John and wife, Karin Usko, are the co-founders of California Breakfast Burritos a non-profit dedicated to finding useful homes for captured wild burros. Through patience, trust, and matching owners with the right burros we are able to help many each year. John and Karin gentle BLM burros, rehab many others, and always seek ways to […]
Cynthia Nielsen is a Certified Trauma-Informed Equine Trainer primarily working with fearful burros and their owners. A veterinarian of 39 years, barefoot trimmer for 20 years, and training for 10 years. As an equine vet and farrier I focused on laminitis cases and educating owners on how to properly feed equines with metabolic issues. In […]
Karin grew up in El Salvador riding a mule and later horses. Since 2012, I have lived here where “friends” convinced me to train BLM burros. One of the founders of California Breakfast Burritos, a non-profit association dedicated to finding useful homes for captured wild burros. At California Breakfast Burritos, we know that sometimes all […]
Perhaps my greatest of equine teachers has been the American Mustang. Mustang training can be an incredibly humbling experience as they do not readily hand you their trust and their heart. You must earn it. In 2011 I began competing in Extreme Mustang Makeover events which require trainers to work with a Mustang for 3-4 […]
Haley Esteves is 19 years old and currently a student at Sierra College. She has been around and riding horses her entire life because her both her parents are farriers and her mother also is a trainer. Haley started her first horse when she was 13. Today she competes in reining with him. Haley started […]
Wild Heart Restart Ranch, located in Cotati, CA, and is a place for Off the Track Thoroughbreds, BLM Mustangs, and any soul who needs a restart in life. We believe that everyone deserves a chance to survive and thrive. We strive to let each animal take a break, decompress and begin a new career using […]
