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Mule Musings Another lazy Monday ride in the orchard. Maxine continues to put up a fight with her right lead, but she did get it about 50 percent of the time today. We ended on a good note with a ride up the road and a long graze. Posted: June 11, 2007 Travis came out to ride with me tonight. Believe it or not, it's only his second ride on Maxine! He's taken lessons here and there, but he usually takes them on other animals so that I can ride my lesson on Max. I must say, he does look good on a horse. Sometimes I wish he had a little more cowboy in his blood, but I'll take what I got. He has come a long way with this riding. He's much more relaxed and confident. We'll have him showing in no time. I took some video. Maybe I'll post it on YouTube.com once I figure out how it all works. Posted: June 6, 2007 Ah, the pitter patter of little hooves. One of the miniature donkeys at the barn gave birth to a little jack this week. He's just a wee thing and so cute. I'll post a photo as soon as I get one. Posted: June 1, 2007
Besides, this is more than just a passing fancy; I already have boots and a helmet and I've started taking lessons. I can even say I own a pair of spurs! Lessons have been wonderful! I take them from a fabulous gal down in Creswel, and believe it or not, most of the lesson mounts are actually mules! There's not a stubborn one in the bunch. I can happily say that I'm quite a natural, but I have to admit there's more to riding a horse than what you experience on a trail ride. Voice commands, leg commands, reign commands; the cues are endless. And did you know that you can actually tell a horse to go forward just by moving your butt? You can. Trust me, I know! Want to know more? I'd be happy to tell you about. Do you have an hour or two? In the meantime, here are a few links of interest (to me anyway!). Posted: May 17, 2005 Links
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