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5 Over the Back Fence by Cori Daniels 6 Letters From the Other Side 8 Mule Crossing by Meredith Hodges 10 Granny’s Adventure Continues by Anna Arnold 14 Molly Rose Has Moved by Capt. Joe Vaclavik 20 Calendar of Events

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Over the Back Fence

by Cori Daniels

CAMRI on Hoosier and ALISON on Cowgirl on an evening ride in August

Summer is wrapping up, and my girls are headed back to school this week. This was the fastest summer we have had, and I am genuinely sad that our schedules are changing and they won’t be home as much. They both will attend middle school this year, sixth and eighth grade. It hit me at open house that I don’t have little girls anymore, they have both graduated to “big kids.”

Growing up, I spent my summers going from one mule show to another, but my daughters summers look a little bit different. Camri did get the chance to attend some mule events, and also made a weekly trip over to my dad’s house to ride with him when she could. But the last time we rode our own mules in an actual arena was at Ozark Mule Days, Labor Day weekend last year! We spent such a large amount of time running between softball/basketball/volleyball practices/camps/games, there just wasn’t much time left for anything else.

But towards the end of July, sports slowed down for us, and we have been riding quite a bit and preparing for this year’s Ozark Mule Days. One evening while we were riding, we were practicing the rope gate. In the last trail class that Alison and her mule Cowgirl competed at, the rope gate didn’t go so well. On this evening, she was getting frustrated that Cowgirl wasn’t doing what she wanted her to do while practicing the rope gate. Cowgirl was actually doing exactly what she was being asked to do - Ali was just giving the wrong directions.

This would result in slumped shoulders and big sighs from Alison (though Cowgirl was as patient as a saint throughout this, thank goodness!). After several passes at the rope gate, the pair was finally successful. Still not very happy with the experience, Ali wanted to know what the problem was “with her mule.” I explained that Cowgirl was doing as she was asked, and that it would just take a lot of practice to learn how to ask her to get the results she desired.

This is a lesson that most of us learn riding mules. They aren’t bicycles and they can’t read our minds. They have their own brains and it is up to us to learn how to communicate with them. There have been countless times I’ve blown 7 • September 2018

it in a class and can almost always chalk it up to rider error.

And if my mule wasn’t performing to the best of his abilities, it can usually be tracked back to the amount of time I did (or didn’t) put in to prepare for the class. As a teenager, I had a junior mule that I took to Shelbyville for her first big outing, and she was an absolute train wreck when we got there. She was a mess in the arena and we blew it in almost every class.

I remember being so upset and saying to my dad, “She was so good at home, I don’t know what went wrong. I worked so hard!”

His reply was, “Did you?”

I thought about it a lot, and I really had not. She was good at home, so I figured she would be good away from home, too. I had not put in the hours that she needed to be successful in the show ring. I had ridden her a lot, and she really did ride well at home, but I had not exposed her to the things necessary to succeed at a show that big.

Did I work hard enough to deserve success? Not that year.

But I have learned from that experience. I have worked hard and seen what hard work does when it comes time to be rewarded for it.

I talked to Alison a little bit about this. Would she expect her basketball team to do well if they never practiced? Of course, she said, no. Learning to communicate with her mule is something she has to practice, just like basketball and softball. It takes time, effort and dedication. It might come easy to some, and it might come hard to others. And the good thing is that it might not always feel like hard work - she and Cowgirl already communicate great when it comes to barrels and poles, and they learning to lope together, and to Ali, those are all fun! But we have to put in as much hard work on the less fun things if we expect to perform well in the arena.

I hope you are getting to spend some time communicating with your mules and donkeys this summer. Whether the end goal is to perform well in the arena or on the trail, we all want to have a good ride. We just have to be willing to work a little bit to get there.

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I wanted to share our last two foals for this year (pictured below). The sorrel with the big spot on her hip is Maggie, born July 28. The bay is Bella, born June 7. --Sondra Gregory, Gregory Stables

“This is my daughter RILEY WELCH and her mule Sadie at our county fair, the Pike County Fair in Ohio. Riley has had Sadie for two and a half years. Riley is a 15-year-old sophomore at Waverly High School and has been showing in 4-H for seven years. Sadie is the only mule in the 4-H horse program. They received a fourth place ribbon in trail class and carried the flag for opening ceremonies and the fun show,” Tricia Welch, Waverly, Ohio

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Fanny Tastic, Mohnton, Pa., has been learning so many things, but her greatest discovery is that this awesome flight simulator may have been named for her! Her favorite reading material continues to be (of course) Mules and More!

DEAR SUE (AND MULES AND MORE)

Here is my renewal for another year.

Thanks for continuing to be such great advocates for all of our long ears. –Best regards, Ron W. Legg, Lincoln, NE P.S. Whatever happened to the guy in California and his three mules (who passed out his ‘declaration’ as he visited each place? Just curious.

John of 3 Mules is still living a nomadic life with Little Girl, but has recently added another traveling mule companion, Frank. You can stay up to date on their travels by visiting Facebook.com/3Mules or 3mules.com

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Why Pinto?

A lot of you may have heard that as of January 2018, the Pinto Horse Association (PtHA) has adopted a new Long Ear Registry for mules and donkeys of all types and disciplines.

Thus, a fair question would be, why?

In order to answer this, we would first need to understand what the Pinto Horse Association is and what it is not.

Pinto is color breed with documented breeding, while allowing for the registration by color alone.

Yes, PtHA does represent colored horses, but also solid colors as well. The PtHA represents not only one breed or one color, but all breeds and all colors that have petitioned to participate in PtHA. PtHA maintains the integrity of the colored division by not allowing Solids, Ponies, Miniature, Utility or Long Ear to show in the colored division.

The annual PtHA World Show wrapped up in Tulsa, Okla., on June 23, 2018, with 1,241 animals; 2,230 exhibitors; 7,075 classes and 35,970 judged class entries!

What a great event that showcased most equine disciplines and classes, including outcrosses with the American Quarter Horse, Appaloosas, Arabians and many more, including mules and donkeys at one terrific event.

Where else can an exhibitor or equine enthusiast go to participate, or see all equines come together at such a level of classes, breeds and events.

So, the question remains - why include mules and donkeys?

I know there are other donkey and mule associations out there. I am part of them, as well. Contrary to rumor, PtHA is not out to disrupt any organization, but rather assist in a platform to complement the mule and donkey breeds.

A registry platform for mules and donkeys will provide breeders with a method of tracking breeding programs as well as a formal registration and breeding accountability.

Regarding mules, PtHA registry will track (thru registry) the breedings of jack donkeys and horse mares providing accountability and strong basis for the best progeny from the best breeding animals.

The fact is mules are, and will always be, a first-generation animal. To truly be able to improve the breed - regardless of discipline or type - an accountable tracking method must be developed.

Currently, the market does not have such a vehicle in which this can be done on an international, yes, international platform.

As mule enthusiasts, many of us know the history of the mule. Starting in the Old Testament of the Bible you can 9 • September 2018

find the mule as a premiere equine animal. As you look thru American history, the Lewis and Clark exhibitions and throughout the Civil War you will find the mule as a valuable part of the development of our nation.

Misunderstanding and lack of appreciation began with the western movies, where most people, excluding the mule enthusiasts, think only of Festus and Aunt Sally when it comes to mules.

Also, as with draft horses, the advent of tractors and automobiles, the need for these animals have dwindled.

Unfortunately, in recent history, the mule, with no demand except to mule enthusiast, has become just an accidental cross from any old jack and some old sour mare. With that comes an unfounded belief that all mules are mean, sour and nasty - just waiting to kill someone.

We as breeders, exhibitors and enthusiasts know quality mules exist. It is our responsibility, and in fairness to the mules, that we need be held accountable for what breedings are taking place and to participate in a platform to operate thru which holds us accountable.

We, as mule breeders, exhibitors and enthusiasts have been given a gift thru the PtHA by adopting us into their association. Not only are they registering, but they are forming Futurity Programs for the jack and mare owners and also for the yearlings thru 4-year-olds, entering the show ring. This is only an example to the beginning of this great opportunity.

The PtHA state level charters are opening up their shows for long ear classes, giving us even more opportunities in the show pen within our home areas.

For the trail riders, PtHA has a program to track your activities on the trail as well.

Thus, back to the original question of WHY PINTO? I think the answer is obvious, PtHA is the perfect Association for Mules and Donkeys!

And it’s a win-win for the PtHA and mule and donkey enthusiasts.

The mules and donkeys round out PtHA in representing ALL equine and PtHA brings the foundation accountability and structure to the mule and donkeys!

For those who want to bring the mules and donkeys back into the place of quality, recognition and respect they deserve, give PtHA a chance to assist in getting them there.

Respectively, Don McGee, Full Moon Mule Company, Vian, Oklahoma Mules and More Magazine

MULE CROSSING: Introduction to Behavior Modification, Part 2

by Meredith Hodges, Loveland, Colo.

In Part 1 of Introduction to Behavior Modification, we addressed the steps involved in employing the reward system of training properly whereby desired behaviors are rewarded promptly and negative reinforcement is quick, fair and used sparingly. In Part 2, I will explain how to break down more complex movements into smaller steps that are simple and easy to accomplish, and then how to string them together in order to get the desired response from your equine.

Shaping Behaviors

Shaping behaviors takes reinforcement to the next step. Now you are working with the tendency of an animal to perform in the right way and guiding that performance toward your ultimate goal. This is called successive approximation. For example, if you are teaching a turn on the haunches on the lead line, you must first ask for one step forward. Then walk toward your animal’s shoulder and ask for the turn. In order to teach him to plant his rear pivot foot before the turn, the process must be broken down into smaller steps.

First, ask for the step forward and reward him immediately when he complies. Then move on and ask for one step forward and one to the side, rewarding him again when he’s successful. Then ask for one step forward and two to the side and reward, and so forth.

Eventually, your animal will complete as many steps as you desire and, at the same time, learn to cross one foot over the other and only do as many steps as you ask. B.F. Skinner describes shaping behavior as a response that must first occur for other reasons before it is reinforced with a reward and becomes an operant or “action of choice.” A complex response such as executing the entire turn all at once would never occur to be reinforced if you simply “turned the animal around.” He could not possibly understand that he must place the pivot foot before the turn is executed, and would most likely just “swap ends,” with no pivot foot placement and no finesse to 10 • September 2018

the turn. However complex responses can be shaped by separately reinforcing their component parts. Then these parts can be put together in the final form of the operant or “desired action.”

An example of shaping a behavior by breaking it down into a string of very small steps is how I taught my donkey, Little Jack Horner to canter. Although many people tried to tell me that donkeys don’t canter, I had seen donkeys canter when they ran free, so I knew it was possible. First, I set the goal of cantering a circle. No one could run ahead of my donkey fast enough to reward him with grain, or negative reinforcements such as the crop didn’t work, so I had to find another kind of reinforcement. Using the pleasure principle of finding the best motivation for an action, I put my cycling broodmares into a pen at one end of a hayfield and I took my jack to the other end. When asked to canter toward those mares, he did so eagerly. He first learned to canter in a straight line. I reinforced the action verbally with, “Good, good,” while we cantered, and then I gave him a food reward once we reached the pen.

The next time I did the same thing, but this time I turned my donkey in a large halfcircle route to the pen, and I rewarded him again the same way. The third time, I asked for a little more of a circle and I got it. Several times later, I was able to get an entire circle before we ran the line to the pen with the mares in it. Once my donkey learned that he could canter easily with me on his back, I didn’t need the mares anymore.

I took Little Jack Horner into the arena and tried to canter the perimeter with him.

At first he cantered a few strides and then dropped to trot. Each time he cantered, I praised him verbally, and when he broke to trot, I would finish the circle, stop him and praise him with the food reward. It was slow going the first few tries, until I started counting strides and realized the jack was adding one more stride at canter with each attempt. Before long, he was cantering the full circle with ease on command.

With training like this, my donkey jack, Little Jack Horner, has performed successfully in trail, Reining (with spins, Mules and More Magazine

slides and flying lead changes), Second Level Dressage and even performed at Bishop Mule Days where he jumped four feet in exhibition —quite remarkable for a 13-hand equine, and a donkey no less!

The Ten Principles of Behavior Shaping

1) Establish and raise your performance criteria in increments small enough to give your animal a reasonable chance of success and create an opportunity for positive reinforcement.

If the criteria are too challenging, the animal may fail and give up.

2) Train for one aspect of a behavior at a time. Do not try to teach several skills at once. When training for a dressage test, for example, do not practice the whole test every day. Take a few sections of the test and work on those.

Practice going up and down the centerline in straight lines. Practice 20-meter circles. Practice going deep into the corners of the arena with the right amount of bend. Shape the ultimate result by gradually linking the components, and they’ll fit together nicely.

Ride the test as a whole, and the quality of the smaller components will suffer.

3) Before you move to a new skill, put the current skill or behavior on a variable level of reinforcement. Use a fixed schedule of reinforcement on any new behaviors, rewarding verbally and with oats each time the behavior is performed, but once the animal “gets it,” reward less often and randomly. Then, as you add a new behavior, reinforce that behavior on a fixed schedule, while randomly rewarding learned behaviors.

4) When introducing new behaviors, relax expectations on the old ones.

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times temporarily fall apart.

5) Stay ahead of your trainee. Be prepared with what you will ask next, in case your animal has a sudden breakthrough and easily performs the next step. You must keep your equine challenged in order to maintain his interest.

6) Avoid changing trainers in midstream. The animal/trainer relationship is an integral part of the training.

Changing trainers disrupts the training process until a new bonded relationship is formed. The owner should eb doing the training with only guidance from a professional trainer as the animal will bond to the person who actually does the training.

7) If one shaping process is not working, try another. Individuals, whether animal or human, learn in different ways. Continue with the premise of reinforcement, but find what works best for your animal at any given stage.

For instance, if you cannot get your equine to back through barrels in a figure eight. Begin by going forward and always start between the barrels to allay any fears he might have of them..

8) Do not interrupt the training process without cause—this constitutes a punishment. When you are training, try to avoid interruptions. When you train using the methods of behavior modification, you are obliged to reinforce the good behaviors. If you aren’t paying attention, you may inadvertently punish a desired behavior if you interrupt it. The most common example of an infringement would be talking to someone while you are training the animal.

If you must talk to someone, simply include the equine in the conversation.

9) If a learned behavior begins to deteriorate, simply review and use fixed reinforcement until it is re-established.

Sometimes side effects from negative reinforcement can cause this to occur,

but if you remain calm and patient, the animal should relearn quickly.

10) Quit while you’re ahead. At the beginning of the each session, you will likely see improvement from where you were at the end of the session before. Drilling on a desired behavior will make the animal tired and less willing to perform. Better to quit with a good assimilation of the requested behavior, and work to refine it in subsequent sessions.

