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Behavior
- Afraid to Load into Trailer
- Bolting from Strangers
- Braying
- Bucking
- Catching Mule Foals
- Charging and Kicking
- Dogs and Donkeys
- Donkey Brays While Showing
- Donkey Nips and Bites
- Donkey Not Responding
- Donkey Paws
- Donkey Shows Teeth
- Donkey Training
- Donkey Twisting Head on Lead Rope
- Escaping Mule
- Fence Jumper
- Gelded Male Or Female?
- Gelded Mule Breeding?
- Hard to Catch, Stiff in the Neck, Ear Shy Mule
- Head Resting, Corralling the Handler
- Herd-bound
- Herd-bound, Hard to Catch Mule
- Hinny Chewing/Eating Wood
- Horses Attacking New Mules
- Jack Biting At Open Sores
- Injured Mule Head Shy
- Introducing New Mule
- Jumping Fences
- Lazy Mule
- Limiting Bad Behaviors
- Loaner mule
- Lunging a Wild Burro
- Male Mules in the Herd
- Mare Suddenly Rearing
- Mare-Minded Mule
- Molly Mule Cycling Behavior
- Mule Charging Back To Stable
- Mule Clubs-Separation Anxiety
- Mule Harder to Train Than Mustangs
- Mule Kick Questions
- Mule Spooked at Gate
- Mule Trained – Owner Fearful
- Mules and Dogs
- Nervous Mini-Mule
- Nipping and Biting
- Pasturing Recently Gelded Jacks Together
- Protect Young Goats from Donkeys
- Punitive Training a Gentle Mule
- Quicksand
- Rearing and Pawing
- Response to Claim of Abuse
- Runaway Mule
- Runaway Riding Mule
- Scared of Bikes and ATVs
- Socializing New Mules
- Standoffish Mini Mules
- The “Herd Leader”
- Yearling Jenny Hard to Catch
- Young Mule Pawing
Breeding
Buying
- Animal Husbandry – Which To Cross?
- Breeding for Mini Mules
- Breeding Jacks – A.I. Collection
- Breeding Stallion to Jennet
- Determining Maturation Size of Mule Foal
- Diet-Fescue Pasture
- General Breeding Info
- Gestation
- Help With Donkey Births
- Hinnies-Jennet Heat Cycle
- How Long Are Jacks Fertile?
- Is Donkey Pregnant?
- Late Breeding Training
- Mule Origins
- Mule Reproduction
- Orphan Foal
- Pregnant Donkey with Club Foot
- Pregnant Mule Mare?
- Registering Donkey with Unknown Parentage
- Ride Pregnant Mare?
- Spaying a Molly Mule
- The Donkey’s Cross
- Using Henderson drill method for gelding
- Weaning Miniature Donkey
- Welsh Pony Stallion-Jennet
- What To Expect Before Birth?
- When to Wean?
- Will Mare Reject Mule Foal?
- Agressive Male Hurts Jenny in Heat
Care
Nutrition & Diet
- Am I The Right Personality For My Mule?
- Belled Tails
- Donkey Care Around the World
- Donkey Scared of Fly Spray
- Donkey Teeth Different?
- EIA, Coggins, Founder, Laminitis
- Farrier Is Hard To Find!
- Fescue Fungi
- Fly Masks-Girths
- Fly Masks Made for Donkeys & Mules
- Foot Abscess Treatment
- Founder Signs
- Gelding Male Mules and Donkeys
- Hazelnut Poisonous to Equines?
- Herdbound or Anxious?
- Hoof Care
- Hooves
- How much weight can my mule or donkey carry?
- Instilling Courage
- Male Mules in the Herd
- Monthly Shoeing?
- Mule Attacking Horses
- Mules Biting Tails Of Herd
- Normal Digital Pulse Rate
- Sedation – Hinny
- Separate Foal From Dam For Show?
- Sharing Important Farrier Information
- Spaying a Molly Mule
- Teepee-backed Mule
- Tendon Issues
- To Geld or Not to Geld?
