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Frank Bell is another friend and professional gentler, from Utah. He volunteers his time yearly at these events.
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Willis Lamm, famed Fire Chief and Mustang Gentler from California, is the founder of the LRTC group who actually organizes these clinics.
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John Sharp, one of my heroes, is from Oregon. He is also one of the Clinicians who volunteer their time, as do I, at these BLM sponsored Gentling Clinics.
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The 'Navajo Circle' I use when I have enough people I can trust to remain calm. We don't necessarily *Contain* the mustang. In fact, if she needs to bolt and escape we let her through. However, one of us will instantly re-appear in front of her. Finally she decides to see what we are all about. --Don't try it at home, it can be dangerous!!
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Janet Neal, an official with the BLM Wild Horse Program, has apparently been eating Blueberry Muffins again !!!
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And she turns around to meet another human. That's me with the hat --- everyone else has on a helmet.
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At first I will often use a thin rope attached to a Parelli Carrot-Stick --- to gently toss over the mustangs back. Eventually, this gets him used to being touched, all over, by strange things. He decides that he doesn't need to kick-out or bolt away.
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This year's Poker Haltering did not work out. Somehow, we chose a horse who had no innate, sustained, curiosity as do most mustangs. Thus, this one wandered off and stayed away from us. That's Willis Lamm and Frank Bell with me.
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