Don’t overcomplicate it. Mules are built for the elements as long as you work with nature, not against it. Here’s what Steve recommends for colder weather: ✅ Grow that winter coat. No blankets unless you’re showing or they’re sweaty after a ride. ✅ Give them plenty of roughage—hay or pellets—to fuel their internal furnace. ✅ Offer shelter from the wind; a simple windbreak will do. Watch more cold-weather tips on our Ask Steve show and check out training and tack at http://go.muleman.co/1bguxwp.
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Your mule starts out soft, you’re the one who makes them hard to handle. Not because you’re mean, but because you hurry, you rush, and you’re not leading like a true herd leader. Forget the riding for a minute. Get the mule soft first. Head down, nose on the vertical, neck muscles relaxed, throat latch loose. That’s where the good riding comes from. But if you let them carry their head high or off to the side, you’re defeating the whole purpose. Be the herd leader. Tell the mule: “Do it like thi
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I get asked all the time, ‘Why does my mule fight the bit?’ It’s not attitude, it’s mechanics. Anytime a mule or donkey comes to my ranch for training, the first thing I check is the mouth. Teeth floated right. Then I look at chiropractic work, and proper shoeing and trimming. You fix the body, and you fix the fight. 🎥 Watch the full Ask Steve replay on YouTube. http://go.muleman.co/muiofj | Queen Valley Mule Ranch, Inc
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After the Mule Rider’s Martingale, it’s time to step up to the Trail Rider Bit, your mule’s finished bit and the one they’ll use for life. The Trail Rider Bit is built for a mule’s mind and mouth. Sweet iron on the bars, no copper, and a proper military shank that keeps them from grabbing the bit when they don’t want to listen. If you want control, softness, and a mule that stays with you on the trail, this is the bit built for the job. Learn more at http://go.muleman.co/1ll372j | Queen Valley M
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'Why does my mule fight the bit?' - Part 3 Once you’ve fixed the teeth and your hands, the next thing to look at is the bit itself. A mule’s mouth isn’t a horse’s mouth, he’s got a donkey skull, a different palate, and he just plain doesn’t care about the bit the way a horse does. That’s why the snaffle bit is for foundation work and fixing problems, not for everyday riding. Once that foundation’s set, you move to a ported bit that fits the shape of his mouth and communicates clearly without pai
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What Is a Hinny? A hinny is the opposite of a mule. A mule comes from a jack (male donkey) bred to a mare (female horse). A hinny comes from a stallion (male horse) bred to a jenny (female donkey). Now here’s the part most people don’t know: Once a jack starts breeding donkeys, many of them won’t go back to breeding mares at all. They’ll flat-out refuse. Learn more at http://go.muleman.co/5qftjg | Queen Valley Mule Ranch, Inc
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You’ve heard me talk about the ten-foot circle. That comes from tradition. When a bronc buster finished a horse, he’d demonstrate everything inside that little circle, then stand on top, shake his rain jacket, sit back down, slide the jacket over the animal’s head, and walk off. And if that horse was truly trained, he’d still be standing right there. All of it done in under fifteen minutes. That’s what “finished” used to mean. Learn more at http://go.muleman.co/1h0ok12 | Queen Valley Mule Ranch,
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