The Road to Success for You and Your Equine

As you begin to understand the principles of shaping and modifying behaviors, it is important to realize that it is a lot like dancing, cooking or any other learned skill—the only way forward is with practice. The more you practice , the better trainer you will become. You have the opportunity to practice positive reinforcement every moment of your life, reinforcing behaviors in everyone—the cat, the dog, your husband or wife, your children. It becomes a game of noticing and praising positive accomplishments while setting clear boundaries to all behaviors, large or small. With practice, you will increase your awareness and, thus, your skill.

The success or failure of your efforts to shape behavior in any animal does not depend upon your expertise, but on your patience, respect, consideration and consistency during the process.

This may not be the easiest way, but it is extremely effective—and it’s fun!

To learn more about Meredith Hodges and her comprehensive all-breed equine training program, visit LuckyThreeRanch. com or call 1-800-816-7566. Check out her children’s website at JasperTheMule. com. Also, find Meredith on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. © 2005, 2011, 2016, 2018 Lucky Three Ranch, Inc. All Rights Reserved Mules and More Magazine

LEFT: Mountain Center Fire coming over the hill photo by Caroline Gardner BELOW: Tahquitz Peak Fire Lookout on fire photo by Cathy Frenette

Granny’s Adventures Continue...

by Anna Arnold, Romoland, Calif.

This month’s column has really been a challenge, as my adventures are fun and amusing most of the time. I love traveling to mule shows and other events. However, the last month I have had a severe sinus infection, which doesn’t help my asthma one bit. This being said, I have been on a search for information about hinnies, gathering information from many others who have worked, or know more about this rare horse/donkey cross. As I start to put this together I have been distracted by something far more important…California is burning!

I live in a farming community between Riverside, Calif and San Diego to the south, and to the east are the beautiful San Jacinto Mountains. This is the high range where the Palm Springs Tram is located. Many times I have ridden from Idyllwild, a mountain town on the backside of Tahquitz Peak, where the tram is located. This ride takes all day, four hours up and four hours back.

They only allow 10 animals and a number of hikers on the trail at one time.

There is a wonderful equine camp just at the edge of the little town of Mountain Center. We have used this camp for years and it is cool and not very far from Hemet. I’m telling you this because in late July a nut driving around throwing flares out of his vehicle started several fires along the roads in this beautiful mountain area. This started a few small fires along the road, but most were quickly put out, except for the Cranston fire. The flare immediately caused the dry chaparral to ig12 • September 2018

nite. My daughter, Julie and I had just been up to the backside of the mountain a few days earlier visiting my granddaughter, Tarah and her friend Amanda.

They had just moved to Anza and really loved the clean, fresh air, as well as the people in the friendly little town.

So, we were driving along and Julie is mentioning how dry everything was and that even the creek is dry. We had just talked about how fast things would burn. Well, as I write this, the entire San Jacinto Mountain range is aglow.

The fire began close to the Cranston Ranger Station around the 3,000’ marker and was quickly carried by high winds up the mountain into Mountain Center. This is where the equine camp, and friends of mine live. The fire skirted around the camp and my friend’s home, but the area of Mountain Center and the larger mountain town of Idyllwild was evacuated. As the fire continued to grow, more and more areas were evacuated. The fire reached the area around Lake Hemet and took out another great camping spot, the area of Hurkey Creek. At this time they are reporting 29 percent contained. Many friends who live in the area have been evacuated and reports are they may be able to return home soon. Many do not know what, if anything, they will find when they return. Anza, and other surrounding areas, have been without power now for days.

The local water district brought in water trucks and the power company set up portable generators for the town and surrounding area. My granddaughter

lost her refrigerated food, but she was lucky, as her landlord set up a generator and runs it for water and power. She had bought renter’s insurance, thanks to the advice of her mom and grandma. She and her friend work out of town and are used to camping, but they are some of the lucky ones, way too many are not.

One of the things we all are afraid of is trying to get our animals out in a hurry. There are groups that take training, and are official animal evacuation people. The problem is most of them are trained in nice trailers, are used to dealing with animals that are trained, easily caught and halter and trailer broke.

In this area a lot of the stock are range cattle and have never loaded in a horse trailer; most are loaded from a loading chute and into open stock trailers. Now, here comes the Anza cowboys, bringing their horses and rounding up what cattle they can from the hills, and try to load them. There are so many animals to be moved, and so little time. With fires coming over the hills, and you are so rushed for time, it’s impossible to tag each animal with the owners name, and let the owner know where they are being evacuated to; it’s just a ‘grab and go’. I know there are times when people get a badge and can’t, or don’t always do what they’re supposed to do. There are those who know what a mess it is to try to find your animals after a fire, or other disaster. Believe me, the Anza cowboys are only thinking of saving Mules and More Magazine

stock, and they are my heroes. There are so many unsung heroes we never hear about.

Last year there was a devastating fire in the area of San Luis Rey, Calif. it is an area where large horse ranches are, along the San Luis Rey River, a beautiful setting along the freeway going to San Diego. A fire broke out in the riverbed and quickly moved to the ranch area. There is a large racehorse training facility there, and it was apparent the fire would hit there soon. Many of the trainers got the horses and vans ready to go before it hit, but the facility is located on a small two-lane country road and with fire equipment everywhere, it was impossible for the evacuating vans to get in or out. The barns and surrounding buildings were on fire and the trainers and handlers were all trying to get animals out. They were turning them loose on the track, some with their bandages on fire, running wild into each other, while others were running back to what they thought was the safety of the barns. Many, many horses were lost, and handlers and trainers were also burned.

Well, here is the up side of the story. As big dollar horses were scattered over the area, trainers and owners were trying to find their own. Some had run miles away and it took a lot of doing to get them all back together, but they were alive. A year passed since that fire and now the big race at Del Mar has begun. This is one of the most beautiful settings for a track, where the surf meets the turf at old Del Mar, a great song sung on Opening Day, the late Bing Crosby sang it on Opening Day for many years. It was posted that one of the horses saved in the San Luis Rey fire just won a race, the horses name was Worthy Turk. I don’t know how many others had done this, but what a story behind the story.

Without the heroic efforts of people who know animals, and the fright they must all go through when trying to flee these fast-moving fires, it’s people like Mike Lewis, Tom Firth and so many other men and women from the mountain that saved so many animals and hu13 • September 2018

Hero firefighters on the Mountain Center Fire photo by Emily Marie Horn-Hill Halters ready for evacuations photo by Caroline Gardner

man lives from the Cranston fire; they are the heroes. God Bless you all who go beyond what most of us would run from.

There are also so many people who had to do for themselves as the fire approached. Carolyn Gardner, a single lady, loaded and hauled her mules, donkeys and other stock out of harm’s way, making load after load. She, like many others, had no help other than God on her shoulder. My friends, Ralph and Mary Ann Savory, who just last week posted a picture of their beautiful mountain home on Facebook, now find themselves loading what they could and leaving, never knowing what they will find when they return. It was lucky the firefighters could manage to help steer the fire away from the homes and on up into the wilderness. I know they had help! A few homes were lost, but the mountain will come back to life after a few rains, the big trees and beauty will take a while. If our government would let the loggers and ranchers go back on the mountains we could prevent many of the huge fires by cleaning out dead trees and letting animals graze on chaparral.

Besides the fire I mentioned, there are so many other fires in California and other western states at this time. A huge, fast-moving fire near Redding, in northern California, has taken lives and destroyed homes. These fires are so big they create their own weather. A greatgrandmother and two of her grandchildren were the last victims in this dreadful fire; and that one is not over yet.

I know, no matter where we live we

have hardships. I am seeing where flood and mudslides are all over the country, along with other wildfires. When you live close to a water source, river, or dam you run the risk of floods, even tornadoes in the Midwest. Fires are wherever there is fuel; be prepared. There is a list recommended to follow…this is for all emergencies. You can go on the computer to get this list, but do it before the emergency! Have your plan, your contact information and backup where your family can find each other.

Get small animal carriers, collars and leashes handy because your cats and dogs may flee if you open the door and you may not have time to find them. For the larger animals, have enough equipment to get them all to safety. Keep the trailers and tires well maintained and ready to go. Park your trucks and trailer so they’re ready to be hooked up; have an emergency bag ready. When the time comes you won’t have time to learn how to back, or fix a flat tire; you need to have a plan way ahead of an emergency. You may not have help and you may have to hand your animals off to a complete stranger. Your animals should have some sort of identification on them. Have a Plan A, as well as a Plan B. Know that cell phones won’t always work, animals don’t behave, people panic, plastic things melt, and roads get blocked. Take care of yourself first, or you won’t be able to help anyone or anything. I know this may sound like an ol’ grandma, but I just prepared for this same thing myself. I think because I live in an area where we are all pretty close to town, we feel we’re fairly okay.

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But, after seeing how fast the fire tornados can clean out a town, I just don’t feel quite as safe. So I always have my evacuation stuff in order.

Just another funny, well I should say, now it’s funny. With all the fires happening near me, I had my emergency plan figured out. My old house would probably go up in a minute if there were a fire, so I had put some of my most prized possessions out in the big metal barn, right next to my living quarter’s trailer, all ready to throw in and go if I needed to. My animals will load well and I’m feeling pretty safe and prepared. If you read my previous column about the trailer problems I had at Bishop Mule Days, you read about my trailer battery exploding.

So, I’m home and have the truck and trailer hooked up for a week or so. I had just backed it all into the barn and hooked it to electricity, so I have my air conditioner when I’m cleaning it from the week at Bishop, but it’s still hooked to the truck. A friend Karen comes over and I ask her to help me

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unhook; I take the electricity loose and unhook the truck. Well, just as it’s being unhooked, I notice the battery is smoking! Now, the wire from it to the trailer is burning! Dang, we have a fire in my barn! Karen, fast on the move, flips the wire off the battery and thank goodness it goes out. It was the one that ran from the battery to the emergency stop battery, if that makes any sense. I had a RV fellow come and it turns out I had a short in the big cord that runs from the truck to the trailer…go figure. Anyway, we got the fire out before it did any damage, and took out my collectibles.

And, oh my gosh my tack! So, my big ol’ metal barn wasn’t as safe as I thought after all. No matter where you live, or how careful you are, there will be a need for a plan; and back-up plans also. Just be prepared.

If I can live through all this smoke that has settled in the valley, I’ll see you at a mule gathering, or show. I’m the Granny with a big hat, cool boots, and a fine mule.

DEBBIE RHODES riding 7-year-old Lacey in Hitchcock Woods, Aiken, SC

ROBERT GAROUTTE, Aurora, Mo. on horse, Dolly and JUNIOR SMITH on spotted mule, Clara Bell. SMITH is known as the can man in Aurora. This is Clara Bell’s first parade

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The U.S. Forest Service - Inyo National Forest posted these photos from the recent California wildfires with this message: “When people think of fighting wildfires they tend to think of modern technology -aircraft, mechanized equipment, and now even drones. But important support can come from very old school technology. On the Lions Fire we are using a Forest Service pack string of mules from the U.S. Forest Service-Stanislaus National Forest to help supply and support the remote spike camps. While pack stock use boasts a long history within the Forest Service, it is becoming a vanishing skill. Today, the Region 5 (California) program includes only approximately 120 animals and seven permanent packers. The Inyo National Forest is one of two Pack Stock Centers of Excellence, the other being the U.S. Forest Service - Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Especially when smoke limits aircraft support the pack strings ensure that we can keep the spike camps supplied.”

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Molly Rose Has Moved

by Capt. Joe Vaclavik Chicago, Illinois

I’ve field boarded one of my best buds for the past 12 years in North Central Indiana. She is now stall boarded near Chicago with daily eight hour group turnouts in a large pasture 1/2 hour from my home. She is stalled at night. The animals have easy access to veterinarian and farrier services, as well as access to hundreds of miles of multi use trails belonging to the Cook County Forest Preserve. My stable has a nice outdoor arena as well as many large and small paddocks and several nice sized pastures.

In Indiana she was 1-1/2 hours away.

Heading out to ride or visit consumed a whole day. I’d leave Chicago around 10:30 AM and usually get home around 7:30 PM depending on how long I rode. If I trailered out to a friend’s farm or nearby state park, another three hours or more was added to my day. I was putting too much time behind the 16 • September 2018

The trails throughout the area are nicely groomed. However there are many edgy trails that zig zag through rugged terrain

wheel, often maneuvering through hazardous roads and conditions, especially in the winter or after dark. Riding my mule was becoming an exhausting experience!

Field boarding in Indiana was inexpensive compared to Chicagoland but being stabled close to home has advantages. In addition, the level of care at her previous home was declining. I’m now riding her at least once a week and visiting her in between rides. Our bond is strengthening with each ride and visit.

Nobody thinks of Chicagoland as a muleman’s mecca, but it is! Chicago and it’s surrounding suburbs is home to thousands of horses and some mules.

They are boarded at both public and private stables, as well as on private property.

Chicago is part of Cook County, the second largest county in the Na-

Jimmy loved coming out to the stable before his family moved him to Tennessee Maple Lake is just another example of the peace, tranquility, and beauty found in the Sag Valley

tion only behind Los Angeles County.

It’s population is larger than 28 other states! The Cook County Forest Preserve was established in 1913. It now owns approximately 70,000 acres of rare native forests, woodlands, savannas, prairies, and wetlands. It has six nature centers, 40 lakes and ponds, and over 300 miles of trails that are open to equestrians, hikers, and mountain bikers. Some of the trails are paved and others are dirt based.

The purpose of the Act was to restore, restock, protect and preserve land for public use. Chicago’s founders had great forethought!

The Forest Preserves are scattered throughout Metropolitan Chicago.

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joining lands comprise the largest and most diversified holding for the Cook County Forest Preserve. Mostly hilly and forested, they are notable for scenic beauty and rich in history back to glacial and geologic times. The Calumet Sag Channel and the historic Illinois and Michigan Canal cut through this area.

This Preserve consists of approximately 15,000 acres and almost 100 miles of trails. Glaciers acting like giant bulldozers pushed rock and soil.

When they stopped, steep hills and valleys were formed in this area creating a diversified landscape and a muleman’s paradise. Other Preserves are only minutes away, offering almost unlimited riding options.

The origin of the name Sag is speculative. There are two theories that exist. One is that the area incorporates the lower portion of a glacial valley, hence, the name Sag. The other theory is that Sag is a shortened version of

Saginaw, a Potawatomi word meaning “swamp.” The Sag Valley was a low lying swampy area before it was mostly drained off when the Calumet Sag Channel was dug out to contribute to the reversal of the flow of the Chicago River, along with the digging out of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. The Potawatomi Indians inhabited this area before white settlements in the early 1800’s.

