The Advisory Board
Thank you to our inaugural Advisory Board. They were a vital part of our initial conversations and a sounding board for the development of the Mustang Classic event. We relied on their expertise and their experience with mustangs and mustang competitions.
(May 2023 - July 2023)
Elisa Wallace
Elisa Wallace is a 5 star three-day event rider, YouTuber, and advocate for American Mustang adoption, off the track thoroughbreds, rider safety, and women in sport. She was listed as an alternate for the 2016 US Olympic team, and continues to work toward achieving her life-long dream of representing the USA in international competition. Elisa is passionate about her work with American mustangs, aimed at demonstrating the potential of this misunderstood breed by developing one up to the Advanced level in the sport of three-day eventing.
(May 2023 - July 2023)
Mirca Crew
Originally from the Czech Republic, Mirka has spent 25 years training horses for public, competing in western disciplines such as stock horse, versatility, and western dressage. Additionally, she is a veteran Extreme Mustang Makeover competitor and Top 10 finalist and has competed in and judged many liberty competitions. Mirka spends her time outside of competition teaching clinics, private lessons and has been helping young trainers gain their experience and education by putting a solid foundation on a horse. As a trainer, she seeks lightness and responsiveness in her horses as well as connection, harmony, and athletic posture with each horse.
(May 2023 - July 2023)
Bonnie Miller
Bonnie is an approved judge for AQHA, NRHA, NRCHA, NSBA, APHA, PtHA, ApHC, and PHBA.. She earned a B.S. degree in Chemistry and taught High School Chemistry for several years before becoming a full-time horse trainer. She was extremely fortunate to ride talented horses, coach motivated riders, and enjoyed a very successful career. Her lengthy experience as a self-employed farm owner/horse trainer (1978-1999) gave her the practical knowledge to be effective in her previous role as the Director of Western Studies and the Chair of the Equine Science Department at Morrisville State College. She judges horse shows all over the World. She has judged several World Shows and major events in seven different countries. She has also been a frequent contributor to periodicals such as Horse and Rider and the Paint Horse Journal.
In an effort to create and facilitate Mustang only discipline-specific competitions Mustang Champions will solicit for advice and input from industry professionals in the form of an Advisory Board. Generally, an advisory board is a group of experts who offer unbiased advice to an organization to help it achieve its goals. Advisory boards can be found in corporations, nonprofits, and associations. Serving in an advisory position will not give you an advantage or limit you from competing in Mustang Champions programs or events as you will not be privy to proprietary information. If you are interested in supporting the efforts of Mustang Champions by serving in an advisory position, please email Matt Manroe - matt.manroe@mustangchampions.org.