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ALL our mules are half Arab in Egypt and I must say that having a lovely molly foal as my first experience with foals totally ruined me when the boys came along. She was so easy to train, picked things up right a way on the first explanation. I was really devastated when I had to sell Koko.  Now we have Lula (Pearl) a lovely grey molly hinny for a friend of mine and she has wormed her way even into the grooms hearts by being good at everything, riding and driving, and being the perfect companion to some of our grumpier geldings. I'm waiting for a young jack mule to come in the next few months. I spotted him trotting along with his mother pulling a cart in a neighbouring village and arranged to get him on weaning. 

But I recently had a lovely filly born at the farm and now I'm wondering if it's a filly/colt difference because Negma is incredibly calm and sociable with everyone. I'm hoping for another crop of fillies from the sneaky three year old colt who got into the paddock and bred three of my mares last month. We were waiting for the vet (who'd broken his ankle) to geld and I guess that Wadi had other ideas. He's getting chopped asap now that the ankle is healed but the products are probably good because he's the son of one of the best endurance mares in the area and an excellent stallion and the three mares are promising as well.  Gonna be a busy winter.

Maryanne

On 4/13/07, Jody Rogers-Buttram <dragnin100@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thanks Rob  !!!!

 

She is so much fun already.  I hate to say it, but I think I like her better than a baby horse already.  She is soo cute.  And she has an Arab TROT.  I was at home for lunch just a bit ago, and she was having a great time running around the paddock playing while mom ate grass.  She would take off like a racing mule, then slam on the brakes.  Then she would hit a big floating, hock action, wide in the rear end Arab trot  !!!!!

 

Yesterday she had a halter put on for the first time.  Wore it about 20 mins. then off again. Rubbed it all over her.  She was very good about it.

 

Jody  ( who will be asking Rob for all the advice I can get )

Rob Losey <jrlosey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I don't read ridecamp much as I once did, and post even less.

 

I just saw Jody's new mule, Jets April Surprise. Had to say, "Congratulations Jody", that's a fine looking mule!

 

So much to teach it, and so much to learn from it. You got some great years coming up. That young mule is like magic coal, and you're about to make a diamond. When you're done you will understand the saying, "The rest are just horses".

 

Rob and Annabelle

 

PS - We just got a new mare on the place. We named her Nota, because she's (not a) mule.

 

 

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