Photo Gallery: Young man is a veteran at training difficult wild Mustangs

Roberto Flores, 20 of Burbank, warms up a formerly wild six-year old Mustang horse he calls Lucky Little Sparrow, during a morning workout in Sunland on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The Mustang was caught by the Bureau of Land Management in Owyhee, Nevada six months ago and given to Flores to train for an event called Extreme Mustang Makeover after an application for the horse was approved three months ago. In the last three months, Flores has trained the horse from completely wild to being able to saddle it, ride it and train it in a variety of tasks. After the competition, which includes handling, trail and maneuver, the horse will be put up for auction and adoption.

Roberto Flores, 20 of Burbank, warms up a formerly wild six-year old Mustang horse he calls Lucky Little Sparrow, during a morning workout in Sunland on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The Mustang was caught by the Bureau of Land Management in Owyhee, Nevada six months ago and given to Flores to train for an event called Extreme Mustang Makeover after an application for the horse was approved three months ago. In the last three months, Flores has trained the horse from completely wild to being able to saddle it, ride it and train it in a variety of tasks. After the competition, which includes handling, trail and maneuver, the horse will be put up for auction and adoption.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Photo Gallery: Young man is a veteran at training difficult wild Mustangs

Roberto Flores, 20 of Burbank, trains a formerly wild six-year old Mustang horse he calls Lucky Little Sparrow, during a morning workout in Sunland on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The Mustang was caught by the Bureau of Land Management in Owyhee, Nevada six months ago and given to Flores to train for an event called Extreme Mustang Makeover after an application for the horse was approved three months ago. In the last three months, Flores has trained the horse from completely wild to being able to saddle it, ride it and train it in a variety of tasks. After the competition, which includes handling, trail and maneuver, the horse will be put up for auction and adoption.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Young man is a veteran at training difficult wild Mustangs

Roberto Flores, 20 of Burbank, trains this formerly wild six-year old Mustang horse he calls Lucky Little Sparrow, showing the branding that documents the animal, during a morning workout in Sunland on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The Mustang was caught by the Bureau of Land Management in Owyhee, Nevada six months ago and given to Flores to train for an event called Extreme Mustang Makeover after an application for the horse was approved three months ago. In the last three months, Flores has trained the horse from completely wild to being able to saddle it, ride it and train it in a variety of tasks. After the competition, which includes handling, trail and maneuver, the horse will be put up for auction and adoption. The brand indicates that it was US government property, its age (year of birth), the state it was brought to after capture and a unique four-digit number.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Young man is a veteran at training difficult wild Mustangs

Roberto Flores, 20 of Burbank, trains a formerly wild six-year old Mustang horse he calls Lucky Little Sparrow, during a morning workout in Sunland on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The Mustang was caught by the Bureau of Land Management in Owyhee, Nevada six months ago and given to Flores to train for an event called Extreme Mustang Makeover after an application for the horse was approved three months ago. In the last three months, Flores has trained the horse from completely wild to being able to saddle it, ride it and train it in a variety of tasks. After the competition, which includes handling, trail and maneuver, the horse will be put up for auction and adoption.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Young man is a veteran at training difficult wild Mustangs

Roberto Flores, 20 of Burbank, trains a formerly wild six-year old Mustang horse he calls Lucky Little Sparrow, during a morning workout in Sunland on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The Mustang was caught by the Bureau of Land Management in Owyhee, Nevada six months ago and given to Flores to train for an event called Extreme Mustang Makeover after an application for the horse was approved three months ago. In the last three months, Flores has trained the horse from completely wild to being able to saddle it, ride it and train it in a variety of tasks. After the competition, which includes handling, trail and maneuver, the horse will be put up for auction and adoption.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Young man is a veteran at training difficult wild Mustangs

Roberto Flores, 20 of Burbank, who trains a formerly wild six-year old Mustang horse he calls Lucky Little Sparrow, speaks about his experience during a morning workout in Sunland on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The Mustang was caught by the Bureau of Land Management in Owyhee, Nevada six months ago and given to Flores to train for an event called Extreme Mustang Makeover after an application for the horse was approved three months ago. In the last three months, Flores has trained the horse from completely wild to being able to saddle it, ride it and train it in a variety of tasks. After the competition, which includes handling, trail and maneuver, the horse will be put up for auction and adoption.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)