It is being held annually in September by the Mustang Champions organization, in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Competition includes dressage, show jumping, and arena cross country, as well as working equitation.
[2] The event was created "to showcase the skill and adaptability of the American mustang and the talented trainers that work with them in the English discipline".
The Wild Horse and Burro Program was created in 1971 by the Bureau of Land Management, part of the United States Department of the Interior.
The Foundation arranged for 100 horse trainers to spend 100 days training 100 mustangs fresh from the wild.
The following were the leaders for each of the classes:[8] After the freestyle finals competition, the winners were:[9][10] Elisa Wallace for her part was previously a top-10 finisher at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event in 2016, as well as an alternate for the U.S. Olympic Team.
[12] The 2024 event was covered by the EQUUS television network in a livestream featuring journalist Diana de Rosa.