Horse Whisperer

I had a pretty cool assignment today. I got to photograph a local guy, Steve Hayden, who is a horse trainer participating in Extreme Mustang Makeover. Here's how it works: wild Mustangs are corralled out west and given to horse trainers around the country for 90 days. At end of that period, trainers show off their newly trained Mustangs to compete for money. "The trained Mustangs will be judged on conditioning, groundwork and a 'Horse Course' which represents maneuvers and obstacles found in trail and recreational riding situations," according to their website.