Diane has dedicated her life-long learning interests to promoting her love of horses through her programs that promote education with the American Mustang and a Miniature Horse 

Nevada Joe is the “Official Horse Ambassador” for NARHA and is featured on WAHL Clipper Equine packaging 

His story is unique as he was born in 1995 and roamed the mountains above Lake Tahoe for the first 6 years of his life as a wild mustang.  He was adopted through the BLM Wild Horse project and began a journey of becoming domesticated for our equine society.   

Featured for 12 consecutive months in Horse Illustrated Magazine

Traveled the Midwest and performed an act at the Dodge Worlds Toughest Rodeo’s

Relocated from  Sterling, IL to Darby, MT and become experienced in a wide variety of equine disciplines, that range from barrel racing clinics, trick horse training, team roping, goat tying, extreme cowboy race and mounted shooting.  During all of these equine training disciplines he was also preparing for his biggest role of his lifetime, becoming a therapeutic riding horse

Traveled from coast to coast appearing at all 3 Equine Affaires located in Massachusetts  – Ohio – California, Farm Progress Shows in Iowa and Illinois , Mills Fleet Farm Days in Wisconsin, Murdoch Store Locations in Wyoming & Montana,  VA Hospital in Tomah, WI, MT Muscular Dystrophy Camp in Harve, MT and Youth Camps at Camp Mak a Dream, Drummond, MT.

 He has participated in hundreds of educational venues that help people understand therapy riding and the benefits

 He is also diverse and athletic that he still competes in events and most recently won the 2009 SL1 Cowgirl Division @ the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Finals in Amarillo, TX

Nevada Joe has been featured  on a variety of RFD-TV programs throughout the years.  He competed for 3 years in the televised Corn Maze Shootout held in Deer Groove, IL  which he won with Diane and team mate Chad Little.

Inducted into the Wild Horse and Burro Hall of Fame

Nevada Joe along with Diane’s husband Ernie developed the WAHL “Dare to Shootouts” which are conducted across the country and also held at the CMSA National Finals in Tunica, MS and World Finals in Amarillo, TX

We are proud to announce that the SuperHorse Championships has added a program that will include Nevada Joe and local NARHA Centers across the country at their upcoming events

This is truly an amazing story as Nevada Joe was given a second chance and now he is giving back as hundreds of students ride him each year in his WAHL Dare to Dream program and all the venues he attends.

Nevada Joe is an American Living Legend

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