Mulography

8th June 2018

Team Half-Ass and the Dressage Tests

A few weeks ago, Marty won me a free entry to Sparkle Pony shows (not the Burning Man definition … well, maybe. This is Marty we’re talking about). Sparkle Pony...

1st June 2018

The Prophet and His Mule, part two

Back in 2016, I came across a poem called “Absence, or a record of the creation of a fabulous animal” by Gisela Kraft. Towards the end are two lines which...

25th May 2018

Xato and the Miraculous Oculus

As I mentioned briefly in my previous post, and in more detail in this vlog, Xato was involved in a freak accident with his fly mask last Tuesday and suffered...

20th May 2018

Vlog: Treating Xato’s Eyes

The last month or so has been manic. As well as having the June/July issue of Horsemanship Magazine to put together, I also had The Mule journal to get out...

11th May 2018

Team Half-Ass and the Bank Holiday Ramble

I sure hope you like photos because there are a lot coming up. Last Saturday, we took the mules out for a hike in the Punchbowl. It was a nice...

4th May 2018

Marty’s Mighty Masterful Mule Tale – Autumn 2017

Marty has a regular column in The Mule, which is the journal of the British Mule Society. He says some fairly outrageous things sometimes but I try not to police...

27th April 2018

5 Reasons To Get A Mule Instead Of A Horse

…and five reasons not to! I talk about how great mules are a lot. It’s kind of my main interest in life. Many people have asked me why I have...

20th April 2018

Xato and the Riding Arrangement

Ben has been riding Xato a lot for me lately, working on that ever elusive stop / go / turn that is apparently not part of a draught mule’s repertoire....

13th April 2018

Marty and the Fourth Gotcha Day

Today is Friday 13th, so it feels very apt that it is also the fourth anniversary of Marty arriving in my life. I don’t think I’ve ever actually made a...

23rd March 2018

Marty and the Man Troubles

I apologise for not putting out any blog posts last week – as usual, the magazine deadline has been a busy one, particularly as I’ve been working extra hours at...