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
Category: the way mule thinks
Blog Hop: How Do You Build A Bond With Your Horse?
When we got Marty, he jumped over the partition in the lorry and got stuck (twice). After the second attempt, in the middle of Dartmoor and without enough fuel to
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Marty and the Bad Advice Column
Earlier this week, Marty very magnanimously offered to share the wisdom he’s accrued in the past seven years by giving advice to beloved fans. I can’t guarantee that it will
Marty and the Alphabet Game
A few weeks ago, I designed an “alphabet game” which I uploaded to the Horsemanship Magazine Facebook page. It was just meant as a bit of fun, something to motivate
Marty and the “How Annoying Can One Mule Be?”
Marty has really got on my nerves the last couple of days. I know we’re not supposed to say that – that it’s always supposed to be rainbows and sage
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Why the tarpaulin?
Originally posted on the Facebook page – go here to see the comments, as there were plenty of interesting ones. I recently read a rant about equines being asked to
Xato and the Fall
Confidence is a funny thing. I haven’t ridden by myself since Xato bolted with me, back in March. This was a choice, initially, because it seems to me that whenever I
Xato and the Joe Wolter Clinic, part two
Xato and the Joe Wolter clinic Part Two: Leading, Leaving and Loops So now I’ve told you all about our (mostly self-inflicted) lorry troubles, I guess I’d better crack on
Q&A with Team Half-Ass: part two
The second half of the questions sent in via Facebook! You can read the first half here. 6. How does caring for a mule differ to horses and donkeys? I’ll
Xato and the Joe Wolter Clinic: part one
Xato and the Joe Wolter Clinic Part One: The Lorry Joe Wolter made his UK debut in April, at the Crescent Arena in Devon. The Arena, which is the largest