Last Chance Mustang: The Story of One Horse, One Horseman, and One Final Shot at Redemption

Bornstein, a lawyer who spends his spare time training horses, is known in the horse-owning community for his accomplishments with difficult equine clients. Samson proves to be his most challenging pupil ever. Formerly a free-roaming mustang, Samson is still wild and has suffered years of abuse. He doesn't get along with humans or other animals and is considered impossible to train. Bornstein is successful where others have failed, thanks to infinite patience and a thorough understanding of the horse's psyche. The "Samson Experience" proved to be as meaningful for the trainer as it was for the horse. The story of Samson is interspersed with the history of the Bureau of Land Management's wild horse management program, which was designed to ensure the safety of such populations while protecting rangelands, but it has gained a reputation for being ill conceived and mismanaged.