31st July 2016

A list of mule-savvy professionals in the UK

It occurred to me recently that it might be useful to have a web directory of mule-savvy professionals in the UK. I know firsthand how difficult it can be to...

29th July 2016

Mule Tales: Jo

Brie is one of the people who has been there from the beginning with Marty, and has offered me plenty of good and thoughtful advice over the past couple of...

26th July 2016

Marty and the Great Return

When I wrote my ‘final chapter‘ post a little over two weeks ago, it was with the assumption that Marty would not come home again. The plan had been for him to...

24th July 2016

Top 10 Mule Instagrammers

If you’re anything like me, you probably love seeing photos of mules. Mules in harness, mules under saddle, mules doing a job, mules doing nothing at all … if it’s...

22nd July 2016

Mule Tales: Ulysse

One of the things I really want to do, in case I ever find myself with a reliable mule, is to ride long distance. In the UK it’s not so easy to...

19th July 2016

Mule School: part four

Ben and I went down to visit Marty last weekend, as Anna wanted Ben’s help to work on haltering. When I was last there, she had me in the round...

15th July 2016

Mule Tales: Mellie

In September, Natalie and her mule, Mellie, will be embarking on a 200 mile trek to raise funds for the Lancashire Mill Museums. They are a great partnership and I...

12th July 2016

Mule School: part three

At the beginning of the month, I took a couple days off work and made the journey down to Devon to visit Marty. As I don’t drive, this was a...

10th July 2016

Equine enrichment at Lockwood Donkey Centre

We’d planned to go and visit Marty this weekend, but circumstances beyond anyone’s control meant that we had to postpone. So instead we went to see the donkeys (and mule!) at...

8th July 2016

Marty and the final chapter

I want to preface this by explaining that this is a decision I have spent the past year deliberating on. It occurred to me, after making the announcement earlier this...