The Palos/Sag Valley’s sloughs, ponds, lakes, and cliffs have colorful names, a few include: Joe’s Pond, Laughing Squaw Sloughs, Swallow Cliff, Bullfrog Lake, Maple Lake, Horse Tail Lake, Hidden Pond Woods, Saganashkee Slough, Country Lane Woods, and Cranberry Nature Preserve.

One of the highest points in Northern Illinois is located on the North Bluff of the Sag Valley. This elevated Moraine was used by the Potawatomi Indians as a lookout point to keep ahead of advancing warriors. A French Fort was

also later built there.

Father Pierre Marquette and Louis Joliet also visited and camped out at this site as they advanced down the Des Plaines River toward Lake Michigan. Today, Saint James at Sag Bridge Church is located on these grounds. It’s one of the oldest churches founded in Illinois. The Church was built in the 1830’s by Irish and German immigrants who dug out the Illinois and Michigan Canal. The adjacent cemetery is mostly filled by those who died working on the project which connected the Great Lakes to the Illinois River lending access to the Mississippi and the Gulf.

It’s 96 miles long. There are rideable paths along most of the canal. This canal helped establish Chicago as the transportation hub of the United States.

The hilly grounds and scenic overview of the church and cemetery hold many a ghost story.

The town of Sag Bridge developed near this bluff. Folks who worked on

Molly’s new stall plaque

Streams cris-cross the entire trail system

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Cranberry Slough is one of the many sloughs and ponds that are nature sanctuaries. Areas like these dot the entire Preserve.

They are filled with native plants and animals that give people a view into the past.

Sites like theses hold wildlife and fauna that exist nowhere else in Illinois

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the canal and the nearby stone quarries thrived there for many years. The area had an abundance of quality stone that was easily transported by the nearby canal and the Des Plaines River System. Today, only remnants of the once thriving community exist. Antiquated quarries now dot the area. They have since filled with water and are favorite fishing spots for many an angler.

Buried in the Preserve by Bullfrog Lake is Nuclear Waste resulting from the Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago. This project headed by Enrico Fermi developed the first nuclear reactor under the University’s Stagg Football Field during World War II. It took several days for Molly to adjust to being stalled. Upon her arrival there was several days of nasty weather. All the horses were confined to their stalls. They were finally turned out after things dried up. During that time she insistently paced back and forth in her large stall. This went on for a few days until she was turned out. Molly

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wasn’t used to indoor living. Now she seems to enjoy coming in at night out of the elements.

Putting up two chains instead of a closed door to the stall helped a lot. She now sticks her head out and watches all the activity of other equestrians as they visit and tend to their animals. Stalled next to Molly are a couple horses belonging to friends of mine, Pastor Bill and his wife Celia. They keep an eye out for Molly during their daily visits to the farm.

Just recently she was again confined to her stall for several days due to heavy rains. When I came for a visit I noticed that all her legs were swollen. After conferring with some of my friends out there I learned that her legs were merely “stocked up” as a result of inactivity. I had never seen that before.

A 15 minute walk through the barns brought her legs back to normal.

Stocking up is harmless swelling in the lower legs due to decreased circulation. Reduced activity is what usually

leads to this pooling of blood and other fluids in the extremities. The swelling can be found from the coronary band to the ankle or all the way up the cannon bone to the knee or hock and can occur in all four legs or just one pair.

Surprisingly Molly adjusted immediately to all the activity on some of the more heavily traveled trails. Hikers, mountain bikers, and joggers didn’t faze her at all. This was one of my biggest fears in bringing her to Chicago. In fact on every ride we meet new and interesting folks as we scout the endless trails. It’s fascinating just how many people identify her as a mule considering she is just about the only mule out there. Mules haven’t quite caught on in the City.

Our son, his wife, and our two grandchildren just moved to Tennessee about 45 minutes northeast of Nashville. We may join them next Spring. Molly Rose may be moving again!

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OKLAHOMA MULE SALE The Pontotoc Co. Agriplex at the intersection of US 377 (North Broadway) and Richardson Bypass in

Ada, Oklahoma • October 5 & 6, 2018

Catalogue Sale Added to the regular Consignment Sale

Catalogue Fee $50.00 Deadline Sept. 10, 2018 We will no longer draw for Consignment Sale order

Sulphur River Saddlery Saddle awarded to the High Selling Mule in the Catalog

The High-Selling Mule at the Spring Sale sold for $10,000!

This is becoming one of the best saddle mule sales in the nation!

We will also have several well broke draft mule teams.

Friday – 9 a.m. TACK must pertain to equine only

All catalogued mules must be checked in on the grounds by 10 a.m.

4 p.m. – Trail Competition Mandatory for all catalogued mules Saturday – 9 a.m. - Will sell wagons, trailers & antique farm equipment One hour following the completion of the 9 a.m. sale, we will sell Jacks, Jennets and loose stock,

followed by

Catalogued Stock, then regular consignment stock

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www.facebook.com/OklahomaMuleSale The Logsdon Family

John Logsdon

PO Box 32 - Fittstown OK 74842

(580)465-8727

Johnny Kelso

121 Mule Lane - Murray, KY 42071

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Negative Coggins is required - 7% Commission with a $20.00 minimum commission per animal or a $20.00 Pass Out Fee $10 stall charge for livestock

10% Commission w/$2.00 minimum commission per ticket NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS

NOTICE TO BUYERS:

We will no longer accept personal checks. Bring cash, travelers checks, or cashiers check.

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FOR SALE 6/7 year old john mule

14 hh Broke to lead, tie, stands for farrier.

Not broke to ride. $1,000 Logansport, IN

(574)727-1629

www.themulestore.com Everything We Do Is “Mule Friendly” Unique Mountain, Hunting and Trail Saddles, plus “Mule” Tack

Ericksen’s Saddlery

P.O. Box 94 40 Two Bump Rd., VC Ranches

Ennis, MT 59729

(406)682-7380

www.ericksensaddlery.com The worst day packin’ is better than the best day workin’ 20 • September 2018

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The 2018

Midwest Mule

Trainers Challenge October 8-13, 2018 Flying R Ranch • West Plains, Missouri Loren Basham

Chris French

Loren Herschberger

3 trainers, 3 untrained mules and only 3 days to win the title and $2,500 cash prize!

It will be a battle of patience, strength and beauty as we watch the bonds grow between the trainers and mules.

Keep in mind, prior to this event, these mules (provided by stock contractor T Cross Farms, St. James, MO) have had minimal handling. After three sessions, watch how the three trainers build a partnership that will last a lifetime.

The mules will be mentored through groundwork, the saddling process, and ultimately be ridden through an obstacle course using all three gaits.

Throughout the week we will have clinics, entertainment, trail riding and offer a variety of activities promoting the mule. Between the trainers, judges, clinicians, vendors and attendees - the wealth of knowledge that is going to be at this event is spectacular!

Come camp with us, meet new mule folks and take in a week of long ear education! Contact Flying R Ranch for camping and lodging information at 417-469-2267.

Hotels are available 23 miles away in West Plains & Willow Springs. Check website for participating hotel discounts.

For more on this event:

Rob Tucker (573)202-5268 Kelli Livengood (660)541-5581 MMTC- Midwest Mule Trainers Challenge Email: midwestmuletrainerschallenge@gmail.com

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Supported by:

SCHEDULE Tuesday 10/9

• 9am Packing Clinic

Wednesday 10/10

• 5pm Trainers & Judges Meet & Greet, Draw Mules • 6pm Chili Cook-off • 7pm Mule Soccer

Thursday 10/11

• 9-12pm Trainers Challenge • 1pm Vet Clinic • 2pm Dental Clinic • 3-6pm Poker Run • 7pm Cutting Clinic

Friday 10/12

• 9-12pm Trainers Challenge • 1pm Essential Oils Clinic • 2pm Saddle Clinic • 3pm Packing Clinic • 4pm Bit Clinic • 5pm Judges Roundtable • 7pm Cutting Clinic • 8pm Bonfire

Saturday 10/13

• 9-12pm Trainers Challenge • 1pm Shetler Family Clinic • 2:30-4pm Competition • 4:30pm Declare Winner • 6pm Potluck Dinner & Dance

Sunday 10/14

• 8am Cowboy Church

Event Pass - $50 Day Pass - $20 Kids 10 & Under - FREE Sponsorship and vendor opportunities are available.

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Calendar of Events...

SEPTEMBER 2018

Sept 1-2 – Plowing, Belleville, IL 217/821-5930 Sept 5-8 – Boone County Draft Horse & Mule Sale, Sedalia, MO 260-350-4637 www.boonecountydrafthorseandmules.com Sept 6-9 – Missouri River Valley Steam Show, Boonville, MO 573/442-8417 Sept 6-9 – Interstate Fair Longears Show, Spokane, WA Sept 7-9 – Carolina Mule Assoc. Trail Ride, South Mountains, NC State Park, Connelly Springs, NC 919/754-7568 Sept 7-9 – Hell’s Canyon Mule Days, Enterprise, OR 541/426-3271 Sept 8 – Threshermen Plowing, Highland, IL 217/821-5930 Sept 8-9 – 25th Annual Mule & Donkey Show, Sutton, WV 304/6443507 Sept 13-15 – Ty Evans Mulemanship Clinic, Basin, WY (801)5987465 www.tsmules.com Sept 14-15– Hall’s Mule, Wagon, Equipment & Old West Auction, Comanche, TX (325)330-0826 (325)356-5950 Sept 14-16 – 33rd Annual Clark County Mule Festival, Kahoka, Mo. 660/341-4835 Sept 20-22 – Ty Evans Mulemanship Clinic, Arkdale, WI (801)5987465 www.tsmules.com Sept 20-23 - 2nd Annual Bearcreek Bash Chuckwagon Races, Lowndes, MO 573/712-3403 Sept 21-22 – Benson, NC Mule Days Sept 21-24 – Midwest Mule Fest, Tuscumbia, MO 660//281-1592 MidwestMuleFest@gmail.com Sept 26-29 – Ty Evans Mulemanship Clinic, Fort Valley, VA (801)598-7465 www.tsmules.com Sept 27 – North Idaho Saddle Mule Club meeting 208/263-4156 Sept 28-29 – Baumli Semi-Annual Draft Horse & Mule Sale, Maryville, MO 660/652-4454 Sept 28-30 – Carolina Mule Assoc. Trail Ride, Livingston, KY 606/308-5900

OCTOBER 2018

Oct 4-6 – Ty Evans Mulemanship Clinic, Hopkins, MI (801)5987465 www.tsmules.com Oct 5-6 – Oklahoma Mule Sale, Ada, OK www.facebook.com/OklahomaMuleSale (580)465-8727 Oct 5-7 – 11th Annual Harrison Mule Days, MD 301-674-3187 www.harrisonmuledays.com Oct 5-7 Carolina Mule Assoc. Trail Ride, Mountain Rest, SC 877/444-6777 Oct 8-13 – Midwest Mule Trainers Challenge, West Plains, MO midwestmuletrainerschallenge@gmail.com (314)971-0208 Oct 10-13 – Tennessee Mule Train www. reesemules.com (615)452-2544 Oct 11-13 – Ty Evans Mulemanship Clinic, Farmington, Iowa (801)598-7465 www. tsmules.com Oct 13 – 30th Annual Pea Ridge Mule Jump, Pea Ridge, Ark www.pearidgemulejump. com (479) 451-1122 Oct 18-20 – Tri State Horse & Mule Sale, Abingdon, VA (330)275-2877 www.tristatehorsemulesale.com 22 • September 2018

Oct 18-20 – Ty Evans Mulemanship Clinic, Uniontown, KS (801)598-7465 www.tsmules.com Oct 19-20 – South Carolina State Fair Donkey/Mule Show, Columbia, SC myscdma.com/sc-state-fair-donkey-and-mule-show. html (803)609-5648 Oct 19-21 – The Mane Event, Chilliwack, AB, Canada Oct 19-21 Carolina Mule Assn. Trail Ride/Board Meeting, Troy, NC 336/302-6853 Oct 20 – Canadian Donkey/Mule Assn. Annual General Meeting, Airdrie, AB, Canada Oct 25 – Ty Evans Mulemanship Clinic, Killeen, TX (801)598-7465 www.tsmules.com Oct 25 – North Idaho Saddle Mule Club meeting 208/263-4156 Oct 26-28 – 6th Annual Donkey Welfare Symposium, UC Davis, Calif. donkeysymposium@gmail.com www.donkeywelfaresymposium.homestead.com

NOVEMBER 2018

Nov 1-3 – Ty Evans Mulemanship Clinic, Artesia, NM (801)5987465 www.tsmules.com Nov 8-10 – Ty Evans Mulemanship Clinic, Wikieup, AZ (801)5987465 www.tsmules.com Nov 10 – Reese Bros. Tennessee Mule Sale, Westmoreland, TN www.reesemules.com (615)452-2544 Nov 10 – Carolina Mule Assn. Fundraiser Horse/Mule Show, Reidsville, NC 828/894-5783 Nov 15 – North Idaho Saddle Mule Club meeting 208/263-4156 Nov 16-18 – Carolina Mule Assn. Trail Ride, Rutledge, GA 864547-4254 Nov 29-Dec 1 – Ty Evans Mulemanship Clinic, Howlong, NSW, Australia (801)598-7465 www.tsmules.com

DECEMBER 2018

Dec 9 – Carolina Mule Assn. Muleskinner Christmas Party, Reidsville, NC 336/349-4723

JANUARY 2018

Jan 12 – Reese Bros. Tennessee Mule Sale, Westmoreland, TN www. reesemules.com (615)452-2544

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11th Annual

HARRISON MULE DAYS “A Celebration of the Mule and Mule People”

October 5, 6 & 7, 2018 Carroll County Equestrian Center

Woodbine, Maryland

H

MULE SHOW - MULE PULL - COON JUMP TRAIL RIDE - WATER DOG RACES MULE HARNESS CLASSES ANIMAL DRESS-UP CONTEST EXTREME TRAIL CHALLENGE Good Prizes, Silent Auction, Excellent Food, Live Music, Entertainment, Vendors, And much, much more!

Bring your family and spend the weekend with us!

Primitive camping available Negative Coggins Required For further information and times contact:

Elisha Harrison Iager 301-674-3187 John Paul Harrison 443-375-2814

Please visit

www.harrisonmuledays.com All proceeds benefit the annual Jered Harrison Scholarship Fund.

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Yosemite National Park

by Angie J. Mayfield, Loogootee, Ind.

