Deanna Owens, who won the auction to take Dakoda home, rides him out of the arena after the final day of the Extreme Mustang Makeover competition in Fort Worth, Texas.
Deanna Owens faces off with Dakoda during his sixth day of training for the Extreme Mustang Makeover in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Deanna Owens holds onto a lead rope as her new wild mustang, Dakoda, tries to pull away from her in Nacogdoches, Texas. Owens will have 124 days to break, train and show her mustangs in competition for the Extreme Mustang Makeover.
Deanna Owens greets Dakoda to start his his sixth day of training for the Extreme Mustang Makeover in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Wild mustangs roam around in pens in Decatur, Texas. Trainers will have 124 days to break, train and show these mustangs in competition for the Extreme Mustang Makeover.
Wild mustangs roam around in pens in Decatur, Texas. Trainers will have 124 days to break, train and show these mustangs in competition for the Extreme Mustang Makeover.
Deanna Owens works to put a saddle on Dakota during her fifth day training him for the Extreme Mustang Makeover in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Deanna Owens shows off a bruise on her leg from when a mustang kicked her while training for the Extreme Mustang Makeover in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Deanna Owens tries to lead her mustang, Dakoda, to a pond on her farm as a reward after she rode him for the first time in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Deanna Owens keeps a wary eye on her mustang, Dakoda, as she puts all her weight on him for the first time in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Deanna Owens takes a short break as she works to put a saddle on Dakoda for the first time during his sixth day of training for the Extreme Mustang Makeover in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Deanna Owens, who won the auction to take Dakoda home, hugs him after the final day of the Extreme Mustang Makeover competition in Fort Worth, Texas.
Deanna Owens loads Dakoda into her trailer to take him to an arena to train in Nacogdoches, Texas. Owens hopes that by changing Dakoda's training routine to include areas besides her farm, it will help prepare him to compete in September with spectators w
A wild mustang is chased into a loading area as Deanna Owens prepares to take him home to break and train the horse for the Extreme Mustang Makeover in Decatur Texas.
Deanna Owens meets the wild mustang number 7174, who she would eventually name Dakoda, before adopting him to train him for the Extreme Mustang Makeover in Decatur, Texas.
Deanna Owens stands between her two mustangs, Dakoda, left, and Rhett, right, in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Dakoda, left, who spooked and bolted from Deanna Owens during training, hesitantly follows Owens and her other horses as she tries to coax him back into his pen in Nacogdoches, Texas.
While riding another horse, Deanna Owens holds onto the lead rope of her mustang, Dakoda, as she trains with him in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Tears stream down Deanna Owens' face as she prepares to ride Dakoda to auction during the final day of the Extreme Mustang Makeover competition in Fort Worth, Texas. Owens, who wants to adopt Dakoda herself, will have to outbid others to take him home.
Deanna Owens gives Dakota a drink after working with him during their fifth day of training for the Extreme Mustang Makeover in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Deanna Owens and Dakoda walk through a parking lot before competing in the first day of the Extreme Mustang Makeover competition in Fort Worth, Texas.
Deanna Owens laugh as Dakoda makes a face while waiting backstage to compete in the first day of the Extreme Mustang Makeover competition in Fort Worth, Texas.
Deanna Owens puts on her boots as she gets ready for the second day of the Extreme Mustang Makeover competition in Fort Worth, Texas.
Spectators watch as Deanna Owens rides Dakoda during the second day of the Extreme Mustang Makeover competition in Fort Worth, Texas.
Deanna Owens, left, gets a hug from her father, Thomas Owens, after she showed her mustang, Dakoda, in the first day of the Extreme Mustang Makeover competition in Fort Worth, Texas.
Deanna Owens warms up with Dakoda before the second day of the Extreme Mustang Makeover competition in Fort Worth, Texas.
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