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About Brick

Published September 20, 2019

The other day, months after I should have done it, I introduced you to my mule Cracker. Today, I’m going to introduce you to Brick.

Mules Brick and Cracker on the road outside Shawnee, Wyoming during Bernie Harberts cross-country mule ride.
Brick and Cracker on the road (outside Shawnee, Wyoming)

Brick

I know Brick’s mom was a horse but I swear it was a white-tailed deer. She’s long legged, wasp waisted and has jumped a 4-foot steel gate from a standstill. Twice. Uphill. Electric fencing doesn’t stand a chance.

Mule Brick caught jumping the hot tape electric fence at Bernie Harberts farm in North Carolina.
Busted: Brick caught in the act… Continue reading →
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About Cracker

Published September 18, 2019

How rude of me. I never introduced you to my mules Brick and Cracker. With apologies to you and the mounts who have carried me so far, may I introduce mules Brick and Cracker.

Mules Brick and Cracker saddled for a ride with Bernie Harberts and wife Julia in the Sand Hills of Hyannis, Nebraska.
Brick and Cracker: usually Brick (L) carries a pack saddle. On this occasion, we saddled her with a riding saddle so my wife Julia and I could take the 2 on a ride in the Sand Hills of Nebraska (Hyannis, Nebraska)

Let’s start with Cracker. We’ll… Continue reading →

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