10 Mule Groups To Join On Facebook
If you’re a horse owner on social media, you will probably have encountered the scourge that is equestrian groups. I don’t know what it is about horse people, but put
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Nine Free Mule Books To Read Online
I regularly use the Internet Archive while researching, but it only recently occurred to me to visit the book section direct and see what running a search for “mule” revealed.
The Mulographer’s Library
I recently saw that a few people had been sharing images of their equestrian books, and thought it might be fun to share my mule library with you. This is
15 Mule Superstitions
The following are some of the interesting, strange, and downright wacky superstitions that I’ve come across about mules. 1. Romani people found the mule with the longest ears and asked
The FEI proposed rule change on allowing mules to compete
You are probably aware of this proposed rule change by now, but if not: the first draft of changes to the FEI general regulations for 2020 suggests altering their wording,
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Mules In The News, Worldwide, Vol. 1
While collating my Welsh mules in the news post back in February, I came across various stories about mules abroad as well – usually related to wartime efforts and not,
Mule Tale: Mooney
I completely forgot to write a blog post last week – I’ve been busy getting the June/July issue of the magazine ready for print, and as that’s pretty much my
Guest Post: Pack Mule 101
This article was originally written for issue 107 of Horsemanship Magazine (Facebook). Casey Hufstader (CH Packstring) is an experienced fifth generation packer from Oregon, USA, who I met along with
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
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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