The MAYFIELD family at Tenaya Lake near Tuolumne Meadows

Naturalist John Muir once claimed that “nowhere will one see the majestic operations of nature more clearly revealed” than Yosemite. It was his writings that put Yosemite National Park on my bucket list as a teenager. Living

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in Indiana, however, California was a world away, and an odd world that didn’t interest me otherwise. In May of this year, though, I learned that central and northern California were very unlike the southern end of the state in almost every way, just as southern Indiana and Illinois are very different than their northern counterparts.

When we arrived at Yosemite, the exhaustion of a 4,200 mile round trip suddenly became worth it. We had driven through deserts and miles of orange groves thriving in this desolate area only due to constant irrigation (no wonder California is out of water)! Yosemite National Park lies in a central section of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, 36 miles long and 48 miles wide.

The famous Yosemite Valley lies in the heart of it and includes the head waters of the Tuolumne and Merced Rivers, along with lakes, streams, waterfalls, and large flat grasslands. Surrounded by spiry pinnacles of granite, rugged gorges, and snowy mountains soaring up 13,000 feet, this oasis of grandeur had everything a nature lover and mule

rider could want.

There are three equine camps at Yosemite (Wawona, Tuolumne, and Bridle Veil). We camped at Wawona because the other two didn’t open until July 15, and we parked outside the park two miles at Goat Meadows one night.

From Wawona, in the southern section of Yosemite, we rode the challenging trail up to Chilnaulna Falls the first day.

The scenery was incredible, and we didn’t see another soul as we climbed the seven mile rocky trail that is rated as difficult up through the series of falls that are about 700 feet altogether, with five drops in the falls. The scenery was incredible, and we thought the falls were amazing – that is, until we rode the Yosemite Valley Loop trail the following day with two even bigger falls.

The trail began at Bridle Veil Falls then looped around past Yosemite Falls.

Although the riding was mostly level and much easier than the day before, the views of the rivers, the flowering meadow, Sentinel and Cathedral Rock, El Capitan, and the breathtaking waterfalls were truly surreal and humbling.

TUCKER in snowy Tuolumne Meadows area

ANGIE and Babe in the Yosemite Valley Mules and More Magazine

It took about six hours to ride the 12 mile loop, but we stopped for lots of pictures and lounged along the Merced River for lunch. We encountered several tourists at the lower falls areas, but no other riders. We tried to educate people who asked questions or mistook the animals for horses. One college student from New Zealand asked to ride a mule, so we let her ride a few minutes.

There was a hiking trail going up to the top of Yosemite Falls, but after riding my mule about 50 yards up, I decided with the narrow trail and number of tourists, it was too risky to navigate.

Our final day, we drove north up to Tuolumne Meadows and trail rode, where snow still covered the landscape and higher altitude and 20 degree colder temperatures took some adjustment. However, the varying terrain of each of our three days of riding made the park even more glorious. As we exited into Inyo National Forest and then into Nevada, I knew I’d probably never see this part of the world again. And now, with news of wildfires threaten-

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Yosemite Falls

Overlooking Merced River and El Capitan in Yosemite Valley

ing Yosemite, I mourn for those who may never see its splendor. However, I am also grateful for my time there, for those who ensure it is preserved for future generations – and for memories that will last a lifetime.

Angie J. Mayfield has been riding mules for 50 years and has trail ridden in all 50 states and six countries.

Email her at Profmayfield@yahoo.com for questions or to tell her about your favorite trail riding destination.

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When Mules Ruled the Farm

by Lonny Thiele

Mules were used for farming in this country roughly 1785 to 1950 or 165 years. Mule numbers peaked in the US at 5.8 million in 1925, but there were still 1.9 million mules in 1940, that included 209,000 in Missouri. Quotes used in this column and most of the material used comes from stories in the book, “That Son of a Gun Had Sense: Mule Stories From the Bootheel During the 1930’s-1940’s Era.”

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Mules have an uncanny ability to get into impossible situations and come out unscathed. This is the case with Mag and Jig in a story told by Ed Beasley for the above mentioned mule book.

Beasley speaking, “In 1941 my dad and my brother-in-law, Cecil Kilgo, went to Mississippi, and they brought back 30 head of mules, all young mules.

“They hauled them back in a bob truck. They may have made more than one trip. I imagine he bought them from individuals.

Back then, a lot of people raised mules. Dad wouldn’t have a horse, because they’d balk.

“Dad sharecropped, and was straw boss for U.S. Holiman.

Holiman gave dad the money to buy the mules. Holiman had a bunch of land south of Gideon, and probably had 15 sharecroppers. We lived in a four-room house on the farm.

“Dad had a pick of choice of the 30 mules. He picked the two he wanted and that’s the ones we kept. He called them Mag and Jig. They were good sized black mare mules, probably weighed 1,200 pounds.

“I was 10 and wasn’t big enough to break them. But my brother and three or four guys broke them to work. To break them, they hooked Mag and Jig to a wagon and got them in a plowed field. There would be two in a wagon. They’d each get ahold of one line to make them turn. They’d make them run until they wore themselves down.

“My dad had a way with mules; he’d keep them under control.

He could talk to them and get more out of them, than beating them. He would see they had the best feed and hay. He’d say, ‘That’s what made our living.’

“Me and my brother-in-law, Hob Baker, were planting corn one time with Mag and Jig. They were young at the time. I had just filled up the planter with seed, and Hob was in the seat driving them.

“They took off running and he jumped off. They got astraddle a pasture fence and tore it up, probably for a 100 yards or so.

When they stopped, they had the bottom of the planter upwards.

And one of the mules was down. And one of the feeders, that hit the ground for the seed to be planted, well, it was right up one of them’s butt.

“They were just shaking; they were so scared. After they settled down, we got them up and we started working them again.”

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From Across the Pond...

Mule Makes History in the UK

by Donna Taylor, Puylaurens, France What wonderful mule news I have for you this month...

An owner and her mule have just made history and I believe that mules will be getting a lot more recognition in the United Kingdom from now on. It is all down to one lady, and a mule called Wallace the Great.

British Dressage is an organization that oversees all affiliated dressage competitions and training in the United Kingdom. British Dressage is a member of the British Equestrian Federation. There are approximately 14,000 members of the British Dressage and 2,000 competitions a year. The rule book states that only ponies and horses can enter a dressage competition. It has never allowed mules to enter any of these events until now.

There are various types of membership, but by being a member it enables you to compete at any level, in any competition and at any championship, and at affiliated shows.

Lesley Ratcliffe is the guardian to Wallace the Great. He is an 11-year-old, 14hh mule that was found roaming around a village in Ireland. He was rescued by The Donkey Sanctuary and brought over to the UK, and after some time, Lesley fostered him. He now lives in Gloucestershire in England with another mule and two donkeys.

Lesley’s friend Christie Mclean started riding him and both ladies found that he had a lot of potential in dressage.

However, Christie was turned down from official dressage events and was told that Wallace could not be a member of British Dressage because he is a mule.

Christie decided to fight for the mule’s right to be treated equally to a genuine horse or pony, which are considered different species. So, in July this year the British Dressage conceded that mules would now be allowed to compete as a testament to inclusion and diversity in dressage, making the sport more accessible to all.

For the very first time in the UK, Wallace the Great competed in a British Dressage Quest Club competition. He beat eight fully horse competitors with a score of 67.4.

These are Christie’s words after the competition: "I think this shows that mules are equal in ability. I believe Wallace wants to do this. It’s a double achievement – he has made history for mules and British Dressage. It is a historic day which will never be repeated… a landmark. We will be having a glass of bubbly this evening to celebrate.”

Christie and Wallace the Great have really made a name for themselves and there have been radio interviews, many articles in national and regional newspapers about their achievement and also appearances on the television. Plus they are now getting invitations to other equine events.

For me being such a mule enthusiast, I cannot tell you how much this is a huge boost for mules in the United King28 • September 2018

CHRISTIE and Wallace

dom and hopefully Europe too. I am over the moon that this has happened.

I believe the majority of equine owners are happy with this news, but there are always a few that kick up a bit of a fuss. I heard an interview with one lady who said that her horse was quite spooked by Wallace at the competition and she would now have to start getting her horse more accustomed to these equines if more were to compete at dressage events.

I owned my late mule, Sweetheart for approximately four years and I can only recall one or two times when a horse became a little wary of her. I rode her to various sponsor rides and we did lots of general hacking with friends and we never experienced any problems with other horses.

There was only one occasion, when I was out riding in a forest and two horse riders were approaching us. One horse became quite nervous of her but the rider wanted to chat for several minutes as she was so interested in Sweetheart. It was so funny because the horse couldn’t take his eyes of my long eared girl, and when we said our goodbyes and parted, that horse was so happy to ride off and leave us behind.

There is a small part of me that wants to say, “Well, it’s about time!” Mules are amazing. I believe that there should never have been a divide between horses, mules and donkeys. All equines should be treated as equals.

But this is the best news possible for welcoming mules into, not only the dressage arena, but into all disciplines.

Without Christie’s perseverance this never would have happened so we have a lot to thank her for.

This is a huge breakthrough for mules and I am now hoping that people in the United Kingdom and Europe will read about Wallace the Great and maybe say to themselves… well, I wonder what it is like riding a mule, and maybe they will want to know more about these beautiful intelligent creatures.

Yeah, mules rock! Oh, it just makes me want to go out there and buy another mule!

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In depth course on behavior shaping, theory and practice, including lecture, demonstration, and hands on exercises, given by noted donkey behaviorist, Ben Hart of Sidmouth, UK. Meet and greet barbecue at the Animal Science Horse barn. Beer, wine, and live music!

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FRONT COVER STORY...

Cheyenne Frontier Day Parade

by Lenice Basham, PairADice Mules, Belle, Mo.

I am not sure why - but we had the opportunity to attend the Cheyenne Frontier Days celebration this year for the first time. It is an amazing event and I would encourage anyone who has a day or two available at the end of July to go to Cheyenne Frontier Days.

One of the highlights of 122nd Cheyenne Frontier Days was the parade. The parade, held four times during the 10 day event, is held in downtown Cheyenne, beginning at the Wyoming Capitol. It is an incredible parade. There are the typical marching bands, bicycles and floats, but the team and wagons are the star of the show.

“At the end of WWII, teamsters from across the United States gathered in the 32 • September 2018

Cheyenne Frontier Days Parade and Grand Entries. The teamsters brought a variety of heavy draft horses, light draft horses, mules and saddle horses.

Some came early enough to round up cattle to be used during the parade” (cfdrodeo,com). In modern day, teamsters are invited to submit an application to be included in the parade to the Parade Chairman. All teamsters are screened looking at personal attributes, dedication, work ethic, commitment, animal handling skills, desire to carry on the Western traditions and if they live the Cowboy Code of Ethics. They committee then invites those applicants to be a part of the celebration.

The teamsters bring their own teams

YOLANDA STROUP with her team, Dixie and Jake, during the 2018 Grand Parade. Photo by Sissy Schneiderman

and harness. The teams are housed at the fairgrounds. Teamsters are required to bring their own supplies needed to take care of their teams. Stalls are provided for their stock. The teamsters and outriders are from all over the United States - with some coming from as far as Wisconsin or Texas. The wagons used are a part of 126 wagons restored by the Carriage Committee and Tom Watson’s Wagon Doctor’s volunteers. The Wagon Doctor’s take care of all of the historic wagons which are on display at the fairgrounds during the Frontier Days.

Tom Watson is a certified wheelwright (someone who can build or repair wagon wheels). Each year his volunteers restore a new wagon or carriage.

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For each of the four parades, the teamster is assigned a wagon. The wagons are also used to transport VIP’s during the grand entries each day at the rodeo. These wagons are amazing and the variety of wagons on display in this collection is incredible. The collection of wagons was valued at over $1.75 million in 2013. Many of the carriages and wagons come from homes and ranches around Cheyenne. “When automobiles replaced the wagon, most sat abandoned in barns and yards” (cfdrodeo.com). A museum was built in 1978 to house the collection. Before that the wagons and carriages were stored under bleachers and outside. They had to be cleaned each summer for the event. Cheyenne Frontier Days believes that it is the world’s most extensive and impressive horsedrawn carriage collection. There is a great deal of information about the collection if you visit the Cheyenne Frontier Days Museum.

The parade participants are required to dress in vintage clothing.

They can wear clothing that meets the criteria that they bring with them - or they can dress in vintage clothing supplied by the Parade Wheels Committee. Each teamster has an outrider during the parade to ensure safety. The outrider is also required to dress in vintage clothing.

It takes 450 volunteers helping to run each parade. The parade lasts approximately 1-1/2 hours.

There are announcing posts located at various places along the route for the announcer to share information about each participating included in the parade.

Lee and Stacy Marriott, of Stover, Mo., have been participating in the parade for the last few years.

They have a four-up of gray Percherons. They head to the Cheyenne Frontier Days seven days prior to the first performance with their Jack Russell, Jack. They stay until the last performance participating in the Grand Entry. They even participate in the cattle drive the same way that the teamsters did at the end of World War II. There are multiple videos that they have posted on their Facebook page, Rockin M Ranch Western Emporium about behind the scenes of the horses and the parade. Seeing the view from the prospective of the teamster during the Grand Entries on the track is a view you will rarely get anywhere else.

Jerry and Yolanda Stroup, Western Rose Ranch, Lowndes, Mo., have participated in the Cheyenne Frontier Days parade for 14 years and 56 parades. This year Yolanda hauled the main Committee chairman in the Yellowstone coach in the Grand entry.

Cheyenne Frontier Days is known as the Granddaddy of them All. They will hold their 123rd Cheyenne Frontier Days from July 19-28, 2019. Take a few days and experience this parade.

ABOVE: Snapshots from the Grand Parade and Grand Entry during LENICE’S visit in July LEFT: JERRY STROUP in the rodeo arena Photo by Sissy Schneiderman 33 • September 2018

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BECKY CAMPBELL riding Diamond, leading pack mules Jethro and Sadie, who remained unpacked due to an infected eye.

Cousins, Sisters and Best Friends: 2018 Riding the Gila Wilderness: Part II

by Audrey Stogsdill Beggs, Sims, Ark.

After most people complete something on their bucket list they scratch that off and go on to the next adventure; that is not what Claudia and I did. Claudia Stogsdill Sharp and I are first cousins, according to our DNA test, but we are closer than sisters and the best of friends. After the all-girl ride/pack trip into the Gila Wilderness in May 2017, I emailed Becky Campbell at Gila Hot Springs Ranch to see if it would be possible to take us on a ride/pack trip again this year. She was delighted to tell me it was definitely possible, and this year her older sister, Ysabel would be joining us. I told her that would make an awesome story…four baby boomers going on a ride/pack trip into the Gila Wilderness. But, when I told Ysabel this she informed me she was past the baby boomer group in that she was 76 years young. What a lady! She not

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only helps with the ride/pack trips, we learned she still hunts and goes on elk hunting trips. After we got back off of our trip with Becky and Ysabel, I told Claudia that my heroes had always been cowboys, now I think they are cowgirls, and their names are Becky and Ysabel.

