Team Half-Ass and First Contact
My first weekend as a dual-mule-owning-fool has been pretty great. Saturday was a bit of a wash-out (welcome to England, Xato!), but luckily the rain paused long enough for Xato
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The Golden Mule Comes to England
I hope you can forgive me for another week without a Mule Tale … can I make up for it by sharing a gratuitous amount of Xato photos instead?! It’s
Team Half-Ass and the Week of Waiting
This week, Marty has mainly been teaching me the truth behind that training tip: “If you want your mule to do something, try going away and doing something else for
Marty and the Misty Day
I was on holiday last week, so in lieu of having something to write about I thought I would share some photos I took on Sunday morning. We had some wonderful foggy weather
The Track, version 2.0
I thought I would write a little bit about our track at the moment. This is the second year that we’ve run one over winter, and I’m trying to learn
Marty and the Vocab Test
Little Mare, the other livery on our yard, is on her third week of boxrest. This means that we are still on the routine of bringing our horses in to keep
Marty and the Cursebreaker
In this week’s edition of making the most out of a bad situation, I decided to turn the Haunted Field concept to my advantage. Since that Saturday night when all hell
Marty and the Monster
Due to a combination of extra work and a bad back, I haven’t had much time to play with Marty during the week. Saturday was ruled out because my back
Planning for the Future
I’m feeling quite excited at the moment, as it seems like I might – at long last – be approaching the stage where I stop talking about all the cool
The Little Brown Mule and the Great Golden Mule
Marty has never been to any actual shows, but he’s been doing pretty good in online photo competitions: earlier this year he won me a £10 Derby House voucher, he’s
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