Ramzi Hughes - Working with Mustangs

We're talking to Ramzi Hughes, Anchor Brand Ranch. I wanted to ask you about your philosophy of working with horses.   "What we do, I kind of narrow my favorite breeds down to the American Quarter Horse and a regular old Mustang. That's kind of a mixture of what we've got. Those Mustangs are tough and they go like crazy and the kids can break them and ride them and use them for ranch horses, but they are not the athlete that an American Quarter Horse is when it comes to the rodeo events and team roping that we like to do in the arenas."   "So everything's got its place, and we like our American Quarter Horse for our team roping and our rodeo events, and then for some of the ranch work, these kids sure have fun and do good on some of them hard-footed Mustangs. The Mustangs don't really stand up against the Quarter Horses. Not when it comes to athletic ability, speed, sliding, stopping, they just don't. They might walk faster, like out on the ranch, they walk faster and be a little more sure-footed in the rocks, but just to be honest and realistic, and we've tested it out, they just are not the athlete in the arena. They don't have the start and go and stop speed. Each has its place."   That was Ramzi Hughes from Anchor Brand Ranch with our co-host David Woodruff.