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Behavior
  1. Afraid to Load into Trailer
  2. Bolting from Strangers
  3. Braying
  4. Bucking
  5. Catching Mule Foals
  6. Charging and Kicking
  7. Dogs and Donkeys
  8. Donkey Brays While Showing
  9. Donkey Nips and Bites
  10. Donkey Not Responding
  11. Donkey Paws
  12. Donkey Shows Teeth
  13. Donkey Training
  14. Donkey Twisting Head on Lead Rope
  15. Escaping Mule
  16. Fence Jumper
  17. Gelded Male Or Female?
  18. Gelded Mule Breeding?
  19. Hard to Catch, Stiff in the Neck, Ear Shy Mule
  20. Head Resting, Corralling the Handler
  1. Herd-bound
  2. Herd-bound, Hard to Catch Mule
  3. Hinny Chewing/Eating Wood
  4. Horses Attacking New Mules
  5. Jack Biting At Open Sores
  6. Injured Mule Head Shy
  7. Introducing New Mule
  8. Jumping Fences
  9. Lazy Mule
  10. Limiting Bad Behaviors
  11. Loaner mule
  12. Lunging a Wild Burro
  13. Male Mules in the Herd
  14. Mare Suddenly Rearing
  15. Molly Mule Cycling Behavior
  16. Mule Charging Back To Stable
  17. Mule Clubs-Separation Anxiety
  18. Mule Harder to Train Than Mustangs
  19. Mule Kick Questions
  20. Mule Spooked at Gate
  1. Mule Trained – Owner Fearful
  2. Mules and Dogs
  3. Mule Trained – Owner Fearful
  4. Nervous Mini-Mule
  5. Nipping and Biting
  6. Pasturing Recently Gelded Jacks Together
  7. Protect Young Goats from Donkeys
  8. Punitive Training a Gentle Mule
  9. Quicksand
  10. Rearing and Pawing
  11. Response to Claim of Abuse
  12. Runaway Mule
  13. Runaway Riding Mule
  14. Scared of Bikes and ATVs
  15. Socializing New Mules
  16. Standoffish Mini Mules
  17. The “Herd Leader”
  18. Yearling Jenny Hard to Catch
  19. Young Mule Pawing
Breeding
Buying
  1. Animal Husbandry – Which To Cross?
  2. Breeding for Mini Mules
  3. Breeding Jacks – A.I. Collection
  4. Breeding Stallion to Jennet
  5. Determining Maturation Size of Mule Foal
  6. Diet-Fescue Pasture
  7. General Breeding Info
  8. Gestation
  9. Help With Donkey Births
  10. Hinnies-Jennet Heat Cycle
  11. How Long Are Jacks Fertile?
  12. Is Donkey Pregnant?
  13. Late Breeding Training
  14. Mule Origins
  1. Mule Reproduction
  2. Orphan Foal
  3. Pregnant Donkey with Club Foot
  4. Pregnant Mule Mare?
  5. Registering Donkey with Unknown Parentage
  6. Ride Pregnant Mare?
  7. Spaying a Molly Mule
  8. The Donkey’s Cross
  9. Using Henderson drill method for gelding
  10. Weaning Miniature Donkey
  11. Welsh Pony Stallion-Jennet
  12. What To Expect Before Birth?
  13. When to Wean?
  14. Will Mare Reject Mule Foal?
  1. Buying a Mule
  2. How much weight can my mule or donkey carry?
  3. Mule-Donkey Location Help
  4. Registering Donkey with Unknown Parentage
  5. Should I Get a Mule?
  6. Socializing New Mules
Care
Diet
  1. Am I The Right Personality For My Mule?
  2. Belled Tails
  3. Donkey Scared of Fly Spray
  4. Donkey Teeth Different?
  5. EIA, Coggins, Founder, Laminitis
  6. Farrier Is Hard To Find!
  7. Fescue Fungi
  8. Fly Masks-Girths
  9. Fly Masks Made for Donkeys & Mules
  10. Foot Abscess Treatment
  11. Founder Signs
  12. Gelding Male Mules and Donkeys
  13. Hazelnut Poisonous to Equines?
  14. Herdbound or Anxious?
  15. Hoof Care
  16. Hooves