Claudia and I met at the Dallas Fort Worth airport again this year and flew to Albuquerque where we rented a car. Claudia had always wanted to see the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, so we headed there before going to the Gila Hot Springs Ranch. After checking in at our Santa Fe motel we walked to the nearby shops. We decided to walk to dinner at a Mexican restaurant and asked someone how far it was from our motel; we were told it was about three blocks. After walking six blocks we finally arrived, had a wonderful dinner,

AUDREY with Slim

but the six blocks back to the motel seemed a lot longer.

The next morning we drove to the Loretto Chapel at the end of the Old Santa Fe Trail. Inside the 1873 Gothic structure there is the staircase referred to as miraculous, inexplicable and marvelous. It is sometimes referred to as St. Joseph’s Staircase as it makes two complete 360-degree turns, stands 20 feet tall and has no center support. It rests solely on its base and against the choir loft. The risers of the 33 steps are all of the same height. Made of previously unknown wood species, it was constructed with only square pegs.

This was on Claudia’s bucket list, so we made it happen.

Before the Chapel opened for tours we noticed a trolley driver next to the Chapel. We asked about the tours and there was one leaving at 10 a.m., so we bought tickets. The driver was in his 80’s and a retired Navy man, who had taught at Annapolis. He took us to see the statues at the end of the Santa Fe Trail and stopped long enough for a photo. When we went by the local newspaper, The Santa Fe Press, we were told that for many years he thought it was the oldest newspaper west of the Mississippi, but later found out the oldest paper west of the Mississippi was the Arkansas Gazette.

After a tour of the Chapel we headed south on I-25 to the Ranch. We stopped at a rest area to have a snack and something to drink; when Claudia saw the “watch for rattlesnake” signs she didn’t know if she was that hungry or not.

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The Gila Wilderness area showed signs of having a wildfire recently.

When planning this trip Claudia told me she was afraid of encountering mountain lions, bears and rattlesnakes; I told her my biggest fear was wildfires. We were blessed in that we didn’t encounter any of these. Our guide in Santa Fe told us they had only had .2 inches of rain all year. Coming from Arkansas and an area that got 18 plus inches of rain in February alone, it was hard to imagine how dry it was in New Mexico.

The Gila Wilderness is 558,014 acres of unspoiled land, with deep canyons, rugged mountain peaks, hot springs and a thick forest. This remote part of southwestern New Mexico became the first designated wilderness area in the U.S. The Wilderness lies in what is known as a transition zone, between desert and alpine forest, making the Gila very unique, offering a wide variety of life forms and magnificent scenery.

We arrived that evening, having stopped along the way for a sandwich, so we could get to bed early, as we knew we would be up and headed out on the trail early. We were to meet Becky at the Ranch at 9 a.m. Upon arriving she and Ysabel were busy getting ready for the trip. The horses were caught and were being saddled. Becky and Ysabel’s dad came to this area at age 16 in 1929. In 1940 he started the outfitter business that the sisters carry on today. They are an awesome team when it comes to working together to get horses and mules ready for the trip. We piled our stuff on tarps where Becky wanted them to put in the pan-

CLAUDIA on Red Lacy and BECKY on Diamond, with her loppers, crossing the Gila River 37 • September 2018

niers on the pack animals. Together they saddled four horses and packed one horse and three mules. One of the mules had no packs, but had an eye infection and was along just to keep her eye doctored daily. The pack animals were Ella, a sorrel pack horse, Jethro, a pack mule, Frankie, a sweet little 13 hand pack mule and Sadie, the mule with the infected eye.

Becky rode Diamond, Ysabel rode a big palomino Quincy, Claudia rode Red Lacy and I again rode the Tennessee Walker, Slim, that I rode last year.

I normally don’t ride a horse, but Slim and I got along famously. My husband Rickey and I have mules and these pack trips are the only times I have ridden a horse in almost 30 years.

Becky packed in a propane tank, a huge ice chest, 50 pounds of grain for the animals and a broom for the cabin, on little Frankie. We had shipped sleeping bags and boots on ahead, along with bear pepper spray.

Day one was uneventful and we didn’t see mountain lion or bear tracks.

We crossed the Gila River many times, but due to the lack of rain the areas were brown where they were green last year. The wind was blowing and I had to drop back to keep the sand from covering me and getting in my eyes. I made the mistake of wearing contacts and the sand was irritating my eyes.

Arriving at the cabin and after unsaddling and unpacking the animals, we set up tents and relaxed with a glass of wine. Claudia and I took down the bear boards from the cabin while Ysabel and Becky took care of the stock.

Becky had upgraded our sleeping facilities from last year, and this year

BECKY and YSABEL leading the way up the mountains on day one of the trip

we had a 9x10 tent we could stand up in, and had a lot of room; it was very comfortable. We left the flaps down on the tent for some ventilation; I woke up with horrible allergies and my eyes swollen shut. The cottonwood trees were shedding seeds and I had no idea I was allergic to them. I felt horrible and wasn’t sure I was going to ride Tuesday, but after a few cups of coffee and breakfast I started to feel better. I requested a short ride that day since I felt bad, so we took a three hours ride into the Black Canyon area. It was a beautiful scenic ride, and we didn’t take the pack animals. Becky thought this would be a great opportunity to trim trails. She carried some big yellow loppers and trimmed behind us as we rode.

We enjoyed elk fajitas for dinner.

Claudia and I both had allergy medicine and was constantly putting drops in my eyes.

Daytime temperatures were in the low 90’s, and would be in the low 40’s in the mornings.

Sometime during the night something went thru camp very fast. The dogs, Ginger, Spud and Pardner all took chase. We didn’t see anything, but we all thought from the way it sounded it had to be a javelin. Becky said they are very prevalent in that area.

Wednesday morning we enjoyed a breakfast of burritos…and lots of coffee.

There is something special about coffee in the middle of a wilderness area, where there is no electricity or running water. It makes you appreciate the lives your ancestors lived. Since it was so dry and windy, with no rain, we didn’t have a campfire; lots of wildfires start with campfires and Becky didn’t want to take

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the chance of that happening.

Becky and Ysabel saddled the horses and packed the mules for the trip down the mountain while Claudia and I cleaned the cabin and put bear boards back on the windows.

We headed back to base camp and it was a very treacherous trip. I wasn’t sure how my cousin, sister and BFF would handle the trip as she is afraid of heights, but she did an awesome job of getting off the mountains. She was happy with Red Lacy as he seemed to know what to do. Claudia saw an elk across the canyon on a mountain to the right of us. It was very hot and a long ride back, and Spud did not follow us, he was the one that had the huge cut on his neck on last year’s ride. He had recovered, but is getting up in age. When we would get to the Gila River, he and the other two dogs would spend a lot of time in the water, cooling off. We kept watching for Spud, but Becky felt he had decided to take the river road home instead of following us. He is not a young dog and we were all concerned about him. After we got back to camp and loaded our car to leave Becky came to tell us that Spud had made it back to camp and she had put him in the house to cool off.

When we got back Claudia and I went to Gila Hot Springs pools and spent some time in the hot baths before heading to Silver City. These are natural hot springs owned by one of Becky’s brothers and his wife. The pools normally maintain a temperature of 104 degrees. Being in the hot wa-

ter was great relief in that we had not showered in three days and we were pretty grimy from being in the wilderness, and being in the saddle for that length of time the hot water felt good on our bones. It did make the drive to Silver City a lot better.

We spent the night at the Silver City Palace Hotel and had dinner at the Little Foggy Creek restaurant. The next morning we headed west to Jerome, Arizona for a night at the Connor Hotel; my grandsons name is Connor, so I sent him a postcard from there. Jerome is an old copper mining ghost town and in the 1940’s had a population of over 6,000. Now there are approximately 450 living there, and it is a very quaint and eccentric old town to visit. We had dinner at the Haunted Hamburger, looking over the mountains.

The next morning after walking around town and visiting the locals and the Jerome museum, we headed to Sedona. In Sedona we took a three hour Pink Jeep tour around the scenic rim.

Our guide was 80 years young and had started riding horses at 67. After finding out I rode mules he asked many questions. Of course I bragged on the longear species and gave him my perspective of the wonderful attributes of the mule.

Sedona is known for the famous red vortex rocks and the spirituality that can be felt just by being in that area.

It is unique and a touristy place with a population of around 12,000.

We spent our last night in Albuquerque, NM. What a great trip…our bucket list is getting smaller each year, that

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is if we don’t put this trip back on for next year!

After we got home I called Becky to see how they were doing, and if they had got any rain since we left. No rain, but she reported that on the next pack trip she took to the cabin, a bear had tried to break into the shed where she keeps the horse and mule feed; Ginger and Pard had ran it off. This shed is only about 40 feet from the tent where Claudia and I had stayed. Of course I had to tell Claudia about the bear. I think we both felt a little safer having the pepper spray with us. Just last week Becky’s dogs treed a bear cub on their ride. I am happy to say we missed all of this excitement on our trip.

Life is a journey…enjoy the ride!

P.S. It was with a very sad and heavy heart that I took this trip as mine and Rickey’s precious mule, Ben had been diagnosed with liver disease and he was very ill when I left to go on the pack trip. I had helped doctor him daily and spent many hours with him while he was ill. I prayed he would not pass while I was gone, as I didn’t want Rickey to have to deal with his passing by himself. My prayers were answered in that when I got home on Sunday I took my phone and walked to the barn to say hello to Ben. He gave me his famous Ben hello and I was able to video it. He passed away two days later and we buried him at our little pet cemetery by the creek on our back pasture. Our hearts are sad, but I am so fortunate I was able to be with him when he took his final breaths. God is good…

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Our Experiences with the Miniature Mule: MM for Short

by Betsy Skinner, Archer, Florida

ABOVE: CHERRYL JACKSON (aka Cee Jack) with her mini, Scooter, from northern Arizona BELOW: HOPE LUCAS with Texas Pete

LARA COSTELLO with her Irish mini mule, Napoleon who went viral on Facebook

I’ve been a reader of this wonderful magazine for several years now, and haven’t read any articles about miniature mules. So, I reached out to my Facebook friends on our ‘Everything Mini Mules’ group platform to see what their take on them was.

Miniature mules are not for the faint of heart, but if you maintain a sense of humor and keep cool your MM will give back tenfold. Does that sound like mules in general…yes!

Yet, based on pure anecdotal evidence, it seems our mini mule friends have a special added ingredient, like some exotic spice that God poured into them that makes them on the one hand, beyond exasperating: “Scooter dug a hole two inches from where he came from,” wrote Cheryl Jackson about her MM from hell.

Then, you blink and they are just amazing. Lara Costello from Ireland had a young daughter who wanted to ride “the pony.” Wrote Lara, “I went and saddled Napoleon; we had a 40 • September 2018

L.A. MCKINLEY with Hershey

JULIETTE MCKINLEY on Hershey

little chat about his important job. From that day on he never put a hoof wrong with her riding him.”

My Winchester broke loose from his tie at the trailer to be with me. I was inside the trailer tidying up. Instead of running away, he jumped in the trailer to be with me.

What motivated us to get a MM? How do they challenge us? What can they do? These are a few of the questions you may have if you are considering a MM. The reasons for getting a MM are many: “She was so darned cute.” “The rescue place needed a home for them.” “Q, my horse needed a pasture buddy.” “They are so small, so I thought they’d be easier to handle.” “Mine was given to me as a gift.” And on and on, not unlike how many of us acquired our mules.

How do they challenge us?

Kimberly’s Taterbug was six months old when she brought him home to meet her mare who instantly adopted “that tiny mule…all 27 inches of him; he dragged me over to meet his Mules and More Magazine

new soul mate.”

My Winchester was two. He assumed leadership of the herd right away, mounting, pushing, nipping, until his favorite mule would play chase and literally wrestle with him to the ground.

Lara’s Napoleon was a colt who climbed on every mare he came in contact with, and when he was ‘fixed,’ Lara said, “Napoleon didn’t speak to me for two weeks after the operation.”

It saved my relationship with Winchester that I understood that just because he was small, he was no less a mule. When he dished it out to me with that ‘muletude’ I had some tools in my chest from clinics I’d attended. But, unlike my large mules, he was slow to give into my leadership: He reared, fought to avoid letting me get behind him to drive him. He loves his catch-me games, not so much because he doesn’t want to be caught, but because, to him, it’s such a fun game. I feel like he’s always laughing at me. He has a way with bucking and kicking out and farting, that feels like he’s flipping me the bird. None of my other mules do that! Winchester is a brat, pure and simple, and after four years living with him we agree on when his clowning is appropriate (I just watch and laugh while he dashes to and fro, twisting in the air, chasing and nipping at the dogs, just getting the bugs out), and when it’s time to settle down and go to work as a seasoned and trustworthy driving partner. This is his charm, this is his brilliance. Others said this too.

Cheryl writes, “Scooter was not an agreeable soul and the rodeo began the very first day.” She got a trainer, “hard to find because most believe the MM is too ornery.” “He fought the harness, cart and pack saddle. He was learning not to do the things that cute mini mules do when they are spoiled pets.” She describes Scooter’s training routine, fraught with outright rebellion. “Stand tied, get rid of the muletude and work.

In 90 days he was working in harness with a cart and packing on the trails.”

Napoleon is the perfect name for these little guys. Lara says her MM of said name “wouldn’t let me catch him.

With a few choice words I then shouted at him to get in the trailer, which he did!

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It was at this point I truly appreciated how darn clever they are!”

What do these little bundles of personality do for us? Everything!

Scooter is so good at his job he has earned top awards (Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion) in his VSE (Very Small Equine) class in-hand and in driving. Besides being a reliable ride for Lara’s daughter, Napoleon has been ridden in parades, stealing the show. Lara writes, “Lead reining showing is one of the most elite competitions in the English riding world. You could nearly hear the eyes rolling when we entered the ring. Napoleon did the mule world proud and was an absolute star. Later that summer he took to show jumping too, proving what a versatile little guy he is.” Napoleon has earned celebrity status with a following around the world.

My Winchester is competing in HDTs (Horse Driving Trials) where he is challenged in cross country, Dressage and cones. He loves the events that challenge his mind, but when he’s bored or tired he’ll just stop dead. I had a judge who said it took all she could muster to give him negative marks for his shenanigans (he stopped to poop and grab a blade of grass in the middle of a Dressage test) “because he was just so cute.” When he and I went public in the driving world two years ago, after a year of training in his pasture, he was a shaggy, very small equine novice. I didn’t feel he was being taken seriously because of his size and muleness. Today, Winchester is turning heads and no one is laughing, except to express in utter delight how darned cute he is. Winchester just discreetly flips them the bird (tail swish and butt twitch) and trots on. All 38 inches of him!

