{"id":952,"date":"2026-05-06T08:47:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T13:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/?p=952"},"modified":"2026-05-06T08:58:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T13:58:29","slug":"how-to-work-with-mules-being-unresponsive-to-the-bit-learn-the-causes-of-anxiety-and-how-to-modify-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/books-published-by-every-cowgirls-dream\/how-to-work-with-mules-being-unresponsive-to-the-bit-learn-the-causes-of-anxiety-and-how-to-modify-it\/admin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Work with Mules Being Unresponsive to the Bit: Learn the Causes of Anxiety and How to Modify It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/front_cover-1-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/front_cover-1-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/front_cover-1-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/front_cover-1-768x1166.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/front_cover-1-1012x1536.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/front_cover-1-1349x2048.jpg 1349w, https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/front_cover-1-1200x1822.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.everycowgirlsdream.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/front_cover-1-scaled.jpg 1686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mules having a different mindset, need a training program designed with  logical and sequential training techniques in mind. 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