Extreme Mustang Makeover
Montana Reins of Hope is committed to having an impact on our community and making this world a better place to live for both horses and humans. Our mission includes creating an awareness and educating people on the American Mustang. Whether we are doing youth camps or training people through the Wild2Ride Academy, we are part of the solution of helping our wild horses. These iconic horses teach us so much about life skills and deserve to have a quality life.
Joe Misner is taking a team of Wild2Ride graduates to the Extreme Mustang Makeover (EMM) in Oklahoma City, August 12-14. The purpose of the EMM is to showcase the beauty, versatility and the trainability of the American Mustang and to find them a forever home. All trainers have a mustang partner and spend approximately 100 days preparing for the competition, which is a way to bring awareness to the plight of the American Mustang and to educate the public on how we can preserve this American Icon. Horses will be available for adoption or purchase through auction at the end of the event.
All trainers are responsible for the boarding, feed and care of their horse, as well as the transportation of their horse to the competition, and their own lodging and transportation. Each of the competitors do this because of their love of the America Mustang and their desire to find a home for each of these horses.
We are so thankful for our sponsors who are supporting our mission and helping our team get to Oklahoma!
Diamond Level ($1,000): Shawn and Sara Early and Family
Gold Level ($500) : Scott Peters and Sandy Anderson
Garden City Plumbing and Heating
Dr. Jamie Peyton, DVM
Friends: (any amount): Anne McIntosh
If you would like to support our team with a donation (no amount is too small, we appreciate everything!), you can find us on Venmo/Pay Pal/Apple Pay/Zelle under the phone number 406-360-8856 or the email, melindacorso@gmail.com.
Please consider supporting us by following us on Facebook and sharing our posts! Thank you so much to all of you who support us and the wild mustangs in America!
Joe Misner is taking a team of Wild2Ride graduates to the Extreme Mustang Makeover (EMM) in Oklahoma City, August 12-14. The purpose of the EMM is to showcase the beauty, versatility and the trainability of the American Mustang and to find them a forever home. All trainers have a mustang partner and spend approximately 100 days preparing for the competition, which is a way to bring awareness to the plight of the American Mustang and to educate the public on how we can preserve this American Icon. Horses will be available for adoption or purchase through auction at the end of the event.
All trainers are responsible for the boarding, feed and care of their horse, as well as the transportation of their horse to the competition, and their own lodging and transportation. Each of the competitors do this because of their love of the America Mustang and their desire to find a home for each of these horses.
We are so thankful for our sponsors who are supporting our mission and helping our team get to Oklahoma!
Diamond Level ($1,000): Shawn and Sara Early and Family
Gold Level ($500) : Scott Peters and Sandy Anderson
Garden City Plumbing and Heating
Dr. Jamie Peyton, DVM
Friends: (any amount): Anne McIntosh
If you would like to support our team with a donation (no amount is too small, we appreciate everything!), you can find us on Venmo/Pay Pal/Apple Pay/Zelle under the phone number 406-360-8856 or the email, melindacorso@gmail.com.
Please consider supporting us by following us on Facebook and sharing our posts! Thank you so much to all of you who support us and the wild mustangs in America!
About the Trainers
Joe Misner
Joe is a world-renowned Mustang specialist. More than a horse trainer, Joe is an expert in the psychology of the wild horse, wild horsemanship and is a gifted teacher. He has had a life-long love affair with horses, purchasing his first horse at the age of 13. This will be his 16th Extreme Mustang Makeover, having placed in the top 10, nine times and winning the championship in 2014. Somewhere along his journey, Joe recognized the power of the horse in helping humans heal. He went on to run programs for youth and veterans and ran the R3C prison program in Sacramento for 5 years. In 2019, Joe and his wife moved to Montana to start the Wild2Ride Academy at Montana Reins of Hope. Joe has a true passion for educating people about mustangs and mentoring his students. Joe is pictured here with his horse, Jouquin. A 4-year-old gelding from Ealy Nevada, Jouquin was an emergency roundup due to fire and drought. |
Bobby Rice
Bobby came to Montana Reins of Hope as a level 6 graduate from R3C. Bobby is very open about his past and how Mustangs have shown him a new path in life. As a former inmate, Bobby learned to train mustangs and, in the process, changed himself. Bobby now volunteers his time training horses and other students and works at a local grocery store. Like Jouquin, Keno is a 4-year-old gelding from Ealy Nevada who was also part of the emergency roundup. Both Jouquin and Keno came to us severely underweight and in the time they have been in our care, they have both flourished.
