Thank you so much Robert. I appreciate the infor. I had the vet explain it to me but maybe it was because I was still upset...I just simply didn't understand...
Thank you so much Robert. I appreciate the infor. I had the vet explain it to me but maybe it was because I was still upset...I just simply didn't understand...
The vet told me it is a condition brought on for various reasons where their esophagus closes up tight. Kinda like strangles in a way but it's definitely not...
Dan, Thank you for this info- this is exactly why I joined this group. This is a perfect example of the old saying that knowledge is power. I do hope I never...
I joined this group soon after getting my first equine a few years ago, Junior. He is a big old Belgium and mammoth draft mule that I learned to ride on. Now...
Since I have owned Junior I have used several different kinds of bits. At my old teachers urging I started with him with a curb bit but we had an accident a...
I use a product called Super suBstitUTE. It is an herbal product that comes in liquid or powder with very powerful anti inflammatories. It has made the...
I was reading a post where mentioning a ride in Crescent City. I got so excited thinking I can come by, meet mule people, see mules, because there is a...
My big mule is 20 and he's fit as a newborn. I have another one the same age though that is not in good shape at all. He was rode hard and put away wet too...
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Jerilyn kapus
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Apr 1, 2006 3:56 pm
I too have an older mule with problems. I have had him for 7 going on 8 years now. I have never done anything to hurt him but as tense as he is when I am...
... but we had an accident a couple years ago that nearly took his tongue off and I switched to a snaffle bit. My neighbor said it is a tom Thumb that I use....
Jerilyn, We have minis so don't even ride ,but found your report very interesting. Please report back in with more after your next session. Nancy Summer...
... If you are in fact using a Tom Thumb bit you are not using a snaffle bit. The Tom Thumb is a short shank broken curb bit and is strongly recommended...
AAARGG! I didn't read my message well enough before sending it!!!!! I said <<<.........He has an article on that bit (on his web <<<site???) where he really...
I have heard that Brad Cameron and Craig Cameron are brothers. Does anybody know if this is true? Judi ... From: Lisa To: MulesOnly@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Hello everyone, I am located in Central Washington (Yakima) and wondering if there is anyone out there planning a trip from the Southern Oregon area (Grants...
Because I was thrown a few years ago, and now have some confidence issues...when I read this part, my heart stopped and I thought..."this is like reading a...
Here's an article from Mark Rashid on tom thumb bits http://www.markrashid.com/The%20Trouble%20with%20Tom%20Thumb.htm I agree - I don't like how they twist and...
Julie, congratulations on your first how with Al. There are hardly any mules in my area either so I am ususally the only mule at any given event. Haven't gone...
We had a good day for several reasons yesterday. I was picking up a friend and trailer us to ride with some other friends. I got my truck stuck in my friends...
Much better! Whatever you did, it worked great! Thanks! And, yes, please do resend the others also... or at least send them to me if you don't want to...
I would hope that no-one could, or would even try, to sue others on a trail ride... but, BCHC is very cautious about the insurance thing... so, has made rules...
Well, I was going to try and make it to the CADAMA play day with my mule and my Mustang, but the weather has been so terrible, that my animals are now living...
The bit my neighbor calls a tom Thumb is a jointed mouthpiece with long bars on the sides. It had the D ring in the center for attaching the reignes and...
... This sounds like a full cheek snaffle. Like the one shown here on the left? http://www.markrashid.com/The%20Trouble%20with%20Tom%20Thumb.htm ... Use a...