- Using Henderson drill method for gelding
- Vaccines for Young Mules
- What To Use On Cuts Etc.
- When To Geld?
- White Hooves
- Why Do Donkeys Chase?
- Winter Hair & Pear-Shaped Body
- Worming and Riding With Confidence
- Wounded Knee
- Insect Control
- Meredith’s Feeding and Nutrition Guidelines
- Food Rewards and Treats
- Steamed Crimped Oats?
- Effects of Sweet Feed?
- Grass Effects
- Fruit & Vegetable Salad?
- How Much Grain for 7 mo. Old?
- Hinny Chewing/Eating Wood
- Change Feeding In Cold Weather?
- Older Mule With No Teeth
- Hazelnut Poisonous to Equines?
- Old Mule Care Questions
- Teepee-backed Mule
- Fat Pads on Donkey
General
Mules In 4-H
Showing
- Age in Mouth
- A Novel Mule
- Autographing Books
- Blanket Necessary In Cold Weather?
- Breeding-Training The Gaited Mule
- Color Genetics
- Color Genetics In Mules
- Differences in Breeds?
- Differences in Sex of Mules
- Dispelling Old Mule Stereotypes
- Donkey Aggressive When Being Haltered
- Donkey Gelding Attacking Herd
- Donkey Registry
- Equine Program Clinic?
- Full & Half Grade Draft Horse Registry Open
- Funny Faces & Antics
- How much weight can my mule or donkey carry?
- Instilling Courage
- Registering Donkey with Unknown Parentage
- Socializing New Mules
- Abuse At Mule Days?
- Application: Mule Division of AHSA
- AQHA All-Breed Open To Mules
- Bolting from Strangers
- Can Mules Compete?
- Donkey Wins Over NATRC
- Halter Class Questions
- How Well Can Mules Perform in Dressage?
- Lily at the Ft. Worth Stock Show and Rodeo
- Little Dressage Schooling Show
- Marathon Showing
- Mule Acceptance with USEF
- Mule Promotion & USEF Acceptance
- Mules and AHSA
- Mules At Horse Shows?
- Mules In The Olympics?
- Statement from AHSA Officers
- Testimonial of a “First” Dressage
- Thanks & Mule Prejudice
- USA Equestrian Invite
- When Not Green?
- Why Shave Mule Tails?
Tack
Training
- As Seen On RFD-TV
- Beginner’s Training for Older Equines
- Bolting from Strangers
- Bucking at Canter
- Donkey Twisting Head on Lead Rope
- Hard to Catch, Stiff in the Neck, Ear Shy Mule
- Head Shy, Hard to Catch Donkey
- Herd-bound, Hard to Catch Mule
- Jumping Miniature Equines
- Losing Balance on the Lunge Line
- Riding Issues and Respect
- Mule Spooked at Gate
- Mule Won’t Unload
- Nervous Mini-Mule
- Pulling on Brakes
- Running off in the Drivelines
- Scared of Bikes and ATVs
- Skittish on the Drivelines
- Snacking on the Trail
- The “Herd Leader”
- Trained Mule Regressing at New Home
- Two-strapped Saddle or Not
- A Mule That Lost an Eye
- Saddle With Rear Girth Closer to the Flank
- Using the Elbow Pull to Correct Posture
- Improve Your Riding Without a Coach
- Bitless Bridles, Hackamores and Halters
- How to Worm a Difficult Mule
- How to Stop a Mule From Bolting on the Lead Line
- What to do About Flies and Insects Causing Sores
- What Should I Look for in a Friend for My Donkey
- How Do I Teach My Mule to Stand Still
- Is Using a Muzzle Harmful to my Donkey’s Training
- How do You get Your Donkeys to Lunge
- Is Training Donkeys Different from Training Mules and Horses
- What All do I Need to do to Teach My Equines to Drive if I Try to do it Myself
- My Mule has Large Bald Spots.
- My mule is very nervous about new things.
- Question about using Ivermectin
- Training my mule and my donkey to drive
- Staying fit to ride in the spring