“Scooter is a good lil’ feller as long as he gets the memo. Watch out if he doesn’t.”

“I love this little guy, Taterbug. He has been my little buddy since day one.”

“Napoleon is one of the best things that happened to our family.”

It seems unanimous we love our MMs and they love us…on their terms, in their ineffable, exasperating, entertaining MM way!

ABOVE: KIMBERLY MCDONALD with her horse Q and MM Taterbug • Taterbug in the snow

GREG SCHLOSSER and Betsy Mules and More Magazine

27th Annual Great Celebration Mule & Donkey Show, Shelbyville, Tenn.

NASMA National Champion Youth Showmanship Mule or Donkey 10 & Under 1 Fifty Shades Of Foxy, exhibited by Ella Huckaby, owned by Dr. Kimberly Huckaby, Broken Arrow, OK NASMA Natl. Champ. Youth Mule Showmanship 18 & Under 1 Clyde’s Brass Ring, Morgan Myer, Kerri Myer, Groveland, FL; 2 Preston’s Creek Joy, Emma Schaefer, Stephen & Jan Kaiser, Woodward, IA; 3 Oklahoma’s Gunslinger, Caleb Helm, Stillwell, OK NASMA Natl. Champ. Amateur Mule Showmanship 1 What About Bob, Becca Garrett, Stillwell, OK; 2 Hooligan’s Holiday Bling, Sarah Mills, Hollansburg, OH; 3 MV Ben’s Golden Girl, Lindsey Goode, Statesville, NC NASMA Natl. Champ. Youth Donkey Showmanship 18 & Under 1 Jardot’s Jewels Blaze, Tessa Walkinshaw, Griswold, IA, Peggy Knight, Tulsa, OK; 2 High Point Farm Ida Claire, Morgan Myer, Jayne Zajicek, Pulaski, TN Silver Amateur (Handlers 50 Years & Over) Mule Showmanship 1 MV Limited Edition, Terry Hurley, Alyson Hurley, Grand Meadow, MN; 2 Perfect Percy, Shelley Raley, Starke, FL; 3 He’z Sportin Gold, D L Sears, Winchester, IN Gaited Mule to Halter 1 I’m Silver Design’s Magnum, Tammy Holley, Holley’s Walking Ears, Spring City, TN Amateur Mule to Halter 1 Lot O’Lena, Greg Workman, Murray, KY; 2 Fifty Shades Of Foxy, Dr Kimberly Huckaby; 3 Smoken Ace, Shelley Raley Mule to Halter 2 Years & Younger 1 Whiskey Makes Me Foxy, Dan Holland, Dan & Tabitha Holland, Signature Equine, Morris, OK; 2 Foxy Shot Of Jagermeister, Tabitha Holland, Garon & Donna Stutzman, Centreville, MD; 3 Too Foxy To Care, Mary Hanson, Dwain & Samantha Francis, Richards, MO Molly Mule to Halter 3 Years Old & Over, 58.01” & Over 1 Preston’s Creek Joy; 2 Lot O’Lena; 3 Fifty Shades Of Foxy John Mule to Halter 3 Years Old & Over, 58.01” & Over 1 Mossy Rocks High Plains Drifter, Matt Caldwell, Larry & Sally Martin, Kingman, IN; 2 Rojo, Terry Farley, Gallatin, TN; 3 Mossy Rocks Drift’n Assets, Jonathan Waugh, Brooksville, KY Mule to Halter: 58” & Under, 3 Years & Over 1 MV Ben’s Dixie Dell, Tessa

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Walkinshaw, Dave & Debbie Walkinshaw, Griswold, IA; 2 Lil Miss Sunshine, Jennifer Adams, Lynne York, Limestone, TN; 3 Perfect Percy Champion Mule to Halter Mossy Rocks High Plains Drifter; Reserve Preston’s Creek Joy Jennet to Halter 48.01” & Over, Any Age 1 Circle Z Riata, Shelley Raley; 2 MV Ben’s American Girl, Terri Hurley; 3 Circle Z Loretta, Jay Jaxtheimer, Jayne Zajicek Gelding Donkey to Halter 48.01” & Over, Any Age 1 Drifter’s Israel, Dennis Myers, Madison, GA; 2 Jardot’s Jewels Blaze, Dan Holland, Peggy Knight; 3 Walking In Memphis, Tammy Holley Jack to Halter 48.01” & Over, Any Age 1 Drifter’s Joaquin, Jay Jaxtheimear, Daveta Wood, Hockley, TX; 2 Drifter’s Johnny Paul, Ronald Hines, Mule Creek Farms, Ayden, NC; 3 Drifters Lil Clyde, Jerry Flanagan, Ronald Hines Champion Donkey to Halter Drifter’s Israel; Reserve Drifter’s Joaquin NASMA Natl. Champ. Mule to Halter 2 Years & Under 1 Mr Cowboy Cadillac, Shirley Kerr, Cedar Grove, IN; 2 Whiskey Makes Me Foxy; 3 Foxy Shot Of Jagermeister NASMA Natl. Champ. John Mule to Halter 3 Years & Over 1 Mossy Rocks High Plains Drifter; 2 Mossy Rocks Drift N Assets; 3 I Only Date Foxes, Tabitha Holland, Dave & Debbie Walkinshaw, Griswold, IA NASMA Natl. Champ. Molly Mule to Halter 3 Years & Over 1 Smoken Ace; 2 Lot O’Lena; 3 Redneck Woman, Landon Lingerfelt, Southern Starr Equine, Limestone, TN NASMA Natl. Champ. Jennet to Halter 48.01” & Over, Any Age 1 Circle Z Riata; 2 Circle Z Loretta; 3 MV Ben’s American Girl NASMA Natl. Champ. Gelding Donkey at Halter 48.01” & Over, Any Age 1 Drifter’s Israel; 2 Colonel’s Harlan Sanders, Mary Hanson; 3 Walking In Memphis NASMA Natl. Champ. Jack To Halter 48.01” & Over, Any Age 1 Drifters Joaquin; 2 Drifter’s Lil Clyde; 3 Big Time Fox, Tabitha Holland, Dan & Tabitha Holland Team To Wagon Obstacle Driving Mules/ Donkeys 36.01” & Over 1 Flipper & Dixie, Terry Kirkland, TK Mules, Proctor, WV NASMA Natl. Champ. Obstacle Driving Donkeys, 48” & Over 1 High Point Farm Ida Claire, Jayne Zajicek; 2 Jardot’s Jewels Blaze; 3 Colonels High Definition,

JAY JAXTHEIMER with High Point Farm Ida Claire (NASMA High Point Donkey) Morgan Myer with Clyde's Brass Ring (NASMA Reserve High Point Youth Mule) and JAYNE ZAJICEK with Circle Z High Cotton (NASMA High Point Training Level Donkey) Mary Hanson NASMA Natl. Champ. Obstacle Driving – Mules 36.01” & Over 1 My Lasst Dance, Jessica Meuth, Becca Garrett; 2 Perfect Percy; 3 Pistols and Posies, Tabitha Holland, Dwian & Samantha Francis NASMA Natl. Champ. Open Mule Pleasure Driving (Single) 1 Perfect Percy; 2 My Lasst Dance; 3 Pistols and Posies NASMA Natl. Champ. Donkey Pleasure Driving 1 High Point Farm Ida Claire; 2 Jardot’s Jewels Blaze; 3 Drifter’s Israel Mule Pleasure Driving Turnout 1 Pistols and Posies; 2 Perfect Percy; 3 My Lasst Dance Donkey Pleasure Driving Turnout 1 High Point Farm Ida Claire; 2 Colonels High Definition; 3 Did I Do That?, Sarah Mills, Hollansburg, OH Senior Mule Hunter Hack 1 Pistols and Posies; 2 MV Limited Edition; 3 The X Factor, Robert Kidd, Pine Knot, KY Junior Mule Hunter Hack 1 Prestons Creek Joy NASMA Natl. Champ. Open Mule Working Hunter 1 What About Bob; 2 MV Limited Edition; 3 Pistols and Posies Youth Donkey Hunter Under Saddle, Riders 18 & Under 1 High Point Farm Ida Claire; 2 Jardot’s Jewels Blaze Training Level (Walk/Trot) Donkey Hunter Under Saddle 1 Half Ass Acres Dynamo Joe, Katie Randall, Dayle Haworth, Chapel Hill, Tn; 2 Drifters Israel; 3 MV Ben’s American Girl 10 & Under Walk/Trot Hunter Under Saddle (Mule Or Donkey) 1 Fifty Shades Of Foxy NASMA Natl. Champ. Junior Mule Hunter Under Saddle 1 Preston’s Creek Joy; 2 Can’t Outfox Me, Jay Jaxtheimer,

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Bodie & Kerri Myer; 3 Foxy Duns And Roses, Robert Kidd, Mike & Terry Farley NASMA Natl. Champ. Youth (18 & Under) Mule Hunter Under Saddle 1 Preston’s Creek Joy; 2 Clyde’s Brass Ring; 3 MV Ben’s Dixie Dell NASMA Natl. Champ. Senior Mule Hunter Under Saddle 1 The X Factor; 2 Clyde’s Brass Ring; 3 MV Ben’s Golden Girl Amateur Mule Hunter Under Saddle 1 MV Ben’s Golden Girl; 2 If Cotton Was A Monkey; Rilla Reese-Hanks, Millington, TN; 3 Sonny’s Boss Man, Peggy Knight Open Mule English Pleasure 1 Preston’s Creek Joy; 2 The X Factor; 3 Clyde’s Brass Ring NASMA Natl. Champ. Open Donkey Hunter Under Saddle 1 High Point Farm Ida Claire; 2 Circle Z Riata; 3 Jardot’s Jewels Blaze Silver Amateur English Mule Equitation 1 MV Limited Edition; 2 Perfect Percy; 3 Rock A Dial Doc, Shirley Kerr NASMA Natl. Champ. Youth Mule English Equitation 1 Preston’s Creek Joy; 2 Clyde’s Brass Ring; 3 MV Ben’s Dixie Dell NASMA Natl. Champ. Amateur Mule Hunt Seat Equitation 1 If Cotton Was A Monkey; 2 Perfect Percy; 3 MV Limited Edition NASMA Natl. Champ. Youth Mule Pole Bending 1 Clara May, Thomas Arnold, Sparta, TN; 2 Preston’s Creek Joy; 3 Clyde’s Brass Ring NASMA Natl. Champ. Open Mule Pole Bending 1 Zero, Elliot Williams, Lookout Mtn, TN; 2 Poco Jake, Patrick McCuiston, Trenton, KY Training Level Donkey Pole Bending 1 MV Ben’s American Girl; 2 Drifter’s Joaquin; 3 Star Eyed Stella, Matt Caldwell, Joe Gillespie, Brookville, IN NASMA Natl. Champ. Open Donkey Pole

Bending 1 Colonels High Definition; 2 Jardot’s Jewels Blaze; 3 High Point Farm Ida Claire, Jay Jaxtheimer NASMA Natl. Champ. Training Level Donkey Western Pleasure 1 Circle Z High Cotton, Jayne Zajicek; 2 Drifters Israel; 3 MV Ben’s American Girl NASMA Natl. Champ. Youth Mule Western Pleasure 1 Preston’s Creek Joy; 2 Clyde’s Brass Ring; 3 MV Ben’s Dixie Dell NASMA Natl. Champ. Amateur Mule Western Pleasure 1 MV Ben’s Golden Girl; 2 Mossy Rocks Drift N Assets, Julie Waugh; 3 MV Limited Edition NASMA Natl. Champ. Open Donkey Western Pleasure 1 High Point Farm Ida Claire, Jayne Zajicek; 2 Jardot’s Jewels Blaze; 3 Circle Z Riata Silver Amateur Western Pleasure Mule 1 Mossy Rocks DriftN Assets; 2 Rock A Dial Doc; 3 Hez Sportn Gold Youth Donkey Western Peasure 1 High Point Farm Ida Claire; 2 Jardot’s Jewels Blaze NASMA Natl. Champ. Youth Western Pleasure 10 Years & Under 1 Fifty Shades of Foxy Amateur Mule Western Mulemanship 1 Perfect Percy; 2 MV Ben’s Golden Girl; 3 What About Bob NASMA Natl. Champ. Youth Donkeymanship 1 High Point Farm Ida Claire; 2 Jardot’s Jewels Blaze Silver Amateur Western Mulemanship 1 Rock A Dial Doc; 2 MV Limited Edition; 3 Perfect Percy Youth Western Mulemanship 1 Preston’s Creek Joy; 2 Clyde’s Brass Ring; 3 MV Ben’s Dixie Dell Youth Western Mule/Donkeymanship 10 Years & Under 1 Fifty Shades of Foxy; 2 Stylis Tex, Lauren Monroe, Shawn Monroe, Beespring, KY Open Mule Reining 1 Pistols and Posies; 2

LILLY HUCKABY and Jardot’s Jewels Blaze in lead line with her mother DR. KIMBERLY HUCKABY. Jardot’s Jewels Blaze is owned by PEGGY KNIGHT 43 • September 2018

MARY HANSON and Colonel’s High Definition, owned by Meadow View Mules, received the Karl Schneider Memorial Award for Open Donkey Barrels, along with first in Standard Jack to Halter, Open Donkey Poles, and placed in numerous other classes Perfect Percy; 3 Sonny’s Boss Man Reined Working Donkey 1 Jardot’s Jewel Blaze; 2 Colonels High Definition; 3 High Point Farm Ida Claire NASMA Natl. Champ. Youth Mule Barrels 1 Clara May; 2 Lil Darlin, Hunter Monroe, Shawn Monroe 10 & Under Walk/Trot Barrels 1 Pistols and Posies NASMA Natl. Champ. Opn Mule Barrels 1 Poco Jake; 2 I’m A Maverick, Dawn Ruth, Whitwell, TN; 2 Russell Can Hustle, Lena Beth Reynolds, Niota, TN NASMA Natl. Champ. Open Donkey Barrels 1 Colonels High Definition; 2 High Point Farm Ida Claire; 3 Jardot’s Jewels Blaze NASMA Natl. Champ. Training Level Donkey Trail 1 Drifter’s Israel; 2 Circle Z High Cotton; 3 MV Ben’s American Girl NASMA Natl. Champ. Open Donkey Trail 1 Circle Z Riata; 2 Jardot’s Jewels ; 3 Blaze Colonels High Definition Youth Donkey Trail 1 High Point Farm Ida Clare; Jardot’s Jewels Blaze Donkey Color Class, Any Size, Judged 100% On Color 1 MV Limited Edition; 2 Maykin Illegal Cash, Jonathan Waugh; 3 Hooligan’s Holiday Bling, Sarah Mills Color Class, Halter, Donkeys, Any Size 1 BAF Half Ass Acres Pow Wow, Katie Randall. Dayle Haworth, Chapel Hill, TN; 2 HHAA Flying Colors, Katie Randall, Dayle Haworth; 3 Crooked Creek’s Going Rogue, Brian Puckett, Crooked Creek Ranch, Brian & Theresa Puckett Lead-Line Donkeys Or Mules Riders 6 & Under 1 I’m Lillie Rose, Kaylee Duncan, The Ware Family, Waynesburg, KY; 2 Jardot’s Jewels Blaze, Lilly Huckaby AGMA World Champion Gaited Donkeys,

