Five-year-old Raya snorted and whinnied with excitement when Heidi Brown grabbed her halter. Like a dog who sees his owner grabbing a leash before a walk, the horse knew it was time to trot out of her ...

Myla Hood of Redmond has been training a wild horse for months. She will compete in an in-hand horse showing for the Teens and Oregon Mustangs adoption challenge this weekend.

Within 100 days, trainers have to gentle a randomly assigned wild horse and compete for an estimated purse of $20,000, a custom-made Gist belt buckle and the opportunity to see a mustang they have ...