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Horse Behavior and Training

Mules!

By:

powell1995

Date:

2013-Jul-15 at 05:17PM

Hi, so I'm from England and own a mule, you might not know that in England we practically have no information on them at all. So my mule is now 2. She is very attached to her field friends, I can take her out but she rears all the way their and and back, I've taught her that every time she rears or naps we walk in a circle which has helped a bit and she is in montys haulter. I just wondered if anyone has advice on how to train a mule, I have backed my other two youngsters who are coming along nicely, I just know Maisy is different. I was wondering how you would go about even starting her.
Obviously like I have said he is walked out alone :)
Thank you

vicci - UK (North Wales) 2013-Jul-15 at 08:03PM

Oo Im looking forward to some info about this from people who know, I have never even MET a mule, never mind worked with one! The only thing I do know is that donkeys are very very attached and can suffer stress with much faster decline in their wellbeing than horses do as a result of seperation anxiety: that could be influcencing some of the behaviour? Can you test this out by getting someone to bring a field friend out with her?

pmpleau 2013-Jul-15 at 08:28PM

Greetings;

I have never "worked" mules. I trim them up for a couple of friends and the only thing that they would tell me is that they "train them up" the same as horses, only it takes three times as long and they are very very headstrong.
Some are extremely intelligent they said....

They recommended me to recommend to you the Steve Edwards site of Queen Valley, so here it is, hope it helps and the best of luck.
https://www.muleranch.com/index.php/articles/so-you-want-buy-mule/

pmpleau 2013-Jul-15 at 08:32PM

PS: Some of the links that he has seem to have more information than Steve's own site....??

Lorraine 2013-Jul-17 at 06:39PM

Hi, I came across some great information on thehorse.com web site. It only takes a minute to register to get regular tips. They have some great articles that are of concern to horse owners no matter where you live. Try this link, hope it helps.

http://www.thehorse.com/articles/10538/health-concerns-of-mules-and-donkeys

Malariaprotection 2013-Aug-26 at 03:33AM

In Colombia, home of the Paso Fino, Paso Fino Mules have made an enormous comeback. As of 15 years ago a mule stopped being exclusively a beast of burden to become a Paso Fino saddle animal of the highest quality. In Grado A three day shows where you usually have 500 to 700 contestants, 100 are Paso Fino, and Colombian Criollo gaited mules
My question is this: Monty´s techniques, methods, like Join-Up®: do they apply to mules??.
I have in Panama a full brother of Karino, the best of show john mule at the Feria de las Flores 2013, Medellin, Colombia
Many thanks,
Rodrigo Salazar-Botero
Student No. 8368223196

phantommustang1 Walsenburg, Colorado, USA 2013-Aug-26 at 05:24AM

Years ago when I was 15, I drove a 2 horse hitch for a guy hauling kids around, he had several teams of Clydesdales and one of mules. I don't know much about mules but I did notice they were much easier to handle IF you could control them, and worked very well as a team, but they weren't very friendly.

mustang.girl - Croatia 2013-Aug-27 at 06:38PM

Monty said at some point (I don't remember where I read it) that mules worked perfectly for him, as horses. he just had some difficult time with donkys, they seem to be quite different from horses (slightly different escape mechanism)

hope this helps,

Mirna