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Lite Shod, SH & Fav Gait 1 Walking In Memphis AGMA World Champion Gaited Mules To Halter 2 Years & Under 1 Allen’s Stormy Champ, Billy Butler, Billy & Vickie Butler, Santa Fe, TN; 2 Doc’s Wild Child’s Holiday, Vickie Butler, Billy & Vickie Butler; 3 Dag Nickett, Bryan Johnson AGMA World Champion Gaited Mules To Halter 3 Years & Over English Or Western Attire 1 I’m Whistlin’ Dixie, Dale Dickson, Dickson’s Mules, Hendersonville, TN; 2 Honey Boo Boo, Samantha Mohon, Petersburg, TN; 3 I’m Silver Designs Magnum AGMA World Champion Gaited Mules To Halter Handlers 18 & Under, Eng/West Attire 1 I’m Silver Designs Magnum, Haley Blackwell; 2 I’m Whistlin’ Dixie, Cheyenne Dickson AGMA World Champion TN Walking Mule Lite Shod Riders 13 & Under Eng/West Attire 1 Betty Boop, Thomas Arnold, CB Farms; 2 Tink, Frank Clark, Steve & Shelia Clark, Arab, AL; 3 Mountain View Bubba Lu, Anna Strickland, Don & Scotty Williams, Concord, NC AGMA World Champion TN Walking Mules Flat Shod FW/RW Am Male Riders Eng Att 1 I’m Whistlin’ Dixie; 2 Eli’s Virgil, Evan Claborn, Albany, Ky; 3 Marie Laveau, Lucas Robinson, Jeremy Miller, Paint Lick, KY AGMA World Champion Walking Mules Flat Shod Flat & Running Walk Riders 18 & Under Eng/West Attire 1 Forest Shadows Festus, Abby Walden, Kimberly & Perry Walden, Shelbyville, TN; 2 Eli’s Virgil; 3 Betty Boop AGMA World Champion TN Walking Mules Lite Shod Mare Mules FW RW English Attire 1 Swamp Cat, Don Mason, John Wright, Bethpage, TN; 2 Hard Times Hannah, Jonathan Waugh, Sloan & Wright; 3 Tink, Steve Clark

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AGMA World Champion Style Racking Mules Flat Shod Riders 18 & Under Sh Walk/Sh&Style Rack 1 John Henry the Second, Lewis Strickland, Don & Scotty Williams AGMA World Champion TN Walking Mules Lite Shod Horse Mule FW/RW, English Attire 1 Forest Shadows Festus, Kimberly Walden; 2 Eli’s Virgil; 3 Uncle John, Jonathan Waugh, Dickie Alexander, Bethpage, TN AGMA World Champion Racking Mules Flat Shod Riders 18 & Under Sh Walk/ Sh Rack Eng/West Attire 1 John Henry the Second; 2 Hello Dolly, Nathan Johnson, Jasper, GA; 3 Golden Gaits Scarlet, Alyson Jenkins, Golden Gaits Farm, Trenton, GA AGMA World Champion Foxtrotting Mules, Lite Shod, Open, Fox Trot& Extended Fox Trot, West Attire 1 Glenthistles’ Dixie, Gene Montgomery, Mobile, AL; 2 Southern Belle, Amber Wilkinson, Stallo Mule Co., Noxapater, MS AGMA World Champion Gaited Mules Flat Shod Sh/Fav Gait Riders 50 & Over, Eng/West Attire 1 Tink; 2 Marie Laveau, Denise Calhoun; 3 Ebony’s Rockin Angel, Karon Thomas, Don & Scotty Williams AGMA World Champion Gaited Mules Lite Shod ShW/Fav Gait Amateur Female Riders Eng/West Attire 1 Walk Away Willie, Lore Patterson, Lore Patterson & Johnie Green; 2 Jolene Jolene, Elliot Williams, Lookout Mtn, TN; 3 Mountain View Bubba Lou AGMA World Champion Gaited Mules Lite Shod Amateur Male Riders Sh/Wk/ Fav/Gait N/C Eng/West Attire 1 Forest Shadows Festus, Perry Walden; 2 Ruth, Jeff Hicks, Jeff & Kim Hicks, Shelbyville; 3 Dasa, Freeman Law, Sandra Sanker, Fairview, TN AGMA World Champion Speed Racking Mules Amateur Riders Sh Walk/ShW Rack/Spd Rack English Attire 1 Black Magic Woman, Carl Beechboard, Wright & Alexander; 2 Claira Allen, Dale Dickson; 3 Screamin Jimmy, Meredith Furr, Don & Scotty Williams AGMA World Champion TN Walking Mules 5 & Over Lite Shod Riders 19 & Over Fw/Rw, English Attire 1 Forest Shadow’s Festus, Maggie Moore; 2 I’m Whistlin’ Dixie, Kim Dickson; 3 Betty Boop, Tonya Cummings AGMA World Champion TN Walking Mules 4 & Under Lite Shod Riders 19 & Over Fw/Rw English Attire 1 Holy Moly, Rufus Reese, Reese Bros Mule Co,

TERRI HURLEY and MV Ben's American Girl, owned by Meadow View Mules (Champion High Point Training Level Donkey) Gallatin, TN; 2 Uncle John; 3 Swamp Cat AGMA World Champion Style Racking Mules Fl Shod/Aot/ShW/St Rack Eng 1 Screamin Jimmy; 2 Black Magic Woman, Amanda Finch; 3 Golden Chance, Larry Cox, Just-A-Swinging Mule Farms, Monroe, LA AGMA World Champion West Gait Trail Pleasure Lt Shd Riders 19 & Over ShW/ Fav GaitN/Cav 1 Hand 1 Ruth, Courtney Hicks; 2 Holy Moly; 3 Walk Away Willie AGMA World Champion West Gaited Trail Pleasure Lt Sd Horse Mule ShW/ Fav Gait/N/Cav 1 Hand Western Attire 1 Forest Shadows Festus; 2 Walk Away Wille; 3 Titos, Paige Porter, Campbellsville, KY AGMA World Champion Style Racking Mules F/S Amateur Riders ShW/Style Rack English Attire 1 John Henry the Second; 2 Screamin Jimmy; 3 Claira Allen NASMA Natl. Champ. Junior Mule Western Pleasure 1 Preston’s Creek Joy; 2 Rock A Dial Doc; 3 Only Invite Me 2 A Good Bar, Janelle Schaefer, Steven & Jan Kaiser NASMA National Chamption Senior Mule Western Pleasure 1 MV Ben’s Golden Girl; 2 Clyde’s Brass Ring; 3 The X Factor Team Style Show Driving Mules Or Donkeys, 36.01” & Over 1 Flipper & Dixie, Terry Kirkland & Justus Kirkland; 2 Newt & Jewt; Bobby Taylor, Shelbyville, TN Team To Wagon Mules Or Donkeys, 36.01” & Over Driving Skill & Team 1 Flipper & Dixie; 2 Newt & Jewt Open Mule Flag Race 1 Clara May; 2 Poco Jake; 3 Perfect Percy Open Mule Key Hole Race 1 Poco Jake; 2 Perfect Percy; 3 Texas Two Steppin Open Mule Pylon Alley 1 Poco Jake; 2 Perfect Percy; 3 Russell Can Hustle Open Mule Western Pleasure Stake Walk/ Jog 1 Preston’s Creek Joy; 2 Pistols and Posies; 3 The X Factor Mules and More Magazine

Open Mule Western Pleasure Stake 1 Preston’s Creek Joy; 2 MV Ben’s Golden Girl; 3 Mossy Rocks Drift N Assets AGMA World Champion Style Racking Mules 4 & Under F/S Riders 19 & Over ShW/Style Rack English Attire 1 Wild Cat, Don Mason, Wright & Alexander; 2 Dag Nickett; 3 Rockin Randall, Brian Cates, Dickie Alexander, Bethpage, TN AGMA World Champion Gaited Trail Pleasure Mules L/S, Riders 18 & Under ShW/Fav Gait, Eng Or West Attire 1 Ebony’s Rockin Angel, Lewis Strickland; 2 Betty Boop; 3 CB’s Sweepstakes, Caleb Bailey, CB Farms AGMA World Champion TN Walk Trl Pleas Mules L/S (3/8x3/4) Fw/Rw No Cav 1 Hand West 1 Ruth, Megan Baker; 2 Ebony’s Rockin Angel; 3 Walk Away Willie AGMA World Champion Gaited Mules Show Gait/Fav Gait Riders 13 & Under Eng/West Attire 1 Mountain View Bubba Lou; 2 Betty Boop; 3 Lori Darlin’, Cheyenne Dickson, Dickson’s Mules AGMA World Champion TN Walk Trl Please 4 & Under L/S Riders 19 & Over F/W & R/W No Cav 1 Hand West Attire 1 Holy Moly; 2 Uncle John; 3 Dasa AGMA World Champion Style Racking Mules F/S Riders 19 & Over ShW Walk/ Show Style Rack English Attire 1 Big Daddy, Eddy Moore, Megan Moore, Williamsburg, KY; 2 John Henry The Second, Jason McConnell; 3 Screamin’ Jimmy AGMA World Champion West Gaited Trail Pleas Mules L/S Aot/Shw/Fav Gait N/Cav 1 Hand Western Attire 1 Forest Shadows Festus; 2 Dasa; 3 Walk Away Willie AGMA World Champion Gaited Mules F/S Riders 19 & Over ShW/Fav Gait/ Canter Eng/West Attire 1 I’m Rantin’ & Ravin’, Dale Dickson; 2 Holly Anna, Robert Sander, Shelbyville; 3 Allie Belle,

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Gary Gross, Gary & Susan Gross, Rising Farm, GA AGMA World Champion Gaited Mule L/S Riders 18 & Under ShW/Fav Gait/ Canter Eng/West Attire 1 Betty Boop; 2 CB’s Sweepstakes AGMA World Champion West Gaited Trail Pleas Mules L/S Mare Mules ShW & Fav Gait N/Cav Western Attire 1 Ebony’s Rocking Angel; 2 Dasa; 3 Ruth AGMA World Champion Tn Walking Mules, Fs, Amateur Female Riders, Flat & Running Walk, English Attire 1 Uncle John, Amanda Finch; 2 I’m Whistlin’ Dixie; 3 Maire Laveau, Sydney Benedict Open Gaited Trail Mule Stmpd Keg Shoe ShW/Fav Gait 1 Big Casino, Jimmy Miller, Arab, AL; 2 Incredible Peaches, Shondra Rose, Mike Vinson, Sparta, TN; 3 Southern Belle, Amber Wilkerson, Stallo Mule Co. AGMA World Champion TN Walking Mules Lt Shod 19 & Over Flat/Running Walk English Attire 1 Forest Shadows Festus; 2 Cash; 3 Winchester, Susan Pugh, Madison Hts, VA AGMA World Champion Ladies Style Racking Mules Show Walk/Show Rack/ Style Rack English Attire 1 Big Daddy, Megan Moore; 1 Screamin Jimmy ; 3 Claira Allen AGMA World Champion TN Walking Mules 5 & Over F/S Riders 19 & Over Flat And Running English Attire 1 I’m Whistlin’ Dixie; 2 Norma Jean Reilly, Megan Baker, Megan Baker & Anthony Robinson, Richmond & Berea, KY; 3 Major Mouse, Matt Porter, Campellsville, KY AGMA World Grand Champion Speed Racking F/S Riders 19 & Over Show Walk/Show/Speed Rack English Attire 1 Redman’s Breeze, Jose Canazalez, Stallo Mule Co.; 2 Golden Gaits Cover Girl, Danny Jenkins, Golden Gaits Farm; 3 Claira Allen AGMA World Grand Champion TN Walk Tr Pleas Mules Ls FW/RW/Canter N/ Cav 1 Hand Western Attire 1 Ebony’s Rocking Angel; 2 I’m Lillie Rose; 3 CB’s Sweepstakes AGMA World Grand Champion TN Walking Mules 4 & Under L/S FW, RW, 19 & Over English Attire 1 Holy Moly; 2 Uncle John; 3 Swamp Cat AGMA World Grand Champion West Gaited Trail Pleas Mules, F/S, SH & Fav Gt, Canter & N/Cav 1 Hand Western Attire 1 Ruth; 2 Holly Anna; 3 Glenthistle’s Dixie, Gene Montgomery AGMA World Grand Champion Racking Mules F/S Show Walk & Show Rack

“For the past five years we've taken a photo of the "Get of Horseshoe Hill Bendito" participating at the Great Celebration Mule & Donkey Show, and this is our 2018 group photo,” said TERRI HURLEY. Pictured is LINDSEY GOODE and MV Ben's Golden Girl, TESSA WALKINSHAW and MV Ben's Dixie Dell, TERRI HURLEY and MV Limited Edition and MV Ben's American Girl English Attire 1 Big Daddy; 2 John Henry The Second; 3 Screamin Jimmy AGMA World Grand Champion TN Walking Mules F/S Flat Walk/Running Walk/Canter English Attire 1 Forest Shaows Festus; 2 Eli’s Virgil; 3 Betty Boop Open Gaited Mule English Western Trail Pleasure 1 Red Man’s Breeze; 2 Baptized In Dirty Water, Shad Delk, Gene & Mary Lee Montgomery, Coffeeville, AL; 3 Glenthistle’s Dixie NASMA Natl. Champ. Walking Mule 1 Nobody Does It Like Sara Lee, Megan Moore, Robert Kidd, Pine Knot, KY; 2 Smokey Valley Joe, Samantha Majors, Bob & Jane Coleman, Olive Hill, KY; 3 Stallo Gus, Amber Wilkerson, Stallo Mule Co. NASMA Natl. Champ. Open Racking Mule 1 Red Man’s Breeze; 2 Stallo Gus; 3 Big Daddy Junior Mule Ranch Riding 1 Lot O’Lena Senior Mule Ranch Riding 1 Perfect Percy; 2 MV Ben’s Golden Girl 3 What About Bob Amateur Mule Ranch Riding 1 Perfect Percy; 2 Mv Ben’s Golden Girl; 3 Mv Limited Edition Mammoth Jacks To Halter 2 & Under 1 Drifter’s Johnny Paul; 2 Drifter’s Lil Clyde; 3 Mule Creek Julio Rey, Shon Hines, Mule Creek Farms Mammoth Jennets To Halter 54.01” & Over/Mammoth Geldings To Halter 1 Drifters Israel; 2 Circle Z Riata; 3 Jardot’s Jewels Blaze Mammoth Jacks To Halter 56.01” & Over 3 & Over 1 Drifter’s Joaquin Standard Jacks To Halter 48.01” - 56” 1

