"This is considered the real deal on helping mustangs, so we use the term outpost," said Meduna of his non-profit called Three Strikes Ranch.

Meduna followed in his grandfather's footsteps, falling in love with mustangs at an early age.

Today he takes in dozens of wild horses that have gone up for adoption through government programs, but failed.

"I think coming here and being trained it gives them the chance to have a good life with another owner," said Meduna.

Three Strikes stands for the number of times the horses have been up for adoption. Meduna keeps 200 to 300 horses on his 2,000-acre ranch at a time and trains each one as they come in.

"A mustang is not a horse that wants to sit in a stall all day. It's a horse that wants to be outdoors and wants to work," he said.

The horses come first. "I'll feed them before I feed myself," Meduna admits.

The days are long on Three Stikes Ranch. Meduna rises before the sun, and works with the mustangs all day.

"Once you figure out their different personalities you can start to train them," he said.

Meduna walks out into a herd that just arrived three days earlier. He just stands there as the horses come to him.

"I just little by little, start to put my hands on them, and eventually they look at me like the lead horse," Meduna said.

Grooming is crucial to the training process. Meduna also cuts their manes when they arrive to connect with them. In two weeks, a wild horse can be fully trained.

"A mustang is an athletic animal that has a lot of endurance that will go out of its way to please its owner," said Meduna.

Still, many people opt for domestic horses instead.

Meduna hopes to show the public through his work that mustangs can be very versatile and are highly trainable.  

"All the misconceptions out there that say you can never the wild out of them - it's not true," he said.

To find out more about Three Strikes visit: http://www.3-strikesranch.com/.