5th October 2019 The Mulographer’s Library I recently saw that a few people had been sharing images of their equestrian books, and thought it might be fun to share my mule library with you. This is...
9th August 2019 15 Mule Superstitions The following are some of the interesting, strange, and downright wacky superstitions that I’ve come across about mules. 1. Romani people found the mule with the longest ears and asked...
26th July 2019 The FEI proposed rule change on allowing mules to compete You are probably aware of this proposed rule change by now, but if not: the first draft of changes to the FEI general regulations for 2020 suggests altering their wording,...
7th June 2019 Mules In The News, Worldwide, Vol. 1 While collating my Welsh mules in the news post back in February, I came across various stories about mules abroad as well – usually related to wartime efforts and not,...
10th May 2019 Mule Tale: Mooney I completely forgot to write a blog post last week – I’ve been busy getting the June/July issue of the magazine ready for print, and as that’s pretty much my...
16th November 2018 Guest Post: Pack Mule 101 This article was originally written for issue 107 of Horsemanship Magazine (Facebook). Casey Hufstader (CH Packstring) is an experienced fifth generation packer from Oregon, USA, who I met along with...
19th October 2018 I want a mule! Now what? So you’ve seen the photos, watched the videos, read the exaltations, maybe even met a mule or two in real life – or maybe you’re like me, and you...
10th August 2018 My Top Ten Quotes from Frontier Army Sketches I recently stumbled across a collection of essays entitled “Frontier Army Life”, by James Steele. Steele was a Civil War veteran and some of his literature may be considered problematic...
13th July 2018 Mule Tale: Cocoa Mules have great longevity, as shown here by Kelsey’s adorable forty-six-year-old boy, Cocoa! Isn’t that a fantastic age to have reached? Cocoa lives in America, and I asked Kelsey to...
22nd June 2018 Why I Chose To Import A Mule With their number approaching one million, we have an equine population crisis in the UK which results in many horses being abandoned and neglected. The main cause of this is...
