In 2014, Gary Peterson lost his life to Ataxia. Leaving behind a desire in his son to live life courageously, like his father.
To honor Gary Peterson, Trent Peterson, along with his 3 adopted mustangs riding north along the PCT, a 2,659-mile-long trail stretching from Mexico to Canada, in the summer 2017. Trent rides to raise awareness and money for the ataxia foundation which funds research projects to one day stop the hereditary disease. To complete this ride, Trent will use Mustangs
adopted, gentled and trained by himself. In doing so, he hopes to
raise awareness for the challenges our wild horses face both
in the wild and in holding facilities.
In order to live courageously and honor the life and
opportunities that Ataxia took from Gary, Trent turns
to the mountains and the mustangs. He will go
back to when life wasn’t as plush and so
domesticated; when life didn’t exist in the
borders of a fence line but ran wild
across the harsh, unforgiving West. He
rides to give hope to those who need
some, to give a voice to those who
have none and to educate along
the way. He rides for Gary, he rides
for the Mustangs, and he rides for
the wild in us all.