3rd August 2019 Team Half-Ass and a Farewell to Iris We said goodbye to Iris on Tuesday. The story has played out over Facebook but I haven’t written about it here, so this will be a very long one. If...
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,...
19th July 2019 Mules in Antarctica In 1910, Captain Robert Scott began his second and final expedition to the Antarctic on the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition. His use of horses and dogs is well known, but...
14th July 2019 British Mules in the News, Vol. 1 Another collection of historical mule stories from the UK. I have endeavoured to reproduce the text as faithfully as possible, including the odd way of capitalising random words and the...
6th July 2019 Marty and the Standing Stone When Ben and I got married two years ago, we had leather bracelets made instead of rings. I have Reynaud’s and can’t wear anything constricting on my fingers as they...
22nd June 2019 Team Half-Ass and the Day In The Life I didn’t do a blog post last week as I was very busy and drawing a blank when it came to potential topics. This week was no better, but partway...
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,...
31st May 2019 Book Review: The Horse From Black Loch Book Review: The Horse From Black Loch Written by Patricia Leitch Published by Jane Badger Books This is not, I’m afraid, a mule-related post (as mentioned in last week’s entry,...
24th May 2019 5 Reasons Why Fantasy Writers Should Feature More Mules I don’t seem to have the time to read much these days, but when I do, I really enjoy the fantasy genre. As a child I voraciously ate up exciting...
17th May 2019 Marty and the Lunchtime Expeditions Ben and I took Marty out for lunch twice last weekend, which was very pleasant. On Saturday we went up the lane and back to visit the local cafe, and...
