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MULE TALK! PODCAST: Donkey Training, Part 1

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Donkey Training, Part 1 –

  • Begin with imprinting the foal.
  • Introducing the halter to your young donkey.
  • Leading your donkey.
  • Never be in a hurry when training your donkey.
  • Lead your donkey around your workstation.
  • Begin training in round pen.
  • Using the lunge line in your training session.
  • Do not drill your donkey OR mule.
  • Line driving your donkey and more!

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MULE TALK! PODCAST: Multiple Facets of Longears Hybrid Vigor

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Multiple Facets of Longears Hybrid Vigor –
  • What are mules and hinnies?
  • What are the physical characteristics of the Ass?
  • What are the mental characteristics of the Ass?
  • What kind of hybrid equines are there?
  • Listen to the many Horse, Mule, and Donkey Hybrids.
  • Mules are good mothers too!
  • Amazing documented findings of mules giving birth!
  • What to look for in a gaited jack.

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MULE TALK! PODCAST: Keys to Successful Training Part 2

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Keys to Successful Training Part 2 –
  • Establishing a bond.
  • Feeding.
  • Consideration
  • Structured exercises.
  • Body language and verbal communication.
  • Benefits of group lessons.
  • Take lessons periodically to stay on track to improve your own skills.
  • Lists of trainers and instructors can be obtained from the United States Equestrian Federation and the American Donkey & Mule Society.

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MULE TALK! PODCAST: Keys to Successful Training Part 1

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Keys to Successful Training Part 1 –

  • The Work Station
  • Tack and Equipment
  • In the Round Pen
  • Be aware of how your own body language and verbal commands elicit certain behaviors in your animal.
  • The Hard Tie as a restraint and how to use it.
  • In the Arena
  • Open Areas

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MULE TALK! PODCAST: Fine-tuning the Rider/Fine-tuning the Aids

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Fine-tuning the Rider/Fine-tuning the Aids —

  • The benefits of using positive reinforcement early on in your mule’s training.
  • Apply corrective measures appropriately when working with your young mule.
  • Each mule learns in their own way and at their own pace.
  • Using your seatbones to fine-tune your aids.
  • Use half-halts when making a transition will alert your mule a change is going to occur.
  • Using circles to benefit your training.
  • Working at a pace so as not to confuse or create anxiety in your mule.
  • Establishing fine-tuning will create harmony and balance in your work.
  • This and more details in this episode!

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MULE TALK! PODCAST: Making History With Mules Part 3

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Making History With Mules –

  • Mules before the industrial age were vital to the United States and utilized for heavy work.
  • Mules during the Westward Expansion days, transported families and their possessions through the Western Plains.
  • The U.S. Cavalry and their role in using mules.
  • Harvey Riley, author of The Mule, published in 1867 – an excellent source of the mule and its history in the U.S. Army.
  • Soldier, Jimmy Wright was saved by his mule during a horrific battle; his mule dragged him to safety.

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MULE TALK! PODCAST: Making History With Mules Parts 1 & 2

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Making History With Mules –

  • Mules and donkeys are mentioned in the Bible.
  • The highest intelligence residing in animals is that of the mule.
  • Learn how mules played a significant part in Greek and Roman transportation.
  • HAI-BAR, a volunteer organization established to protect animals that had thrived in the Holy Land during the Old Testament years – but are now dangerously close to extinction.
  • Unique personality traits of the mule come from the ass.
  • George Washington – the first organized mule breeder in America.
  • Hear how the Erie Canal was built by mules.
  • Hear about the borax mule team from Death Valley hauling over the mountains to the Mojave Desert and more!

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MULE TALK! PODCAST: Standing Still While Mounting

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Standing Still While Mounting –

  • It starts with good nutrition and being fed on schedule to reduce anxiety.
  • Ground training is essential using a logical approach.
  • Begin mounting in the round pen first – using a mounting block.
  • Desensitize your mule with gentle strokes to the body to learn his sensitive areas.
  • Start with a mounting block to eliminate pulling on the saddle.
  • Have an assistant work with you for safety reasons.
  • Sit quietly for a minute before walking on after mounting.
  • Train your mule to understand the command “WHOA.”
  • Train your mule to understand the command “STAND” when you are ready to mount him.
  • Use the reward system to let him know he is doing good.
  • Balance your weight when stepping up into the saddle and stepping down.
  • English riders – remove both feet from stirrups when dismounting.
  • Western riders position your foot in the left stirrup to eliminate getting hung up.
  • Ride in a saddle that is comfortable for your mule and a proper fit for you the rider. This will eliminate potential hazards.

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MULE TALK! PODCAST: Do Mules Need to Be Shod?

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Do Mules Need to Be Shod? –
  • Take into consideration where you will ride your mule.
  • Terrain – rocky – mud – sand – grass – mountain trails – prairie
  • Mules inherit their hooves through their genes.
  • Climate and weather greatly affect the condition of your mule’s feet.
  • Hoof products – are often overused.
  • Stress rings and what they mean.
  • Your mule’s diet is important to producing healthy hooves.

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MULE TALK! PODCAST: So You Think You Want a Mule?

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So You Think You Want a Mule? –

  • Where to buy a mule for you?
  • What kind of experience do you have as a rider?
  • What are your character traits?
  • Learn how to select the right mule for you.
  • Talk to experienced mule people to assist you.
  • Learn how to evaluate the animal you are looking at.
  • Have a vet and farrier do exams on the mule.
  • The option of asking for a trial period with the mule.
  • Drawing up a contract when hiring a trainer.

