... R........or anyone else who wants to comment. Is being heavy on the front end a common situation with mules and donkeys? That was certainly Francis'...
Mike, I'd find you a mentor that you can ride with. That way they can watch you ride and make suggestions and act as a safety net in case something happens. ...
It does seem to be. Rhonda ... R........or anyone else who wants to comment. Is being heavy on the front end a common situation with mules and donkeys? That...
No age is to late. However I have been doing this for some time and I love my donkeys very much. I have made raising and training them my life work, and I am...
I will be attending an auction on Friday there are supposed to be mules available for auction. I am not looking for a show mule I am wanting one to ride. Are...
Thanks Victoria.I'm certain that I'll get plenty of suggestions... My wife rides English and I'll probably end up going with her and her Fox Hunt friends once...
... I'm not mule expert since I've only owned one mule and that for only 4 months, but I ride Emma Jane in full cheek snaffle with no problem. I've actually...
If you know the short comings to look for in horses and donkeys then you know what to look for in mules. Nothing specific to them that you'd not find in a...
Would you believe Stretch, my now show/trailriding mule, came in that when I bought him as a 3 yr old! He was my first real mule since the others I had were...
Just wondering... how do you solder lariat? Rhonda ... The only moderation I made to it was to soder a lariat noseband on it. I will be sodering a lariat nose...
Good for you Mike, just go for it. If you can't get any kind of guarantee, which surprises me somewhat, at least get a vet out to give you a pre-purchase...
Hi Hal, You can work with your mule to get him/her to work more off their hind end by using a fence and turning into it.... go down the fence (not right on...
... Koko has lived with us and Paddy for 3 months. He's 4 years old. He lived since 6 months old with a couple in Carver,MA (near Cape Cod). The man ...
... Sorry for quoting the entire message, but was difficult to decide what to leave out! Our ponymule, 4 year old Kokopelli, has knock knees and is splay...
Thank you. That is exactly what I was wanting to know. We have had both good and bad experiences with auctions. Which has taught us to be more carefull. We...
Gosh, Hal...we have three mules and none are heavy on the front end...just think it is a specific of certain individuals and how they are built....and of...
As I have said before I am only informed on raising and training donkeys. However yesterday I spoke to my vet and he informed me that all equines can and...
But, with the ones I've had it's been much easier for me to get the horses to be collected than the mules, even though they can all get there. Rhonda ... Gosh,...
I'd get a new vet! And send him Deb Bennett's information! Sounds like he's not "up" on the newest information that's available... Rhonda ... As I have said...
... No one's saying that someone who starts putting weight on their youngsters at 2 doesn't care about them, although some of us are suggesting that those who...
I'm glad to see that this is a good discussion going on. However, I think some may be missing the boat slightly (don't flame me yet). I was a vet tech for...
... And now Dr. Bennett, at least, is saying that the spine matures way later than the knees, so xraying the knees may not tell you much about when the spinal...
I agree with Rhonda. Dr. Bennett's widely published and re-published article, "Timing and Rate of Skeletal Maturation in Horses" is available on-line at: ...
The old school of thought was to x-ray the knees and when they were closed then it was safe to start putting weight on the animal. However, the new school of...
