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spirit of the west
For Erin, a mustang was part of a life long appreciation for the spirit of the West. “There is something about the Wild West heritage that they represent,” she said. It was also a challenge that she could not resist. Pearson grew up in Southwest Missouri as an avid horse enthusiast and trainer. “I was always the little kid sneaking into the horse field," she said. T used to try to jump on the horses bareback and ride them.” Training a mustang, Erin said, offered her a chance to befriend a horse straight out of the wild.
The Huffinans were having their own difficulties finding a trainer for their newly acquired mustang. After working unsuccessfully with one trainer, they sought out advise from Virginia’s horse community. “We couldn’t find anyone who would take it on," Huffman said. Finally one of Carol’s friends told her about Pearson. When they called her for more information, they were delighted to hear that she was working successfully with her own wild mustang.
“It’s not a brand name or any particular method of training," said Pearson practically, “It’s primarily about patience.” She said that it took many hours of sitting in the pen with the wild horse, before she was even allowed to touch her. “For a wild horse, everythtAg is dangerous,” said
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