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Jewel 8 year old molly mule, Pepper the dog with a flag, and if you look close you can see a rooster and a shotgun on her back.
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That mule was born 40 feet from my house when it was 100 degrees in the shade. She has been really good for me
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The dog is gone now, but we had some good times following him as far as he wanted to go. When he pionted, I would dismount and load my double, and walk up for a shot.
We never got too many but everybody got exercised. Made that hunting in 4 foot tall grass easy and I could find my dog.
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How do you have that shotgun slung?
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
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I had a local saddlemaker and mule buddy stich me up a tube of saddle leather that the barrels and forend just slip into about a foot long Then added a strap to go over the saddle horn.
Shotgun hangs in front of the saddle horn with barrels down kinda cross ways. It would be a poor setup around trees or obstacles.
I bought a Baikal 12 ga double to carry, cause it didn't cost so much if it got wrecked. I liked carrying the double as it was easy to load/unload, it was cheap, and it fit me.
Shotgun was held secure enough for me and didin't flop too bad. I got off to load and shoot. I think too much of my mule to shoot over them big ears.I has a mcarty rein or get down rope that I just left draped over my arm when I walked up on the point , probably drop it to shoot, never had to walk home.
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Here was my mule with the same name on a ML elk hunt.
If God wanted you to walk and carry things on your back, He would not have invented stirrups and pack saddles
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Good looking mollies. Was your mule an escape artist Saddlesore? Tight hobbles and chain tie?
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Good looking mollies. Was your mule an escape artist Saddlesore? Tight hobbles and chain tie? Yea,she would chew lead ropes and wander off. A long time ago, I decided that putting hobbles on mules when tied, relieved me and the mule of a lot of aggravation. Unless you work them until they are really tired, most will all paw .
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If God wanted you to walk and carry things on your back, He would not have invented stirrups and pack saddles
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That Montana picture; we’re her front Legs swollen a bit? Looks a little stocked up to me. I have a 7-8 year old gelding mule and yes they love to paw. Expressing frustration I think. He will take his hobbles off in about 5 minutes unless you have them on way too tight. Then it takes him a 1/2 hour…. Gave up. Tie him high and not too tight so he can step around a bit and he soon settles in most situations. He is a rough country Cadillac and I have him walk trot loping good enough to get a ribbon in the local horse shows. Changing leads stopping and turning around too. Covid wrecked the show season but hoping for next year to win a Reining or two.
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Nice pictures, they have me missing days past. Over the years we have had 6 mules, only one was a molly but she was a great companion living 38 years. Now in retirement we travel too much to properly care for any large animals, but ride anytime I can rent or borrow a mule.
All This! And the circus too?
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That's a good looking animal. Never realized they lived that long.
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I've had a number of mules over the years. My last one now- I've had her since 1989. She's 39 this year and is still rideable by smaller folks.
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