Travis Dittmer
keeps an eye
peeled when his
sons work the
mustangs they
will compete on
in September’s
Extreme Mustang Makeover
in Fort Worth.
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the question a bit, carefully weighing
his answer. “I’m not going the college
route,” he said. “I might do welding, or something like that, so when
the horse training is going slow I can
make some money. I’m going to try it
for a while; but I’ll always work with
horses, personally. I don’t know if I’ll
train. I’ll try it. My dad always tells
me that he doesn’t care, that I can do
whatever I want to do, but that I’d better be the best at it.”
Jayde echoed his brother’s words
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doing it right. Sometimes we get a
little mad, but at the end of the day
we’re fine; we don’t hold a grudge.”
Father knows best, eh? The twins,
both well-mannered and clear-eyed,
seem to have a healthy respect for
their father, and appreciation for the
vast wealth of knowledge he shares
with them daily. “And he’s always
watching to make sure we don’t get
hurt,” added Jayde.
Asked if he will follow in his father’s
mustanger footsteps, Jerrad circled
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Asked if things ever get tense during training sessions, Jerrad flashed a
knowing smile and nodded his head.
“Yeah,” he said. “Dad tells us not to
take it personally. He really just wants
us to be the best we can.”
Jayde said, “There are times when
we’ll get frustrated and say like, ‘I’m
doing it! I’m doing it!’ and Dad’s like,
‘no you’re not! Let me show you.’”
Things generally clear up after dad
shows the boys what he’s looking for.
“He shows us, and, yeah, we weren’t
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