The Black Mule of Aveluy
A year or so ago, Ben and I were perusing the shops in Brighton when I found a selection of elderly books. I collect antiquarian tomes, and although none of
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Marty and the Mood Diary
Last week, I had friends visit Wednesday lunchtime. I was surprised by how mellow and friendly Marty was when we arrived – four hours earlier, when I’d done morning chores
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
10 Images Of Mules In History
One of my favourite past-times involves combining my love of mules and history, and going in search of the role played by the humble longear in centuries gone by. For
Team Half-Ass and the Nine Questions
A couple of weeks ago, a half-assed doodle (in every sense of the word) that I made 15 months ago inexplicably went semi-viral and brought a lot of new people
Mules in the Assyrian Empire
A couple of months ago, a friend of mine shared some photos that she had taken during a visit to the British Museum in London. A large stone relief in
My Top Ten Quotes from Frontier Army Sketches
I recently stumbled across a collection of essays entitled “Frontier Army Life”, by James Steele. His chapter on army mules is hysterically funny. It seems to me as though Steele
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Advice for New Mule Owners
On a couple of occasions lately, I’ve found myself wishing I had a single page of advice to direct new mule owners to; all the Mule Tales have specific newcomer
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
A Glossary of Mule Terminology
I thought I would put together a small list containing some of the words you might come across when exploring the mule world. I will add to this glossary over