A Logical Approach on How to Connect With Your Mule
A sensible and logical approach to connect with your mule. How to form an equine partnership, and how to 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, and gentling your mule; strengthen your partnership. Excellent training techniques for mule handlers.
A young mule grows up on a farm with his elderly master and donkey friend, named Harold. When the aged owner can no longer care for his animals, they are turned over to the Humane Society. Not having any schooling, the mule and donkey are introduced to a training program and then they come up for adoption. Goat Cheese, the mule teaches children about being kind, how to be a good friend, to love everyone, and to help each other. Goat Cheese also teaches children that cigarettes are bad for you, not to drink, and to say no to drugs. This book is to bring awareness to children about animals having feelings and to always be kind. Young and old alike will enjoy this heartfelt story.
Receiving award: Women Making History Past and Present in Lees Summit today. Thank you, Roxanne Dickens for nominating me and recognizing my accomplishments with my mules; being an author, and for Mule Talk podcast. I am honored. This chapter is affiliated with The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. This group is made up with amazing people.
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
Itâs proven, mules mature physically and mentally at a slower pace than horses do. However, being hybrids, it is also proven they are smarter than both their parents. Yes, that means they are smarter than the horse (a given, because horses can be forced or bossed around into doing a task) and they are smarter than the donkey, who is a thinking machine of their own species.
So, while some mule owners get impatient about the training process, that is when the roadblocks start showing up in their schooling efforts.
Everyone wants to be at the top. The time and effort put into the equation may cause some people to give up. Because with time and effort, you will make mistakes. You have to make mistakes, in order to learn. You might make a career change and try something new, or you may become hard on yourself for not making accomplishments at the pace you so desire.
And, slamming someone for their own mistakes is not a part of the working solution. As humans, we can get better at our work…provided we learn from our mistakes. Quite simply, if we donât learn from our errors, lessons are repeated until they are learned! Thatâs the Karma wrapped up in the Universe. Itâs a big world out there and the Universe is endless.
As trainers or instructors in the mule industry, we donât start at the top. At times, we will fail. We desire to show our best videos and photos that make us look like mule superstars, never do we show our bloopers. Dang! That opens the gate for âKeyboard Karensâ to cut us down! Which brings to my mind the real fascinating stuff to this article.
Mules donât take to internet bullying tactics. They have no interest in âKeyboard Karensâ and they donât show off muscle or âstrengthâ to impress themselves or in an attempt to get outside approval. Mules comply to their barnyard rules of conduct, known as the pecking order. In this scenario, size doesnât matter. The 2,500 pound draft mule is generally easy-going and follows through with the herd boss. What matters is the herd will stick together; this makes the herd structure stronger and well protected from predators. Stick with me, thereâs a lesson here: mule trainers, instructors, and riders with integrity, show respect for other trainers/riders and offer assistance where needed. They wonât slam others and they show a high regard for others wherever their journey takes them.
As a side note: you can talk bad or take a slam at them from your keyboard as often or long as you want on social media. You know what? You just made an ass of yourself. And yes, the pun is intended. (wink.)
True Tales of Adventure from a Desperate Mid-West Housewife
True tales of adventure recorded in this book have all the elements of a good, trashy Western movie: sexy cowboys, athletic mules, runaway horses, more sexy cowboys, western action, and flirty cowgirls with cleavage that are revved up on margaritas. True escapades that have happened around the summer, steamy barn and on the trail, humorous, and witty. Available in perfect bound and instant download.
It’s a kick in the pants! Bringing stimulating content about mules and donkeys to you from Mule Talk! Featured guest, Meredith Hodges and Host, Cindy K. Roberts are making a difference, thanks to you our listeners on Mule Talk Podcast (On IHeart Radio) or wherever you listen to your podcasts.
