoption, please go to www.silverstateindustries.com/horse.html 1723 Snyder |
| Saddle Racs Plus | Saddle Racs Plus saddle racks, bridle trees, pony pops, mustang calendars, books, street signs, treats, burro shirts, leisure saddle, grooming supplies, training tapes, halters, postcards, shoofly fly spray, mecates, bridles, reins, Christmas tree and horse shoe art, cinches, and equine accessories......Jona has it all, stop by and see her. www.saddleracsplus.com SADDLE RACS PLUS |
Saha’s Beadworks
| SAHA'S BEAD WORKS: Beaded necklaces, bracelets, hatbands and medicine bags for horses and people. Merry actually owns 3 mustangs herself and is a strong supporter for wild horses. She has donated to the auction to help our wild horses too so please stop by her booth and see what she has hand made, they are one of a kind with our mustangs in mind. Merry Von Brauch 775-577-0427 |
MATT SHERIDAN
| Matt is returning this year with some new demos. Last year he worked with Mojave a rescue horse. He has a diverse background in team penning, riding cutting and roping horses as a youth to training ranch and wild horses in Nevada as an adult, Matt has developed his own unique approach to horses and people. www.mattsheridan.net (661) 822-4911 |
| DONNA SNYDER-SMITH | Donna coaches her many successful clients in multiple disciplines, she knows what she is talking about, having been a winning competitor in jumpers, eventing, dressage, western pleasure, trail and endurance riding herself on multiple horses from the '60ies, through the early '90ies. www.donnasnydersmith.com (510) 487-9001 |
| SQUARE D FASHONS | Western Shirts (men, women, & children), dress western pants, prairie skirts, dressy t-shirts, stretch tops, leather belts, belt buckles, bolo’s, totes, hats, visors, mule t-shirts, cool collars, and garment clips to name a few of the items you will find in their booth. Stop by and see Andrea Schate for all your clothing needs. |
| CHARLES WILHELM | Charles is the creator of Ultimate Foundation Training. His extensive background of over thirty five years of training includes Dressage, Working Cow Horse, Reining, Western Pleasure and Trail classes. He will have drawings at his booth for great prizes donated by his sponsors. Be there to win! www.charleswilhelm.com (510) 886-9000 |
| RICHARD WINTERS | Horseman and Clinician Richard has been helping people through training, clinics, horse expos and horse training DVD’s and videos for twenty-years. Richard is a performance horse trainer with a natural horsemanship touch. He is currently the Horsemanship Instructor at the Thacher School in Ojai, California and has contributed articles to Equine, Western Horse, Performance Horse and Cascade Horseman's magazines. He’s had radio interviews on The Radio Weekly with Jim Campbell and The Horse Show with Rick Lamb. Be sure to visit with him at his booth. You will find him very easy to talk to. www.wintersranch.com (805) 640-0956 |
Wild Horse Preservation League
| WILD HORSE PRESERVATION LEAGUE: The League is a watchdog organization working to insure the protection of the wild horses and burros on public lands. We work with adoption agencies when they need emergency feed. We continue to be a voice for wild horses, studying and enhancing the birth control program, responsible management for the horses and the habitat, to promote wild horses and burros as a tourist attraction in Nevada, and were influential in highlighting wild horses as a consideration for the state quarter. www.wildhorsepl.org |
since January 26, 2007
