This October, the Mustang Heritage Foundation (MHF) will gather the country's mustang and burro community at the inaugural Wild Mustang & Burro Finals — a championship for the trainers, owners and adopters who have turned wild-bred horses into willing partners.

The Finals will run October 21–24, 2026 at Hoosier Horse Park in Edinburgh, Indiana, consolidating MHF's most recognized past competitions — the Extreme Mustang Makeover, the Mustang Heritage Spectacular, and TIP Challenges — under a single championship banner. But the event is built to be more than a horse show. It's an event with a mission.

The Finals are designed to put well-trained mustangs or burros in front of the riders and disciplines most likely to want one — and to grow long-term adoption rates by changing how the broader equine industry sees these animals.