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The Rub: Shoulda Taken a Day Off

Published August 3, 2019

I shouldn’t have saddled Brick the day I saw the bump on her back. But I did and she carried her pack saddle 20 miles that day. When I unsaddled her, I saw the newly balded spot on her back. Shame on me.

Saddle rub spot on mule Brick's back behind withers during cross-country mule ride through Nebraska
The spot I rubbed on Brick’s back. It’s right behind her withers.

In an ideal world, I should have given Brick a few days vacation when I first saw the bump on her back. It had just… Continue reading →

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Hordville Hello

Published July 17, 2019

Greetings from Hordville, Nebraska. The mules and I arrived here this morning (July 17, 2019) and set up a welcome camp under the linden tree by the rail road tracks. A wonderful place to duck the heat before things heated up this afternoon.

Mules Brick and Cracker grazing in shade of large linden tree in Hordville, Nebraska during cross-country mule ride
Brick and Cracker grazing in the cooling shade of one of Hordville’s many large linden trees.

Temperatures have been in the 90s all this week with higher temps forecast. This limits the amount of time the mules… Continue reading →

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