Soloist Amanda Morgan (foreground) performs with Pacific Northwest Ballet company and student dancers during a rehearsal of Act 1 of "The Sleeping Beauty" on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, in Seattle, Wash.
M. Scott Brauer
To Train A Mustang
In the Mustang Yearlings Washington Youth Mustang Madness, trainers receive a wild mustang from the Bureau of Land Management spend about five months preparing it for competition. They teach it to stand calmly with tack, respond to commands, ignore distractions, and sometimes be ridden, building a strong human-horse bond.
