Subject: [MulesOnly] Hello, I am new to the list ... Welcome Mule Mom, What a great name--Cadbury--I love it. It sometimes takes a while for the mule to trust...
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Sharon Root
mulelady@...
Dec 1, 1999 2:01 pm
... attractive ... That is so true. You all have had people ask you, "Are mules really stubborn?" I'm almost getting to resent that question, except it gives...
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Sharon Root
mulelady@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 1, 1999 2:11 pm
... she was just "thinking"> what the mule should do, not asking with seat, legs or reins. Not "REINS" but the hands attached to them, sorry....
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Kris Anderson
kande04@xxxx.xxxx
Dec 1, 1999 2:51 pm
... Well y'know, there is something to that. *Calm*, steady exercise can be a big help in getting a mule to settle, and the trot is a very good gait for that....
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Michele Murphy
mule@xxx.xxxx
Dec 1, 1999 3:30 pm
<Deb, mule mom :)> Hi, Deb. Welcome to the list. What state do you live in? I live in Nevada. I am in agreement with not formal training a mule until they...
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Michele Murphy
mule@xxx.xxxx
Dec 1, 1999 3:41 pm
Julie, there are some mules for sale at this website. They have a beautiful molly buckskin at the top of the ads now that is in California. What part of Nevada...
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Jenny Eberhardt
deakinga@xxxxx.xxxx
Dec 1, 1999 4:07 pm
... Sweetie and Willie are nervous wrecks if we take either one of them out alone, but as long as they have ... ...
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Roote2t@xxx.xxx
Dec 1, 1999 5:13 pm
This is a real nice group of people, I am fairly new myself. You joined the right list! My mule, Magic, came from the Midwest - and the first few bicycles she...
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Roberta Frederick
endofroadranch@...
Dec 1, 1999 5:02 pm
... Hi Sharon, I have a great fondness for older animals but the mules and donkeys particularly. There is a special wisdom in their eyes. If they have had ...
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Roberta Frederick
endofroadranch@xxx.xxxx
Dec 1, 1999 5:54 pm
... Very good thoughts on this subject, Kris. Although it seems to be difficult for many to realize until it is pointed out and even then I think folks can be...
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two_mules@...
Dec 1, 1999 5:55 pm
... ______________________ Funny indeed. I have had days, like any other, when I wanted to go for a ride and went down to the barn to find an ornery, silly...
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Roberta Frederick
endofroadranch@xxx.xxxx
Dec 1, 1999 5:58 pm
... Hi Jenny, Welcome to the list. Speaking of lists, I'll bet the folks here good give you a long list of reasons to have two mules. :-) Roberta Joshua Tree,...
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two_mules@xxxxxxxxxx....
Dec 1, 1999 6:01 pm
... __________ Took a ride Saturday and out in the Mountain Park, around a bend, came a runner, a lone man, and the 2 mules flipped a 180°!! Only thing that...
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Roberta Frederick
endofroadranch@xxx.xxxx
Dec 1, 1999 6:19 pm
... We have one that was terrible when we first got her but it seemed to be because she had been confined in a small area for a long time, not ridden or worked...
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KTLYN63750@xxx.xxx
Dec 1, 1999 6:37 pm
Hey, We started JD under saddle and he has been absolutely an angel since the first time. We have trail ridden a lot and worked some in the front yard (the...
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KTLYN63750@...
Dec 1, 1999 6:45 pm
My thoroughbred "tests" people often. If I hold him for horseshoes, he is an absolute angel. If someone else holds him when I am in the barn, angel. If I am...
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Roberta Frederick
endofroadranch@...
Dec 1, 1999 6:44 pm
... Yes, I love that mule. ... Good for you! I so enjoy hearing about you and Darla and the joy you have in your relationship. I change directs, back up jog...
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Roote2t@...
Dec 1, 1999 6:58 pm
... or worked and I think she developed that as a way of soothing and/or entertaining herself. << A few years ago they opened a new polar bear exhibit at the...
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Kris Anderson
kande04@...
Dec 1, 1999 7:08 pm
... we first met. He thought my horse was an absolute angel...After one ride, I had to leave and he was left to load up the horses and take them home. When...
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Roberta Frederick
endofroadranch@...
Dec 1, 1999 7:07 pm
... Hi Katie, I think it is probably very similar behavior. I am very happy the behavior, in this case, has lessened because to me that indicates that she is...
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Roote2t@...
Dec 1, 1999 7:11 pm
<< Did you go on the ride the San Diego unit had? How was it? >> I didn't know about any ride? Did I? Anyway, I musta missed it. Katie...
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Roberta Frederick
endofroadranch@...
Dec 1, 1999 7:19 pm
... Hi Mule Mom, Welcome. Lurking is always a good idea at first. It gives you a chance to see what a list is like. We have a very pleasant group of people...
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Roberta Frederick
endofroadranch@...
Dec 1, 1999 7:44 pm
... LOL! oops, I thought you were the one who was going on the ride and work party. I suffer from CRS sometimes. Roberta...
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Kris Anderson
kande04@...
Dec 1, 1999 7:33 pm
... I think the biggest problem for many of us is that we've been taught, right from the beginning, that we have to be tough with horses or they'll walk all...
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Jenny Eberhardt
deakinga@...
Dec 1, 1999 7:06 pm
... start Cadbury. Most info I have come across says not to start formal training until age three. >> Hi Deb My husband had a Tennessee Walking Horse (his...
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Roberta Frederick
endofroadranch@...
Dec 1, 1999 8:39 pm
... My friends are always pushing me to get her on the ... Michele, You and Maeve have a great thing started. For those of you who don't know, Michele had her...
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Roote2t@...
Dec 1, 1999 8:49 pm
No, you're right, I WAS going - I had to cancel at the last minute due to terminal overload stress condition. NEXT TIME! Katie...
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Lou Moore
onemoore@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 1, 1999 11:21 pm
Jeanette, Hi, I haven't written in on many things but I saw your pawing note and thought I'd send this. I train mules and horses for a living and ...
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Roberta Frederick
endofroadranch@xxx.xxxx
Dec 2, 1999 12:13 am
... Phew, I'm glad you told me that. I thought I was having a senior moment or something. :-) Roberta...
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jtaylor@xxxxxxx.xxx
Dec 2, 1999 2:18 am
... I am in Carson City Nv. I also want a Molly. Julie...
