Education & Mentorship
for YOUR Wild Horse Journey
Great Escape Mustangs offers education, mentorship, and training support for every stage of the journey. Whether you are considering adopting a Mustang, living with a wild horse already, looking for personalized training guidance, or simply wanting to learn from an experienced trainer, there is a place for you here.
FIND THE RIGHT OFFERING FOR YOU
Three months of structured coaching for you and your wild horse.
The Wild Horse Partnership Program™ is our signature mentorship experience for Mustang owners who want to make meaningful progress with their horse.
This program goes beyond answering individual questions. Together, we look at the full picture—your horse, your communication, your goals, your environment, and the places where you may feel stuck. You will receive personalized guidance, accountability, and a path forward built around the horse in front of you.
Inside WHPP, we may work on:
Building trust and creating safety
Reading your horse’s body language
Understanding thresholds and nervous-system responses
Developing clear, fair communication
Applying positive and negative reinforcement ethically
Working through fear, resistance, or uncertainty
Creating a customized training plan
Building your confidence and practical skills
Strengthening the relationship beneath the training
Best for: Mustang owners who want ongoing training support, deeper partnership, consistent accountability, and a personalized plan for lasting progress.
Wild Horse Partnership Program™
General MUSTANG
Mentorship
One month of flexible, personalized support—with or without a horse.
Bring your questions, ideas, videos, challenges, and curiosities. This open-forum mentorship gives you direct access to an experienced Mustang coach without requiring you to follow a formal curriculum or training program.
Includes:
Four private 30-minute coaching sessions
Text access to your coach between sessions
Personalized conversation and feedback
The freedom to bring your videos—or review ours
An open forum with no preset curriculum
Support whether or not you currently own a horse
Best for: General questions, problem-solving, preparation, second opinions, and personalized guidance outside of a structured training program.
Five focused days of live education offered twice each year.
The Ethical Wild Horse Training Intensive is a five-day virtual learning experience exploring the principles behind thoughtful, effective, and ethical training.
Together, we examine positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement through pressure and release, threshold-based training, and how these approaches can work together. The intensive combines education, practical examples, video review, troubleshooting, discussion, and live questions.
The intensive is offered:
Once during the winter
Once during the summer
Live online over five consecutive days
Topics include:
Ethical pressure and release
Positive reinforcement
Threshold-based training
When and why to use different approaches
Combining training methods thoughtfully
Recognizing signs of stress, processing, and readiness
Common training challenges
Participant video review and troubleshooting
Live questions and group discussion
Best for: Mustang owners, adopters, trainers, and horse people who want a concentrated educational experience and a stronger understanding of ethical training principles.
Ethical Wild Horse Training Intensive
A welcoming place to ask questions, meet our trainer, and learn about our approach.
Meet the Trainer Night is held once each quarter and offers an informal introduction to Great Escape Mustangs’ educational programs and training philosophy.
Come meet the trainer, hear how we approach wild and sensitive horses, ask your questions, and learn which offering may be the best fit for you.
You do not need to be enrolled in a program to attend.
Best for:
People considering adopting a Mustang
New or experienced Mustang owners
Anyone curious about our training philosophy
Those deciding between mentorship, WHPP, and the intensive
People who want to meet the trainer before enrolling
Held quarterly.
Meet the Trainer Night
WHICH OFFERING IS RIGHT FOR ME?
Choose General Mustang Mentorship if…
You want flexible, personalized support without a curriculum. You may or may not currently own a horse, and your questions may extend beyond training into tack, tools, husbandry, philosophy, adoption preparation, or general Mustang life.
Choose the Wild Horse Partnership Program™ if…
You currently have a Mustang and want a structured, three-month coaching relationship focused on training, communication, confidence, accountability, and measurable progress with your horse.
Choose the Five-Day Intensive if…
You want concentrated education in ethical training principles and the opportunity to learn through demonstrations, discussion, video review, and troubleshooting.
Attend Meet the Trainer Night if…
You are curious, have questions, want to understand our approach, or are not yet sure which educational offering is right for you.
UPCOMING EDUCATION & MENTORSHIP