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Champion High Point Training Level Donkey MV Bens American Girl, Terri

Foxy Shot Of Jagermeister owned by GARON & DONNA STUTZMAN, Centreville, MD, and exhibited by TABITHA HOLLAND 46 • September 2018

Hurley; Reserve Drifter’s Israel, Dennis Myers Champion Youth High Point Mule & Rider 13 & Under Clara May, Thomas Arnold; Reserve Lil Darlin, Hunter Monroe Champion Youth High Point Mule & Rider 14-18 Prestons Creek Joy, Emma Schaefer; Reserve Clydes Brass Ring, Morgan Myer Champion High Point Donkey Jardots Jewels Blaze, Tabitha Holland; Reserve High Point Farm Ida Claire, Jay Jaxtheimer Champion High Point Gymkhana Mule Poco Jake, Patrick Mccuiston; Reserve Perfect Percy, Shelley Raley Champion Youth High Point Donkey High Point Farm Ida Claire, Morgan Myer; Reserve Jardots Jewels Blaze, Tessa Walkinshaw Champion Youth 10 & Under High Point Mule Or Donkey Champion Fifty Shades Of Foxy, Ella Huckaby; Reserve Pistols & Posies, Ella Huckaby Champion High Point Junior Mule Preston’s Creek Joy, Emma Shaefer; Reserve Lot O’Lena, Greg Workman Champion High Point Senior Mule Perfect Percy, Shelley Raley; Reserve Pistols & Posies, Tabitha Holland Champion Amateur High Point Mule & Rider MV Bens Golden Girl, Lindsey Goode; Reserve Perfect Percy, Shelley Raley Champion High Point Silver Mule & Rider MV Limited Edition, Terri Hurley; Reserve Perfect Percy, Shelley Raley NASMA Champion High Point Youth Donkey High Point Farm Ida Claire, Morgan Myer; Reserve Jardots Jewels Blaze, Tessa Walkinshaw NASMA National Champion High Point Donkey Champion High Point Farm Ida Claire, Jay Jaxtheimer; Reserve Jardots Jewels Blaze, Tabitha Holland NASMA National Champion Training Level Donkey Drifters Israel, Dennis Myers; Reserve Circle Z High Cotton, Jayne Zajicek NASMA National Champion High Point Youth 10 & Under Mule Or Donkey Fifty Shades Of Foxy, Ella Huckaby; Reserve Pistols and Posies, Ella Huckaby NASMA National Champion High Point Mule & Rider Youth 13 & Under Clara May, Thomas Arnold; Reserve Lil Darlin, Hunter Monroe NASMA National Champion High Point Mule & Rider Youth 14-18 Prestons Creek Joy, Emma Schaefer; Reserve Clydes Brass Ring, Morgan Myer NASMA National Champion Amateur

TERRI HURLEY and MV Limited Edition, owned by Meadow View Mules (Champion Silver Amateur High Point) photo by Noelle Coryell Salmons High Point Mule MV Bens Golden Girl, Lindsey Goode; Reserve Perfect Percy, Shelley Raley NASMA National Champion High Point Junior Mule Prestons Creek Joy, Emma Schaefer; Reserve Only Invite Me 2 A Good Bar, Janelle Schaefer NASMA National Champion High Point Gaited Mule Stallo Gus, Jose Canizalez; Reserve Red Man’s Breeze, Kenny Price NASMA National Champion High Point Senior Mule MV Ben’s Golden Girl, Lindsey Goode; Reserve The X Factor, Robert Kidd NASMA National Champion Gymkhana Mule I’m A Maverick, Dawn Ruth; Reserve Poco Jake, Patrick McCuiston AGMA Champion Youth High Point Gaited Mule & Rider Betty Boop, Thomas Arnold; Reserve Tink, Frank Clark & Cole Milner AGMA Champion High Point Gaited Mule Holy Moly, Rufus Reese; Reserve Forest Shadows Festus, Kimberly Walden AGMA Champion Amateur High Point Gaited Mule & Rider Forest Shadow’s Festus, Kimberly Walden; Reserve Screamin Jimmy, Don & Scotty Williams

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Carolina Mule Assoc.

President Rascal Annas reported summer is here with a vengeance and the 90+ degree days tend to slow riding a little, or at least redirects it to the mountains where temps are a little cooler. He reports some good rides this spring and enjoyed them immensely.

The bears have been active and we have been in bees already this year. So, please stay aware of surroundings and stay safe. Enjoy riding and promote the mule as well.

Elkins Creek by Teddy Royal, Stokesdale, NC. Elkins Creek is a private campground in Pedro, Ohio that joins the Wayne National Forest. After seeing a ride there on Best of America

by Horseback on TV, Luann ad I decided to put it on the schedule for a ride.

day. As soon as we had a glimpse of the sun it was time to go for a short ride.

The rides during the next few days took us through big rocks, creek crossings, under waterfalls and into caves.

Wednesday we were joined in camp

by Melissa riding Skid Row, and Dean, who lives in Ohio, riding Scooby. The rest of the week took us back through the Wayne National Forest, with about as many rock formations, caves, and waterfalls one could imagine.

This is a nice place to camp with enough trails to keep you busy for a week. Definitely worth going back to ride there again.

dates are tentatively set for June 26-29, 2019.

George Mosley reported there were three riders and two walkers representing NISMC at the Reardan Mule Days Parade, as most regular participants were attending the Ty Evans clinic.

He also reported it has been rumored NISMC riders on mules won first place in the Elk, Wa. Parade, and that there were nine riders and George with his two minis leading the procession to the park for the Les and Jean Willmore Memorial.

Val Larson reported there were more contestants this year, and getting better with more events for Montana Mule Days.

Pat Holt reported on the Boulder Meadows Ride in the Cabinet Mountains.

Several members attended the Telford ride sponsored by Jan Brewington.

Seventeen members attended the June NISMC meeting. President Joe Urness has tentatively reserved Four Mounds Buffalo Ranch for the club fall ride October 6-7. Bob Graham proposed going to Riverside State Park Equestrian area. He gave a run down on camping fees, with and without electricity. Fees for Four Mounds Ranch were also discussed.

JIMMY GLEN at Harmon’s Den with SC Wagon Train Association

Since I had just bought a new mule, Gus, it seemed like a chance to ride him and check him out or a weeklong vacation. I’m sure he didn’t think it was a vacation. So, away we went with Gus, Pedro, Daisy and Josie. The trip turned out to be an adventure in itself, as we met Heather, with Amos and Denim, just across the Virginia line and she followed us to Ohio.

We set up camp in the rain and got the mules into a stall; the rain continued the rest of the day on Saturday and finally ended about mid-day on Sun47 • September 2018

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Gary and Paula Nelson, with help from BCH, hosted the second annual Vicki Gish Memorial Ride at Kalispell Basin. Vicki spent many hours clearing, maintaining, mapping and making new trails. There were 19 people attending this year from ages 14-79.

Club members participated in the Elk Pioneer Days Parade.

At the June meeting President Joe Urness, Ninemile Falls, WA recapped the Ty Evans clinic. Due to the success and popularity of this year’s clinic,

The newsletter contained the following tips regarding Bees!

Take a 5-gallon bucket, add about 5-6 inches water, with or without a little soap in it (works both ways). Place a stick on top of bucket to which you hang a piece of meat (chicken, bacon, fish, whatever). The bees fill up on meat, fall into the water and drown.

You will need to change the water often as once the layer gets too deep, they won’t drown, but fly back out.

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Ray Brown

Ray Brown, 92, Showlow, Arizona, passed away July 21.

He was born February 4, 1926 in Wichita Falls, Texas. The family moved to Phoenix, Arizona when he was seven, and he graduate grade school in 1942.

Ray served three years in the U. S. Navy on the U.S.S. Pennsylvania.

Following his discharge from the service in 1946, he soon began working for the California Dept. of Transportation and owned a ranch near Redlands, California.

Ray moved back to Phoenix in 1952 and married Georgia, June 30, 1958, whom he lovingly referred to as ‘Babe’. He owned and operated Brown Mexican Adobe and Bell Mattress Co., from 1953-1985, and while living there he also worked in law enforcement for approximately 30 years.

He and ‘Babe’ moved to Linden, Arizona in 1986 planning to retire. Instead in 1987 he became Navajo County Constable District 5; after being reelected four times, he finally retired in 2010.

His love for mules, horses and trail riding began at an early age and was his lifelong joy and passion, one he instilled in his children and grandchildren. He loved camping and was an

awesome camp cook, making a phenomenal Dutch oven peach cobbler.

His homemade biscuits were always requested at any family gathering, and he was quite proud of his huevos rancheros. Anyone knowing him will tell you he could tell a story with true embellishment.

The unconditional love for his family was beyond measure. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Georgia; eight daughters, 17 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and 10 great-great grandchildren. In addition to his daughters he fostered six teenage boys.

Robert Pedicord

Robert ‘Bob’ Pedicord, 81, Somerset, Ohio, formerly of Zanesville, Ohio passed away in Lancaster, Ohio May 21.

He and Sondra Butts Pedicord were married 35 years.

He is survived by his wife, Sondra, four children, six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and two sisters.

Bob loved animals and the outdoors and had been involved in 4-H, horse shows and parades. He was a member of many horse clubs in the area. As his career he shod horses most of his life, but his greatest love was Christian ministry.

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This fall join tens of thousands of equestrians, industry professionals, and mule and horse lovers at the Eastern States Exposition, November 8-11, and experience the best of everything equestrian at Equine Affaire. As North America’s premiere equine exposition, Equine Affaire presents the learning opportunity of a lifetime with its Ride with a Pro clinic program. Whether you’re a novice looking for a leg up or an advanced rider in search of a challenge, Equine Affaire has a clinic for you. Among the long list of general trainers for the event will be Steve Edwards of Queen Valley Mules, Queen Valley, Ariz.

To apply for the opportunity to Ride with a Pro, visit equineaffaire.com (select the Massachusetts event, click “Participate” and then “Ride with a Pro”) or contact Beth Volpe at bvolpe@equineaffaire.com The deadline to apply for clinics is September 10, 2018 with fees ranging from $75 to $350. All clinic fees include participation in the clinic, admission to Equine Affaire on the day of the clinic, and 24 hours of stabling for your mule.

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by Luann Sewell Waters, Wynnewood, Okla.

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What’s In a Name?

Many different names have been assigned to various cast iron pieces. Many have changed in meaning through time or have regional differences. According to John Ragsdale in Dutch Ovens Chronicled, in the late 600s a ‘kettle’ was the vessel that’s size increased from bottom to top. By the year 1180, a ‘pot’ was the vessel that was narrower at the top than at the bottom and was ‘bulbous’ in appearance. Shakespeare (about 1606) made cast iron famous for all time in Macbeth in the witches’ scene, ‘fire burn and cauldron bubble.’ Other names often used for the cast iron we now call ‘Dutch ovens’ include: Bean pot, stew pot, bake oven, bake kettle, hearth ovens, skillet and lid, spiders (could be skillet with legs but no lid), camp oven and woodsman oven.

Southwestern Corn Bread

1-1/2 c. yellow cornmeal 3 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 2 eggs (or egg beaters) 1 c. milk or buttermilk (or ¼ c. non-fat dry milk & 1 c. water) ¼-1/2 c. salad oil 3 chopped jalapeno peppers or 3 Tbsp. picante sauce or 2-3 Tbsp. fire roasted green chilies 1 (16 oz.) can creamed style corn 1 c. grated cheese or 4-8 oz. cubed cheese, vary amount to taste

Mix all dry ingredients in bowl until well blended. Add eggs, milk (or water) and mix well. Add oil and stir until well blended. Stir in cream corn, then picante sauce (or other). Pour into lightly greased and mealed baking dish (2 qt.

Pyrex cake pan) or Dutch oven.

Bake at 350 degrees about 45 minutes.

Creamy Chicken & Bacon Enchiladas 8 oz. cream cheese, softened 8 oz. sour cream 2 c. cheddar cheese, shredded 3 oz. real bacon bits 15 oz. canned chicken, drained 8 flour tortillas (fajita size) or 16 corn tortillas

Mix first five ingredients in a bowl, stir until well blended.

Spoon mixture onto tortillas (approximately 3 Tbsp. +/- per tortilla). Roll or fold gently and place flap-size down into baking dish or Dutch oven lined with parchment paper.

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of baking. May add seasonings as desired: Garlic powder, salsa, etc. If made with corn tortilla, each enchilada is approximately 200 calories.

Settlers’ Beans

½ - 1 lb. ground meat, or more if a hungry group ½ lb. bacon or substitute 1 jar pre-cooked bacon ½ c. chopped onions, can substitute dried onion ¼ c. ketchup ½ c. barbecue sauce 2 Tbsp. mustard 3 Tbsp. molasses ½ tsp. black pepper 1 (16 oz.) can Bushes Baked Beans 1 (12 oz.) can pinto beans 1 can Ranch Style Beans Fry meat and bacon; drain if needed. Add remaining ingredients, mix well. Bake 30 minutes to 1 hour at 350 degrees in oven.

Cheesecake Brownies

2/3 c. unsifted flour ¼ tsp. salt 3 Tbsp. cocoa ½ tsp. baking powder 1 c. sugar ½ c. butter, melted 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 2 Tbsp. syrup (waffle) Mix together in order listed and pour into lightly greased and floured Dutch oven. Bake at 350 degrees, 15-20 minutes. While baking mix filling. Note: Brownies left ‘plain’ are excellent. If doing just this recipe bake 25 minutes at 350 degrees.

Filling:

2 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk 1 egg 1 Tbsp. vanilla Mix ingredients until well blended. Pour over crust. Cover with topping: 1 pkg. (6 oz.) chocolate chips 1 c. chopped pecans, optional Sprinkle on top of filling and bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from heat and cool.

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