My uncle has always been a mule advocate. He usually has several. In hindsight, it seems that his mule (Molly Brown) that broke the branch on my (then-soon-to-be) wife's leg did so after being coerced to cross a large piece of deadfall. I was behind my wife and saw it all going down and knew it was intentional on old MB's part but after reading this thread remembered her not wanting to cross the log. This thread makes me think the branch was revenge for the log. We were riding in some pretty rough country that day on some private land bordering Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimmaron Canyon. There were more than a few opportunities for the mules to throw us off a cliff and in hindsight I didn't trust my riding ability nor did I trust the mules. More than a little pucker factor that day.
After reading this, I think I may look into horses.
