The replacement concept
A few weeks ago I purchased The Mule Behaviour Problem Solver, a 2014 compendium of articles by seven of the big names in the mulemanship world: Meredith Hodges, Steve Edwards, Tim
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The case of the empty mule pen
When the subject of Marty’s catching issue comes up, I sometimes get sidelong glances and bemused questions such as: “Why don’t you just leave a headcollar on him/take a bucket
A positive-negative entry!
I have been extremely lax about writing here; I had planned to do a big, New Year post to sum up what we’d done and where we were going, but I
The wild burros of Oatman
At the end of October Ben and I traveled to the USA for a five day clinic with renowned horseman, Harry Whitney. It was a fascinating week and I will definitely
Trust and Trackways
Marty and I have been pootling along rather nicely for the past month. I think this is partly due to the fact that I’ve finally decided to stop over-analysing* and,
Causing a headache
A friend of mine suggested that Marty’s reluctance to be caught could be due to headaches. Headaches in equines is something I must admit I’d never considered, but I did
A catching journal, or: a list of things the mule doesn’t like
We’re nearing the end of August and autumn is definitely in the air. The morning’s are feeling colder and the evenings a little darker. Marty started growing his winter coat about a fortnight
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The Shaping of the Mule
Oops – I have been very lax about updating, lately! This is a problem because I tend to forget a lot of things and when I eventually sit down to
Mule Camp 2015
Last weekend, Ben and I attended our first Mule Camp … without our mule. This may sound like a bit of an oversight and, to be honest, I did spend
The Brave and Rebellious Mule
Marty’s third week at mule school began with some rebellion. This was to be expected, and although it was disappointing to see him say a very loud “NO!” to things