Mule Riding 101, Why Split Reins, & Stop Bolting Mule

In this episode, Steve Edwards, owner of Queen Valley Mule Ranch in Queen Valley, Arizona talks about Best Driving Method for Perchon Mules, Imprinting and Training Baby Mules, Mule Doesn’t Like How We Ride Her, Can Mules be Housed/Pastured with Dehorned Cattle, and a Whole Lot More!

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0:00 Welcome to Ask Steve
Link Come-A-Long Coffee https://muleman.co/2ZvnWz5
Link Mule Ranch Podcast https://muleman.co/2V3MVIF
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8:14 What to Use for Flies on Your Mule’s Legs
11:52 Best Driving Method for Perchon Mules
Liverpool Bit https://muleman.co/2X9OrLE
14:50 Imprinting and Training Baby Mules
Link Natural Horsemanship Explained https://muleman.co/2FNcmHu
Link Imprint Training of the Newborn Foal https://muleman.co/3chYDba
19:35 Why Split Reins
20:39 Length of Split Reins for Short Mule
21:45 Clippers for Clipping Mules in the Spring
23:11 Measure a Mule’s Mouth to Get Correct Size Bit
24:56 Clippers Part 2
26:15 Mule Riding 101
29:40 Mule Doesn’t Like How We Ride Her
34:06 What is Floating the Teeth
35:48 Mule Doesn’t Like How We Ride Her Part 2
Link Ground Foundation Training https://muleman.co/2Q7fxjt
37:22 Build Trust of a 12-Year-Old Pack Mule
Link Understanding Saddles for Mules and Donkey https://muleman.co/2YBJ6u1
43:55 How Much Bodyweight Can a Small Mule Carry
46:36 Do I Have to Approach Mule from the Left Side
Link How to Communicate With Mule https://muleman.co/3QJNfqM
50:50 Can Mules be Housed/Pastured with Dehorned Cattle
51:43 Will Cowboy Saddle Fit Spanish Mule
54:23 Donkey Puts Head Almost to the Ground When I Ride Him
58:05 Mule Doesn’t Like How We Ride Her Part 3
59:07 Tips for Square Pen Training
1:00:36 Pack Saddle Adjustments
Link Packing https://muleman.co/2FzW16S
1:01:52 Train Spanish Mule to Use Snaffle Bit
1:03:56 How to Stop Bolting Mule
1:06:16 Trail Riding with Confidence
1:07:24 Should I Always Use a Surcingle When on the Trail

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