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Repairing a Renegade Hoof Boot on the Trail

Long Rider Bernie Harberts with needle hidden in beard, hat, or bandana on the Ride Out the Front Gate mule trip through the Virginia Highlands
Where’s the needle in this picture? In my beard, my hat or my bandana? Why do I need it? Read on.

Out here roaming the Virginia Highlands with our mules, we’re in possession of a sliver of steel as important as lentils, hoof boots and butt cheek callouses.
That would be the humble needle. The good old fashioned, honest-as-a-Norman-Rockwell-painting needle. The humble needle that harks back to the days of mending socks and shirts and your britches when they split.… Continue reading →

Three Things I Learned Riding 2,300 Miles in Hoof Boots

A while back, I rode my mules Brick and Cracker 2,300 miles in hoof boots from North Carolina to Idaho. In this post, I’ll share three key lessons I learned from that experience. Whether you ride horses or mules, or if you’re planning a weekend ride or a Long Ride of over 1,000 miles, if you you’d like to learn more about hoof boots, this article will interest you.

Long Rider Bernie Harberts' mules Brick and Cracker wearing hoof boots on the cover of Two Mules to Triumph
Brick and Cracker wearing their hoof boots on the cover of… Continue reading →