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There’s nothing better than riding a good mule on a beautiful scenic trail ride with people that you choose to be around.  That is the ultimate goal of so many riders.  Most of the time, there’s not b...

Some mules can sit in the pasture with extensive amounts of time off.  You can saddle up and ride off like there was no time off at all.  Some mules cannot sit.  I have one of each.  My Molly mule can...

Have you ever found that one special mule that is the mule of a lifetime?  The one you will compare all other mules to for the rest of your life.  The one that if someone asked you who you loved the m...

E.I.A. are the initials for Equine Infectious Anemia.  A Coggins test is used to test for E.I.A.  When I was 8 years old and living in Texas, I had a life-changing lesson about just how deadly E.I.A. ...

With owning a trail facility, I get to see a lot of different mule and horse people throughout the year.  Lots of different levels of riders, lots of different equine, and lots of different confidence...

Whether the student is 55 or 5, they need to hear words of encouragement, honesty, and positive praise from their trainer.  The statements need to be heart felt and they need to be authentic.  You can...

The mounts that are used by the Mounted Police must be desensitized to everything!  That is exactly what Celeste Bennett and Brandy Von Holten did this summer while attending the National Mounted Poli...

Before I started competing on my horse, I thought I was a good rider. After my first competition, I questioned my ability to ever compete again.  To say I was humbled would be an understatement. I was...

What do you keep in your saddle bag when you are heading out for a trail ride?  Water?  Chapstick? Hoof pick?  Vet wrap?  Bear spray?  Pop tarts and cheetos?

Sometimes, no matter how prepared you are...

When I was a child, I cantered my horses everywhere!  Fear never entered my mind.  For at least three years of my life as a child, I wanted to become a jockey.  Now, with my plus sized jeans I have ou...

JoJo, a 9 year old Missouri Fox Trotter John mule, is rocking the mounted archery world!  A national mounted archery competition was held Oct 26-28, 2018 in Mora, Missouri. With mounted archery just n...

Let me give you a brief feel for my absolute favorite sport with my mule, mounted archery.  If you are right handed, you have your bow in your left hand.  Your stirrups are a little shorter than you a...