{"id":182,"date":"2020-08-23T17:59:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-23T17:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/?p=182"},"modified":"2023-10-29T08:59:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T13:59:20","slug":"conversation-with-your-mule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/cabo-the-mule\/conversation-with-your-mule\/admin\/","title":{"rendered":"A Conversation With Your Mule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"433\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cabo_yawn2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cabo_yawn2.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cabo_yawn2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 85vw, 433px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cabo the Mule loves conversation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve had the opportunity to own a lot of wonderful mules in my career. When I was young, I bought mules and donkeys at sale barns. I wanted to learn more and have stories\/articles to write about these fascinating creatures and here I am many years later still learning! As I learned, this mule, Cabo loves conversation &#8211; no kidding and carrots or cookies are not needed. She just wants to hear a soothing, quiet voice that offers praise and if you don&#8217;t talk to her, she will turn her head and look at you for a cue, a word or a whisper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve never experienced anything like this and I&#8217;ve worked with a lot of mules. The (horse mules) ones that have never been kissed are usually shocked at the new sensation and suck back to think about the ordeal.  I mean, come on, most guys are not going to be kissing on their mule(s).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t sure how Cabo was going to react when I gently smacked one on her; she could have nudged me out of the way, leap back, or throw her head up. From the response I got I instantly knew Cabo has been kissed many times. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"236\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/lips_kiss.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/lips_kiss.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/lips_kiss-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 85vw, 236px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>OK, so if you&#8217;re a guy reading this you can scroll on by or you can admit to your tender side when spending time with your mule. Your mule adds &#8220;cool&#8221; to your image, because you have the finesse and the right gear to put it all together and look spectacular while in the saddle! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back to the conversation part of this story. When working around my mule, grooming, picking out feet, saddling, my mule will turn her head around. If I don&#8217;t acknowledge her in some way, she will in a short time get agitated. To Cabo, you have to be a working partner; any slight snub on your part and that makes her uneasy. I wasn&#8217;t a big talker when I brought this mule home, however I now talk, sing and sometimes dance around my mule. Stay safe and don&#8217;t forget to kiss your mule goodnight. ~Cindy K Roberts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/kissyourmulegoodnight.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/kissyourmulegoodnight.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/kissyourmulegoodnight-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve had the opportunity to own a lot of wonderful mules in my career. When I was young, I bought mules and donkeys at sale barns. I wanted to learn more and have stories\/articles to write about these fascinating creatures and here I am many years later still learning! As I learned, this mule, Cabo &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/cabo-the-mule\/conversation-with-your-mule\/admin\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A Conversation With Your Mule&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cabo-the-mule"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":317,"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182\/revisions\/317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}