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found in southeastern Oregon, are
another strain of feral mustang highly
valued by private buyers. They are
managed by the BLM in the Steens
Mountain area.
Dittmer currently has eight mustangs at his Palo Pinto County training
facility, six he has clear title to and
two BLM horses his twin 18-year-old
sons, Jayde and Jerrad, have been
assigned to prepare for an upcoming
mustang makeover competition (the
Extreme Mustang Makeover) slated for
Sept. 10-12 in Fort Worth.
“So we have these two mustangs
here that are literally federal government property,” said Dittmer. “And
they’ve got agents that will come out
and check on them a couple times
between now and the time of the
show.” They were assigned to the
Dittmer twins for makeover purposes.
Following the show, BLM horses will
be up for adoption.
The twins have shown mustangs
and placed in the Top 10 the last few
years, but only with lead ropes and
halters — no riding. However, now
that they are 18, in September Jayde
and Jerrad will show as adults. This
year they saddle up. Dittmer said the
two BLM ponies are wild and “hitting on all eight cylinders,” and that
his boys have a few months to turn
the fiercely independent horses into
working mounts that will take cues
from riders.
The upcoming competition is for
3- to 5-year-old geldings. Both the
boys’ mustangs are 5-year-olds. The
brothers are excited to be competing
on a higher level.
“When I think about it, I kind of
get nervous,” Jerrad admitted as he
watched his brother rein his horse
around the smaller pen at Dittmer’s
Pro Horsemanship training arena west
of Mineral Wells. “I’m just glad we
have our dad to help us.” Dad could
be heard in the background shouting critiques to Jayde, who called
back “I’m trying!” “On this side. Get
that hand up!” Dittmer told his son,
modeling the movement he wanted in
the air. “There!” he said when his son
caught his meaning and the horse’s
shoulder came into the proper position. “There!”
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