Bobby came to Montana Reins of Hope as a level 6 graduate from R3C. Bobby is very open about his past and how Mustangs have shown him a new path in life. As a former inmate, Bobby learned to train mustangs and, in the process, changed himself. Bobby now volunteers his time training horses and other students and works at a local grocery store. Like Jouquin, Keno is a 4-year-old gelding from Ealy Nevada who was also part of the emergency roundup. Both Jouquin and Keno came to us severely underweight and in the time they have been in our care, they have both flourished.
Hayden Sunshine Kunhardt
Hayden enrolled in the Wild2Ride Academy during her gap year between high school and college. Hayden has now finished her freshman year at the University of Montana Western and is enrolled in the Natural Horsemanship program. For Hayden, it is all mustangs all the time. She is a true advocate for mustangs and spends every chance she gets working with horses. Hayden funds her passion through sales of her custom-designed halters and reinsl part time job at the local grocery store.
Hayden’s is riding her horse, Ember, a 5-year-old from Eagle, Nevada.
Susanna Girliamo-Phillips
Adventure Seeker, World Traveler, Mustang Trainer. Susanna was born in Switzerland, traveled the world—even dabbled in reality TV—and finally settled in Missoula, MT where she met her husband. Ever since she was a little girl she dreamed of working with horses. Her dream came true when she met Joe Misner and enrolled in the Wild2Ride Academy. Susanna now owns her own Mustang, Aspen. When she is not working as a land surveyor, she volunteers her time at Montana Reins of Hope teaching youth about mustang stewardship. Susanna’s horse is a 4-year-old mare from Stewart Creek, Wyoming.
Adventure Seeker, World Traveler, Mustang Trainer. Susanna was born in Switzerland, traveled the world—even dabbled in reality TV—and finally settled in Missoula, MT where she met her husband. Ever since she was a little girl she dreamed of working with horses. Her dream came true when she met Joe Misner and enrolled in the Wild2Ride Academy. Susanna now owns her own Mustang, Aspen. When she is not working as a land surveyor, she volunteers her time at Montana Reins of Hope teaching youth about mustang stewardship. Susanna’s horse is a 4-year-old mare from Stewart Creek, Wyoming.
Missy Misner
Missy met her future husband by hiring him to help her train her horse. This relationship paid off and Joe and Missy have been married for 29 years. A preschool teacher by day, Missy still finds the energy to follow her passion of training and riding horses in the evenings and on weekends. As a mother, grandma and great-grandma, Missy is an amazing role-model for generations of mustang trainers.
Missy’s horse is a 4-year-old mare, Fallon, from Triple B, Nevada.
Missy met her future husband by hiring him to help her train her horse. This relationship paid off and Joe and Missy have been married for 29 years. A preschool teacher by day, Missy still finds the energy to follow her passion of training and riding horses in the evenings and on weekends. As a mother, grandma and great-grandma, Missy is an amazing role-model for generations of mustang trainers.
Missy’s horse is a 4-year-old mare, Fallon, from Triple B, Nevada.
Healing Horses, Humans & Habitat
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Montana Reins of Hope is located at Mallard Ridge Ranch in the beautiful valley of Missoula, Montana. Located on 400 acres and bordered by the Clark Fork river, views of the Mission Mountains, and host to abundant wildlife make this an ideal setting for to experience nature, healing and learning.
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Our horses are typically mustangs. We believe that high-quality training helps to ensure that these horses will have a high-quality life in a forever home. Join us and follow their journey here and on our Facebook page.
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Programs & Events
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Learn how to train horses with us.
WILD2RIDEFeaturing Joe Misner’s Wild2Ride curriculum, you will learn what motivates and influences the horse and how your communication with the horse impacts their behaviors.
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BECOMING A LEADERUsing Wild2Ride 5 C’s – Calm, Confident, Caring, Clear and Consistent - you will learn what it takes to be an effective leader for the horse.
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HORSES & HOUSINGOur horses range from wild mustangs to the well-seasoned. We have horses for all abilities. We can also assist in finding housing options for you.
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