  17. How much weight can my mule or donkey carry?
  18. Instilling Courage
  19. Male Mules in the Herd
  1. Monthly Shoeing?
  2. Mule Attacking Horses
  3. Mules Biting Tails Of Herd
  4. Sedation – Hinny
  5. Separate Foal From Dam For Show?
  6. Sharing Important Farrier Information
  7. Spaying a Molly Mule
  8. Teepee-backed Mule
  9. Tendon Issues
  10. To Geld or Not to Geld?
  11. Using Henderson drill method for gelding
  12. Vaccines for Young Mules
  13. What To Use On Cuts Etc.
  14. When To Geld?
  15. White Hooves
  16. Why Do Donkeys Chase?
  17. Winter Hair & Pear-Shaped Body
  18. Worming and Riding With Confidence
  19. Wounded Knee
  1. Change Feeding In Cold Weather?
  2. Effects of Sweet Feed?
  3. Feeding Guidelines
  4. Fruit & Vegetable Salad?
  5. Grass Effects
  6. Hazelnut Poisonous to Equines?
  7. Hinny Chewing/Eating Wood
  8. How Much Grain for 7 mo. Old?
  9. Old Mule Care Questions
  10. Older Mule With No Teeth
  11. Steamed Crimped Oats?
  12. Teepee-backed Mule
General
Mules In 4-H
Showing
  1. Age in Mouth
  2. A Novel Mule
  3. Autographing Books
  4. Blanket Necessary In Cold Weather?
  5. Breeding-Training The Gaited Mule
  6. Color Genetics
  7. Color Genetics In Mules
  8. Differences in Breeds?
  9. Differences in Sex of Mules
  10. Dispelling Old Mule Stereotypes
  11. Donkey Aggressive When Being Haltered
  12. Donkey Gelding Attacking Herd
  13. Donkey Registry
  14. Equine Program Clinic?
  15. Full & Half Grade Draft Horse Registry Open
  16. Funny Faces & Antics
  17. How much weight can my mule or donkey carry?
  18. Male Mules in the Herd
  19. Registering Donkey with Unknown Parentage
  20. Socializing New Mules
  1. 4-H Comments
  2. Bishop and 4-H Help
  3. Change 4-H Rules
  4. Mules in 4-H
  1. Abuse At Mule Days?
  2. Application: Mule Division of AHSA
  3. AQHA All-Breed Open To Mules
  4. Bolting from Strangers
  5. Can Mules Compete?
  6. Donkey Wins Over NATRC
  7. Halter Class Questions
  8. How Well Can Mules Perform in Dressage?
  9. Lily at the Ft. Worth Stock Show and Rodeo
  10. Little Dressage Schooling Show
  11. Marathon Showing
  12. Mule Acceptance with USEF
  13. Mule Promotion & USEF Acceptance
  14. Mules and AHSA
  15. Mules At Horse Shows?
  16. Mules In The Olympics?
  17. Statement from AHSA Officers
  18. Testimonial of a “First” Dressage
  19. Thanks & Mule Prejudice
  20. USA Equestrian Invite
  21. When Not Green?
  22. Why Shave Mule Tails?
Tack
Training
  1. Attaching Elbow Pull Draw Reins
  2. Crupper Used in Videos
  3. Donkey Twisting Head on Lead Rope
  4. Running off in the Drivelines
  5. Saddles for Mules
  6. Skittish on the Drivelines
  1. As Seen On RFD-TV
  2. Beginner’s Training for Older Equines
  3. Bolting from Strangers
  4. Bucking at Canter
  5. Donkey Twisting Head on Lead Rope
  6. Hard to Catch, Stiff in the Neck, Ear Shy Mule
  7. Head Shy, Hard to Catch Donkey
  8. Herd-bound, Hard to Catch Mule
  9. Losing Balance on the Lunge Line
  10. Mule Spooked at Gate
  11. Mule Won’t Unload
  12. Nervous Mini-Mule
  13. Pulling on Brakes
  14. Running off in the Drivelines
  15. Scared of Bikes and ATVs
  16. Skittish on the Drivelines
  17. The “Herd Leader”
  18. Trained Mule Regressing at New Home