Maya is a Mustang from Warm Springs HMA in Oregon. She was a SA Mustang, offered up for adoption numerous times without being adopted.

I adopted her back in May of 2021 based on a single photo I saw in a Facebook group, and I just fell in love. She is my second Mustang I have started; they are an incredible breed and are what have pushed me to peruse a career in training horses.

Sight unseen she travelled 1500 miles and arrived at my doorstep. I was shocked of how tiny, weak, and skinny the poor thing was, but she was already so trusting and loving. We spent the spring, summer and fall putting weight on her, healing a nasty hoof infection, and doing an abundance of groundwork. She trusts me so much already, and basically would do anything I ask of her.

When she is ready, I will be slowly starting her under saddle as a trail horse. She’s already amazing for saddling, and I’ve backed her a couple times (just stood there and flexed).

In such a short amount of time she has become my heart horse. I cannot wait to spend my days with her, and I’m excited to see all the things we will accomplish together.

-Lilly, Heritage Horsemanship