Xato and the First Gotcha Day
Xato’s 1st Gotcha Day* was on the 9th November, meaning he’s been with me a whole year! I’d planned to put together a little video compilation, but unfortunately my video
Category: walking the mule
Xato and the Thinning of the Veil
Eek! Nearly two months since my last update? Oh dear! I haven’t even written about our trip to Austria last month, where Ben and I went to attend the third
Team Half-Ass and the Hackathon
I apologise for the lack of written updates recently; gone are the days where I could wax lyrical about the minute intricacies of my mule days, boring you senseless with
Vlogs: week 1 and 2
Oh right, so I recently decided to start vlogging. The topic was raised in a business group I’m part of, and it was explained how Facebook prioritises video, how vlogging
Xato and the Five Mile Hike
On Saturday we had another fantastic walk in the Punchbowl; nearly five miles of one, in fact! The chiropractor is due out to see Xato on Monday afternoon and the
Xato and his First Punchbowl Adventure
On Saturday we took Xato and Cash out for a little walk into the Punchbowl and back.
Xato and the Littlest Nope
Xato is off work at the moment because I’m a little concerned that he may still be having issues with his back. He has a chiropractor booked to come and
Team Half-Ass and the Year in Review: 2016
2016 has been truly horrendous for many reasons … so I feel a bit selfish for saying that, as far as my mules and I are concerned, it’s actually worked out
The many roads from me to Xato.
One of the things that Xato has given me cause to think about is that, just as there is no single formula for training a horse/mule (you work with the horse
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