PHOTO CREDIT: SCOTT KNUDSEN / THE COWBOY ENTREPRENEUR
Mustang Challenge / South Point Arena, Las Vegas NV, July 11-13, 2024 – the richest western discipline national mustang competition.
Mustang Champions, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management and Western Horseman, is proud to announce that the inaugural event will be streamed live and on-demand through RideTV. The livestream event will be hosted by none other than Scott Knudsen – The Cowboy Entrepreneur.
Scott is a hero and advocate for American mustangs in holding. His background and life experiences in western competitions and as a life coach / motivational speaker make him a prime personality to add insight and share information about mustangs in America.
The three-day Mustang Challenge event at South Point Arena will showcase previously wild mustangs competing in three preliminary classes – reining pattern, trail class and ranch riding. The finals event will be a freestyle competition showcasing just how versatile American mustangs can be.
$125,000 Total cash and prizes. $50,000 to the Champion.
The Mustang Challenge Las Vegas Schedule of Events are shown below:
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ABOUT SCOTT KNUDSEN
Scott Knudsen is not your ordinary 5th generation Texas cowboy with a business degree from Tarleton State University in Stephensville, TX. He has been struck by lightning (in his head, out of his hand), played a mixed doubles tennis tournament at the LA Forum with Billy Jean King and Martina Navratilova for Yonex, and became an award-winning national sales rep for a Fortune 50 company. Married with one daughter, Scott and his family live near Fredericksburg, TX.
Scott hosts the weekly Cowboy Entrepreneur Ⓡ show, which broadcasts worldwide on a dozen platforms—from iHeart to Spotify to Apple—and is featured on EQUINE NETWORK’S Horse Radio Network. Watch Cowboy Entrepreneur Ⓡ weekly on the Cowboy Entrepreneur YouTube Channel. Plus, don’t miss his EQUUS TV Show, ON THE ROAD WITH THE COWBOY ENTREPRENEUR, all year long.
In late summer, Scott will be filming an autobiography called LIGHTNING K RANCH (working title), where his life story will be brought to life on the Big Screen detailing his lightning survival story and the impact of Traumatic Brain Injury, Faith, and the power of family in this made-for-all drama by Award-Winning Producer, Rodney Stone! In August, he will release his upcoming book: YOU CAN’T CRACK THAT EGG TWICE, Sage Advice from a Real Texas Cowboy. On deck for later in the Fall is Scott’s second book, SOVEREIGN REIN, A Collection of 14 Real-Life Cowboy Stories.
Scott contributes to Performance Horse Digest, a National Publication with over 400,000 Print and Online Subscribers. Plus, an American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Professional Horseman and AQHA Ambassador. Scott is a Keynote Speaker and regular on the National CHRIST OVER CAREER Tour.
The goal of The Mustang Challenge is to showcase the skill and adaptability of the American mustang and the talented trainers that work with them in the Western discipline. The event will provide the public an opportunity to witness a mustang that has been given a foundation for success on its journey from government holding to private ownership.
The Mustang Challenge is open to exhibitors (ages 18 and older) that have adopted or purchased a BLM mustang between September 8th, 2023 and April 1st, 2024. Exhibitors must adopt or purchase their mustang from approved BLM Wild Horse & Burro facilities, approved satellite events, the Wild Horse & Burro Online Corral or any approved facility. All mustangs should be registered with Mustang Champions after adoption or purchase. As an exhibitor you will be able to compete with up to two mustangs.You do not need to be the adopter or owner of the mustang to compete. All exhibitors must complete the Mustang Trainer Readiness Curriculum prior to entering the Mustang Challenge completion. All exhibitors must show proof of pre-Challenge show competition experience prior to the Challenge competition July 11-13, 2024.