Marisela Zapata of San Saba, Texas, is the newest member of the Mustang Heritage Foundation’s Youth Employment Program. Zapata is taking part in the 12-week work-from-school program."For this program I will learn the history of Mustang’s and why there is such an awareness with them. I will make a presentation to elementary students as well as an adult group of people informing them on the history, their problems, and how we can help. Through the Mustang Heritage Foundation, I will hope to raise awareness about Mustangs to the public." Marisela commented. Marisela Zapata is the 17-year-old daughter of Joey Zapata and Cecilia Huron. She is a senior at San Saba High School, where she is involved in FFA, band, and varsity softball. She has a passion for horses and hopes to share this with others.“I have grown up in a small town so I have always been around horses. Even though I do not have my own I would love to learn about them and let other people know about the awareness and the problems with Mustangs.” — Marisela ZapataThe mission of the Mustang Heritage Foundation is to raise awareness of the American Mustang and to increase Mustangs adoptions across the country. The Mustang Heritage Foundation created the Youth Employment Program (with funding provided by the Bureau of Land Management’s Environmental Education division) and other youth programs to help showcase the recognized value of Mustangs and to give youth a place to connect to America’s equine legends - the Mustang. Since 2007, the Foundation’s adoption programs have been responsible for nearly 3,000 adoption programs of trained Mustangs. For more information about the training, adoption, youth and other Mustang programs presented by the Mustang Heritage Foundation, visitwww.mustangheritagefoundation.org