mule behavior
Mules Brick and Cracker Groom Each Other on the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail
While riding my mules Brick and Cracker up the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail, they had to get used to being away from their pasture mates. They groomed each other with their teeth more than usual, and I was happy to let them stop and tend to each other a little.
Read more posts from this ramble: Virginia Highlands Horse Trail — A Mule Ramble.
A few years earlier, my wife Julia and I rode a good stretch of the… Continue reading
What It’s Like For a Mule to Nibble Your Beard
One of the best things about being on a mule ramble is to have time to hang with your mules – really hang with your mules. In some cases, they interact with you in ways that they don’t back home. In this case, mule Brick decided she wanted to nuzzle my beard. She’s never done that before. It tickles and it would be great if, once in your life, you could experience it, even if you don’t have a beard.… Continue reading
Address It “Attention Woody”: The Mule Who Killed the Red Tip
The struggle to keep our hosts’ shrubbery upright continues.
Springtime is the hardest season for Woody to contain his urge to crush. New hair follicles are pushing out old. His coat is ragged with great patches of experience.
The hindquarters are checker-boarded with bite marks from old paddock mates. His… Continue reading
