> > I think training a donkey or mule is best left to people who enjoy > > torment and abuse. > > Hey!:) I couldn't recommend that people try and train their own > mule. I have heard of quite a few people feeling they were in over > their heads, and I have feelings of being in over my head at > moments, I'm having less and less of those momenst, but you know I > don't think I would ever have grown so much as a horseperson if it > were not for the mules:)
This did me so much good to hear! I got my dream come true when we got 2 previously unhandled mules 1-1/2 yrs ago, but it has been so disheartening and confusing when I would think I was making progress, and then find that I must have done something to offend, because things would start to go wrong. I'm learning way more about horsemanship with these girls than I ever did before! It's so rewarding when you "get over the humps" and really start to bond, but it sure does take a lot longer than I expected... I'm now where I had really thought I would be a year ago! Yes, I like the idea of an icelandic mule... wow! What a combo! I had planned to breed curly gaited spotted mules before, and I even had the nicest gaited, spotted jack, and a few gaited curlies for the dream, but it got interrupted... Meg
