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Address It “Attention Woody”: The Mule Who Killed the Red Tip

Published May 8, 2004

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.

Woody the mule in winter coat on a training ride in Southern Pines, North Carolina, before the Atlantic to Pacific mule ride, 2004
Winter snows have taken their toll on Woody’s coat. I took this photo on a training ride in Southern Pines, NC, the winter before we took off on our trip.

The hindquarters are checker-boarded with bite marks from old paddock mates. His… Continue reading →

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