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[RC] Some observations on WY vs MI - Marirose SixThe mules/horses & I have been in WY for a year now. Here are a few observations:
WY- the mules ergots are growing crazy & are very hard to peel off. MI-hardly noticed 'em.
WY- I have quit putting shoes on & don't use boots. These Hills are rocky, tough & dry. Thus, the hooves are rock hard, tough & solid.Even Chuck's horse Denny (mister bad feet in MI) is going barefoot & looking the best he ever has, great big frogs. MI- I would've loved to do this there, but it never worked out unless I didn't ride. Horses were pastuered on soft grassy fields, we had to ride on gravel roads. Their hooves would wear too short in no time when riding those roads.-----Now I can be a lazy farrier. :o)
WY-I have to drive out in the pickup to catch mules/horses, or keep one penned up to ride out & drive the herd in. I don't see them every day. MI-Led them in from pasture every morning for feed & to work with them. Handled them every day.---They are a bit wilder out here. :P
Training observations:
WY-First off, don't take the halter off, even in a 40' round pen. (It took me 3 days & shrinking the round pen down to a stall to get him caught again.) In fact, it's a good idea to let them drag a lead for a few days. MI-Everything that came to me in Mi had been handled-for better or worse.
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