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[RC] mule question - Juli Jakub - Ridecamp Guest

Please Reply to: Rob Losey jrlosey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Rob or any other mule people,



What is the cross you use on your mules? TB? Arab? I have a nice TB mare that 
I might breed and I was thinking I might like a mule for the fun of it. Any 
info you >could provide on how you like your mules and how it was to train 
them ( different from horses? ect) would be appreciated. Exactly how do you go 
about finding a >good "stud" to breed a mule anyway? Thanks ahead for any info 
you could point me to or pass my way.



Cheers, Juli




Juli,

My Annabelle is a Walker/Mule. I also have a gray Crabbit Arabian/Mule. I don't 
think that the need for Arabian or TB blood is as important when looking at 
mule. The thing that make them good is the mixture, and that fact that they are 
mules. Behavior and body shape is more important. But well bred TB do make some 
of the finest mules. Leroy who was discussed just a while ago was a TB/Mule. 
The two mules Marirose competes on are TB/mule. Her's are both completive but 
also loving and gentle. You should talk to Marirose, she bred and raised them 
herself. I believe one of the reason you don't see more mules in endurance is 
because the are so versatile. A good Arab that is hot, completive and just 
loves to run, may move from owner to owner until it finds and endurance rider. 
It's found it's home and does what it's good at. It does what it was born to 
do. A good mule that is completive, may well also be happy walking a trail, 
pulling a cart, or safely and slowly carrying a 7 year old child between some 
poles at some fairgrounds.

How do I like my mule? I love my mule, and could never go back to horses. How 
are they different than horses? That would be a whole book of an answer. So I'm 
going to recommend a book; (THE MULE COMPANION), by Cynthia Attar. How to find 
a good Stud? Send me a email.

Rob and Annabelle




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