#MULES
Who Says Mules Can’t Jump?
“Hey, baby, I don’t mean to brag… but I’m the greatest.” — Mjölnir the Longear’s inner monologue (also Sydney Deane from White Men Can’t Jump)
Mule Saddles: An Impossible Quest
“If it looks like it should hang on the wall at a dive bar, it’ll probably fit.”
5 Truths About Riding Mules
Maria Wachter, Horse Nation’s resident mule whisperer, meets a lot of folks out on the trail who ask her: why mules? Here are her top five responses.
11 Ways My Mule Definitely Tries to Mess With Me
I don’t think he’s actually this smart, but who knows.
Watch This: Self-Driving Mule
It turns out that the original self-driving technology has been here all along.
Tuesday Video: Wallace the Great
Britain’s first legal dressage mule made quite a splash in his official debut!
Diary of a Mule: My Owner Is Trying to Kill Me
Day 1: Owner tries to blindfold me.
9 Things I’ve Heard on the Trail From Non-Riders
We’re all public land owners, after all.
The Devil Masquerades as a Mini-Donkey
A tale of Bishop Mule Days survival.
This Week: Bishop Mule Days 2018
The nation’s best-known celebration of the mule is taking place right now: Bishop Mule Days! HN’s Maria Wachter shares the details and will be in attendance this weekend.
Video: One Talented Cutting Mule
If you’re looking for a reliable partner for the farm or ranch, look no further than this talented mule.
Elvis & the Not-So-Smooth Moves
“He reminds me of a baby camel trying to find his feet for the first time.”
Movie Review: ‘Dyna Does Dressage’
Biz Stamm reviews a documentary film telling the story of the first mule to compete at the USDF National Finals: Heart B Dyna, ridden by Laura Hermanson.
Mule-flation: A Treatise on Buying & Selling
Maria Wachter, Horse Nation’s resident mule whisperer, has noticed a few things afoot in the mule market these days…
Trip Review: Riding Mules Along the Grand Canyon
Maria Wachter has the scoop on a Grand Canyon mule tour.
Smokey Joe: The Clumsiest Surefooted Mule in the World
Get a mule, they said…
#TBT: 6 Truths About Owning Mules
Mules: 50% horse, 50% donkey, 150% themselves. Maria Wachter, lifelong mule enthusiast, explains.
‘Dyna Does Dressage’ Doc Features First Mule to Compete in US Dressage Finals
In 2014, we introduced the world to Laura Hermanson and Heart B Dyna, the first mule to qualify and compete at US Dressage Finals. Now, their story is hitting the big screen!
Video: Mule Jumps 62″ From Near-Standstill
Check out this video making the viral rounds of the winning mule at a coon jumping competition!
Grand Canyon Mule Rides, Then and Now
Whether you “rode the rims” yesterday or in 1922, riding a mule to the bottom of the Grand Canyon is not for the faint of heart!
Horses in History: George Washington’s Mule Fetish
Happy President’s Day! Horse Nation’s historian-in-residence Lorraine Jackson discovers that our nation’s founding father was also our country’s first breeder of mules.
Your Turn: In search of the perfect dressage mule
Bernadette Kilcer’s friend really, really, really wants to go trotting proudly down the center line… on a mule. Bernadette tells her story. (more…)