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MULE TALK! PODCAST: Disaster and the Effects of Training

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Disaster and the Effects of Training –

  • When disaster strikes, do you have a plan?
  • Will your mules respond to your leadership skills?
  • Will you be anxious or calm in your thinking?
  • Is your barn safe for unpredictable weather conditions?
  • What is your commitment level regarding bringing your mules into safety?
  • Meredith gives us solutions regarding safety for your mules in your barn and paddock construction.

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MULE TALK! PODCAST: Suitability of Mules and Donkeys for Children

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Suitability of Mules and Donkeys for Children
  • Teach your child how to be around equines.
  • When choosing an equine for your child, do not choose a donkey jack.
  • Do not choose an equine that is an alpha figure in the herd or one with aggressive behavior.
  • Choose a mule or donkey with a quiet disposition for your child.
  • Encourage children to do tasks around the barn to learn more about their equines’ behavior traits.
  • Consider giving a homeless donkey, burro or mule a chance to be in your child’s care.
  • Donkeys tend to have less issues and tend to be more sedate rescue animals than mules.

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MULE TALK! PODCAST: Conduct and Good Sportsmanship

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Conduct and Good Sportsmanship –

  • The importance of developing a bond with your animal – to gain his trust to perform in the show ring.
  • Competition is fun and exciting – develop the winning attitude to compete against yourself and not others.
  • A good trainer will train himself, as well as the mule with subtle direction coming from the mule.
  • Develop respect for your mule.
  • Yes God gave us “dominion” over the animals, but that doesn’t make us a King or a Queen over them. We are keepers of our animals.

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MULE TALK! PODCAST: Mule Conformation

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Mule Conformation –

  • Ideal qualities to look for in a mule.
  • What to look for in the ideal head, neck, and shoulders of the mule. Mare and Both the mare and the jack contribute to the qualities desired in the mule.
  • Be selective in your breeding program to producing desirable mules.
  • Bone structure is important when selecting a mule for a job or performance.
  • The mule overall should have a balanced look to his body.
  • Pay attention to the hip, stifle, and gaskin, that should have a smooth-muscled look.
  • Mules and donkeys possess more “long” muscle than bulk muscle (as in the horse.)
  • Pay attention to the legs of the mule, the hooves, rib cage, joints, etc.
  • The most important trait of the mule is his disposition; this characteristic comes primarily from the mare.
  • Assessing the jack – what to look for and more!

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MULE TALK! PODCAST: The Benefit of Organizational Skills

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The Benefit of Organizational Skills
  • Find out how to organize your show clothes, tack, saddles and grooming supplies for an upcoming show.
  • When to bathe and clip your mule.
  • Vacuum and other grooming supplies.
  • Blanketing your mules.
  • Keep your paperwork on mules, truck and trailer in hand.
  • Delegate tasks to show volunteers.
  • How to be competitive, confident in your presentation.
  • Pay attention to your show equipment in being competitive for your class.
  • Be prepared for your classes.

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MULE TALK! PODCAST: Good Basic Training Includes Common Sense

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Good Basic Training Includes Common Sense –
  • Improve your communication by learning and speaking the equine’s language.
  • Learn what type of touch and caress feels good to him.
  • Develop better and kinder training techniques to enable your mule to perform better.
  • Using kinder training techniques along with showing leadership to your mule will re-enforce the bond between you.
  • Make your verbal communication and body language clear to your mule and donkey.
  • Excessive and forceful training techniques used on the mule and donkey, simply don’t work. This creates trust issues in your equine.

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MULE TALK! PODCAST: Getting Down with Minis, Part 2

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Getting Down with Minis Part 2 –

Learn about:

  • Mini group grooming – how it works to save time
  • Body – clipping
  • What to feed for a balanced nutrition program for minis
  • Knowing body language in working around minis
  • Efficient grooming practices & more

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MULE TALK! PODCAST: Getting Down with Minis, Part 1

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Getting Down with Minis

Learn about:

  • How to earn their trust at their level.
  • Approaching your mini in a non-threatening way.
  • Haltering and leading your mini.
  • Lungeing your minis.
  • Keep your lessons short and fun!
  • How to introduce object to your mini.
  • Ground driving your mini.
  • The do’s and don’ts are so important.
  • Grooming is not all that easy.

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MULE TALK! PODCAST: Maintenance & Grooming with Mules & Donkeys

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Maintenance & Grooming
Learn about:
  • Use grooming tools that are comfortable for your mules and donkeys.
  • Expensive horse/equine grooming tools are not all necessary to keep in your tack room or trailer.
  • Insect control around the barn – what works.
  • If showing: when to body clip your mule and how to body clip.
  • Treating sores/scabs.
  • Group grooming.
  • Pasteworming is effective in controlling insects and flies – learn what to use!

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MULE TALK! PODCAST: A Bit About Communication

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A Bit About Communication – Achieving Balance & Harmony –
Learn about:
  • Different types of bits and the different metals used to develop in equine bits.
  • Snaffle bits and the different types that are recommended to use on your mule or donkey.
  • Curb/leverage bits used in Western riding.
  • The difference between a curb bit and a snaffle bit.
  • Bridles and headstalls for your mule/donkey.

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