Month: February 2025

Retraining the Hard-Mouth Mule

Retraining the Hard-Mouth Mule

  • Achieve Communication With Your Mule
  • Training with the Whoa Mule Fast Stop Hackamore
  • Reinforce Whoa In Your Mule
  • Develop Lightness
  • Controlling the Hindquarters
  • Retraining For Mules With Hard Mouths

This book is free with
Whoa Mule Bridle purchase.

A runaway mule is a dangerous thing. Often, the (out of control) mule lacks foundation training, which enables the mule to easily become fearful in a situation he cannot handle. Once the mule has spooked from an object or from a buildup of stress (i.e. time bomb scenario) the end result is running away with a rider that no longer has control. To make matters worse, the rider usually decides to use a more controlling bit or a corrective type of bit that the animal has not been trained to carry in his mouth.  This actually adds fuel to the fire, because in a matter of time, the mule will learn to grab hold of the bit (that is causing him pain), raise his head and take off; once again you have a runaway mule.

Typically the non-responsive mule is sold to a new owner and the cycle continues.  By then, the mule has developed the habit of getting above the bit when he wants to, by ignoring/evading the rider’s seat, leg, and rein aids all to avoid completing a task.  During this process, the mule will often times develop anxiety or intense nervousness simply because he knows he will be punished and the end result is a confirmed runaway.

I wrote this book hoping to keep riders safe and in control while in the saddle.  Riders who are able to maintain a sense of control in their mule are much better handlers with confidence.  They also have the ability to develop that confidence within their own mule.  My book, Re-training The Hard Mouth Mule will enable you as the rider/handler to develop control and confidence.  You will also learn how to develop lightness in your mule as well.

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The Heart of a Mule Girl

By Cindy K Roberts

Poems and Mule Tales of Whimsy

Published by Every Cowgirl’s Dream

This is where the mule girl’s heart and soul begins and this is where it ends. The life-journey of a mule girl; heartfelt poetry about mules, donkeys, mule friends, cowgirls, trucks, camping, and family. Laughter and tears from the mule barn, written straight from the mule girl’s heart to paper. In full color to delight any horse or mule girl, donkey girls included. Available at Amazon books or other participating outlets.

The Performance Bred Saddle Mule

Breeding of American Jackstock & Jennies

Introduction by Meredith Hodges, of the Lucky Three Ranch, Loveland, Colorado. Includes breeding contracts. Inaccuracies on breeding defined.

This book is dedicated to breeders, exhibitors, and the donkey and mule owners who strive for a better-performance breeding program that will favorably dominate the mule world.

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In conclusion: educating the equine breeding industry is our responsibility to ensure a better future for the all-around saddle mule. In short, mules with good minds make safer mounts and mules with excellent conformation will stay in service longer as compared to those that are weak or lacking. This means, the mule will have a much better future to be in service. It is also critical to document and register the jack sires in the industry.

Overbreeding is not desirable; those dedicated to the professional mule industry are careful about their breeding standards. Mules destined for the kill pen is not a pretty picture.

The future for the performance-bred saddle mule is in our hands; the overwhelming support coming from the mule world is phenomenal! Let’s work together and keep it going! ~Cindy K. Roberts

Available in full color 8 1/2 x 11 perfect bound and instant download from Amazon books: The Performance Bred Saddle Mule: Breeding of American Jackstock & Jennies (Color Copy): Roberts, Cindy K, Hodges, Meredith: 9781796601664: Amazon.com: Books

Answers To Your Mule Questions

Excellent source of information for new mule owners or want-to-be-mule-owners that want to gain knowledge about the mule, his mindset, and how to establish a connection or partnership. Valuable tips on addressing issues, wonderful insight on the abused mule; and how to approach training the abused/neglected mule.

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Training the Hard To Catch Mule

Details on a logical approach to connect, form an equine partnership, and bond with your mule. The book covers how a mule sees, hears, smells, and feels sensations in his world; learn what drives him to be the cautious animal that he is. Learn how to read your mule, proper approach, gentling; discover the mindset of the mule to strengthen your partnership. Excellent training book for mule handlers wanting to learn the physiological aspects of the mule.

Available here to order: Training the Hard to Catch Mule – 4th Edition: A Logical Approach on How to Connect With Your Mule: Roberts, Cindy K: 9781790161461: Amazon.com: Books

The Mule Behavior Problem Solver

Meredith Hodges, Steve Edwards, Tim Doud, Red & Julie Wycoff, Chris French, and Cindy K. Roberts discuss behavior issues. Over 60 behavior issues are addressed and how to retrain the mule to be safe and confident in his work. Complete information from professional mule trainers that addresses vices or undesirable habits developed in the mule due to ineffective or poor training. A thorough account of mule behavior, proper saddle fit, bridle fit, selecting bits, appropriate tack, and more! Excellent resource for the equine library.

  • 270 pages, full color 8 1/2 x 11 Book

Order here from Amazon Books: The Mule Behavior Problem Solver: How Mules Think, Learn and React: Roberts, Cindy K, Hodges, Meredith, Edwards, Steve, Doud, Tim, Wycoff, Red & Julie, French, Chris, Fergason, Lisa, McCue DVM, Patrick M: 9781481295024: Amazon.com: Books