Brighton cowboy saving mustangs, one saddle at a time

BRIGHTON, Colo. (KDVR) — At Woodchip Farms, there is a very good reason a horse in an exercise pen has no rider on its saddle: It’s because he is a mustang.

“A mustang is a wild horse in the United States that is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. They are the mutts of the horse community,” said Woodchip Farms horse trainer Devin Williams.

Williams looks, talks and even rides like the famous TV cowboy Rip from the series Yellowstone. But he's no actor. Devon Williams is the real deal. He breaks and trains wild Colorado horses.

Williams is a horse trainer and ranch manager at Woodchip Farms in Brighton. And he's more comfortable in a saddle than on the ground.

The mustang comes from Spanish, Arabian and North American breeds of horses, but they all have one thing in common.

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