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View many more training tips on our YouTube channel.
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Once your equine is calm and experienced in pulling a cart or carriage, there are many enjoyable activities you can look forward to. Such as, picnic drives, showing in harness classes, organized trail drives and fun events, like Scurries or Cone competitions. There are excellent organizations you can join—such as national groups like the American Driving Society, as well as a great many local groups—which provide contacts, clinics and encouragement. You’ll see why driving is one of the fastest growing sports in the equine world
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“Our time with you was the highlight of our Colorado vacation! Each of us was amazed at all the new construction on the ranch and the future plans at development. We plan to come back to see it completed with your invitation! Can’t wait! You, My Dear, are an achiever of big dreams and you make these dreams come true (With God’s help.) You are an amazing lady – so proud of you!”
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All year we are celebrating the
250th Anniversary of America!
We began the new year with another category listed on our website under
TRAINING/INSPIRATIONAL VIDEOS!
Just scroll down and view the newest videos at the bottom of the page with the
RED STARS  from January to September!
We made a MAJOR CHANGE in the website by offering FREE VIEWING on EVERYTHING on our website!
The only charges for our Products are offered in the STORE!
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Check our newest Longears T-Shirt Design in our STORE at www.luckythreeranchstore.com!
TRAINING MULES & DONKEYS SERIES:
BOOKS, DOCUMENTARIES, MANUALS & VIDEOS!!!
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TRAINING MULES & DONKEYS SERIES: BOOKS,
MANUALS & VIDEOS!!!
Our Training Mules and Donkeys Books, Documentaries and DVD Training Series was developed to help you to train your own animal with Resistance-Free techniques. This is especially important, especially in the case of mules and donkeys that actually bond to the person who trains them. In order for our program to work, it is important to use it correctly. Regardless of the age or experience of the animal, you need to begin with DVD #1 and take the training in sequence. Each DVD poses different tasks to help facilitate a good working relationship with the trainer and helps to strengthen the muscles at each stage to prepare the animal for Optimum Performance. We are preparing the animal physically,
mentally and emotionally. This is why it is important not to proceed too quickly and to do things in their natural order.
Each DVD should take six months to a year to complete, depending upon the individuals involved. Though you can buy the DVDs one at a time, there are benefits to purchasing the entire series. In addition to substantial discounts, you are able to look ahead and understand the purpose in what you are doing at the time. Our program is like grade school for equines, and lays a good solid foundation for Versatility and Optimum Performance. We begin with simple tasks that build on each other. This not only teaches the animal to do what we ask, but it also teaches us to become more prompt and appropriate in Rewarding Positive Behaviors to get the best results. We do not use the reward system (crimped oats) to bribe or coerce! The oats are given only after a Positive Task has been completed. When you do this correctly, there are little to No Resistant Behaviors.
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A longstanding member of the Cowboy Cartoonists Association, her wide variety of “mule art” can be viewed at numerous venues, mule and draft horse shows, Western arts and crafts shows, Western trade shows and on the internet at her website at www.Bonnieshields.com. Her talents include drawing, painting and sculpture. She has done a wide variety from ink drawings to acrylic painting to bronze sculpture, from commissioned work to originals, all revering the mule. She has also written a multitude of articles for such publications as The Brayer, a bimonthly publication put out by the American Donkey & Mule Society, Mules and More magazine, and the “Bishop Mule Days” program, and her yearly publication of the BS ‘ogram is always a welcome read! In 2006, Bonnie was inducted into the Bishop Mule Days Artist’s Hall of Fame.
www.luckythreeranchstore.com or www.bonnieshields.com
GET YOUR COPY TODAY: BONNIE SHIELDS: TENNESSEE MULE ARTIIST.
Every page contains an inspiration of her work!
Purchase this book at www.luckythreeranchstore.com or at www.bonnieshields.com and enhance YOUR equine library!
Bonnie’s Letter
I live in northern Idaho in the mountains and the trees and the wild things. Especially the wild FIRES.
You may have seen where the city of Spokane, Wa. has just been through a MAJOR FIRE. Spokane is about 30 miles west of us--as the birds fly--and it shure got OUR attention heer.
North Idaho has been suffering from NO RAIN NO GRASS FOR SWEET MULES and often 100 degrees of hard sunshine. We are sitting ducks for wild fires.
You kinda have to think about just what can and WILL do if one hits us. Keeps us on our toes--that is for shure. Also keeps us HOME.
Saying that, BS is gonna chance it and drive to the Lucky Three in September to SEE this wonderful MUSEUM of the MULE & DONKEY that Merideth is building. I am also dragging some of MY "historic' MULE STUFF to add to her collections. BE AWARE!
It's been two years since we have been able to see one another so I am READY to hug all my friends on the ranch and poke into whatever I can to learn what is happening there.
Pray that fall arrives soon and Quickly for all of us. The entire west has suffered this new quark of nature with the heat and drought. And, as I write this, my "home" state of Indiana is flooding.
My two sweet old mules are hanging in there and eating-up the LAST of last year's hay. More hay has been promised, but I haven't SEEN it yet. I sicked my daughter, Laura, on the guy and I THINK she has him signed-up to bring my hay this Saturday. LOVE THAT GIRL!!! She is pretty and the guys can't tell her NO. HAH!! My secret weapon.
Hope the rest of you are doing fine and your barns are full of good hay for the coming change of the weather. Our mules and donkeys are ready for some better weather--and dreaming of GRASS. Me, too.
Keep them Traces Outta them places and mule-on!!! ~BS
And don’t forget to visit her website to find out more
about the Wild and Wonderful World of Bonnie Shields,
Tennessee Mule Artist, Cowboy Cartoonist and True Artist!
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You’re Invited: 2026 Lucky Hearts Gala
Join us Saturday, September 12, 2026, at the Loveland Embassy Suites for the 26th Annual Lucky Hearts Gala! Named NOCO Style’s Best Non-Profit Event two years in a row, this unforgettable evening brings together casino games, gourmet food and drinks, inspiring stories, and plenty of fun—all in support of the Hearts & Horses mission.
Tickets are on sale now, so gather your friends, reserve your seats, and get ready for one of our favorite nights of the year!
What to Expect:
Guests will enjoy a high-energy evening featuring live and silent auctions, casino games, gourmet food and drinks, line dancing, and inspiring stories straight from the Hearts & Horses ranch. It’s a night of fun, connection, and meaningful impact you won’t want to miss.
Why It Matters:
Every ticket and every paddle raised helps power programs that build confidence, independence, and healing for the individuals and families we serve.
TAKE OUR VITURAL TOUR
Kathryn Yuma
Development & Communications Director
Horses • Healing • Hope
At Hearts & Horses Therapeutic Riding Center, our mission is to enhance physical, cognitive and emotional wellbeing through equine partnerships.
We are a premier accredited member of the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.) and a highly regarded training facility for therapeutic riding instructors.
Hearts & Horses - 163 N. CR 29 - Loveland, CO 80537
Phone: (970) 663-4200 x 307 www.HeartsAndHorses.org COVID-19 Updates
Hearts & Horses is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and we are proud to be a PATH Intl. Premier Accredited Center
Give the Gift of Joy and Healing
Through an incredible depth and breadth of programming, Hearts & Horses impacts every life we touch. Support the wonderful effects of therapeutic riding for individuals by supporting Hearts & Horses today!
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