{"id":453,"date":"2023-12-14T10:43:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T16:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/?p=453"},"modified":"2023-12-14T10:43:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T16:43:17","slug":"pulls-head-away-pulls-lead-rope-out-of-hands-evasion-tactic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/mule-advice\/pulls-head-away-pulls-lead-rope-out-of-hands-evasion-tactic\/admin\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulls Head Away – Pulls Lead Rope Out of Hands – Evasion Tactic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cindy,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for all the great information you provided on understanding and handling mules. Your common sense approach is appreciated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have a question that I hope you can help me with. I have two mules that ride, drive, and try lots of stuff with. My 9-year-old molly is pretty advanced in her training, but has a big hole in her fundamentals. I know this is related to respect, but I don’t know how to correct it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She appears very respectful and will do what I ask her to do. On the ground, she will move in any direction, side-pass away and to me, ground tie, etc. But, if I try to lead her off to somewhere she doesn’t want to go, she quickly bends her head away from me and pulls out of my hands! I am not as strong as a man, so I cannot use brute strength to match her size (she’s 16 hands). What can I do to get and keep her respect? This is the one thing that I HAVE to correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you very much for any advice you can give me. ~ Joan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hi Joan,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have dealt with this very problem several times and it seems they all were mare mules too!\u00a0 How funny.\u00a0 The good news is, you don’t have to be as strong as a man to work with your mule.\u00a0 I mean, look at me! The fact that your mule “surprised” you and was able to take advantage of the moment . . . well she got away with it so she will try it again.\u00a0 There are a couple of things you can do:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. You can use a training cable\u00a0that will give you a better advantage. The Mustang Cowboy War Bonnet (don’t let the name scare you) \u00a0I have used this with getting good results. (shown above.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. You can apply the cowboy halter (self-made from a lariat) that tightens when she pulls away from the handler.\u00a0Go to\u00a0this link on how to use it: \u00a0http:\/\/www.cowboyshowcase.com\/cowboy-training-halter.html#.WCh7uIWcGhc<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. You can work her in the round pen to establish respect and control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. You can also use the Whoa Mule Bridle to establish control.\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/bridles.html<\/a>\u00a0This seems to be the easiest for handlers to use.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    In my experience, mare mules tend to get anxious or act up when they are in season.\u00a0 Some mares don’t readily show signs that they are in season but their attitude will change.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When your mule is “thinking” about pulling away from you – you should get a sixth sense about it and be able to react quickly to establish control.\u00a0 Flexing her to the right and left\u00a0daily would also aid in establishing control.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I hope I have given you some workable solutions – I have applied all the above-mentioned training and they have all worked for me, it just depends on your skill set and what you feel like doing.\u00a0 Thank you for your email\u00a0Joan – please let me know how you are doing with this and if you need further help – let me know! ~Cindy K. Roberts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Cindy, Thank you for all the great information you provided on understanding and handling mules. Your common sense approach is appreciated. I have a question that I hope you can help me with. I have two mules that ride, drive, and try lots of stuff with. My 9-year-old molly is pretty advanced in her training, … Continue reading “Pulls Head Away – Pulls Lead Rope Out of Hands – Evasion Tactic”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[13],"class_list":["post-453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mule-advice","tag-mule-training"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453","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=453"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":455,"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453\/revisions\/455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}