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who rides mules.


this is a mare mule i trained last year she was out of a tennesse walking mare and could really travel.
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i have a pair of small gaited mules i will get some pictures of.
lets hear some mule stories and pictures of some mules.

ok i found another picture

this is a mare mule i rode hunting for a coulpe of years, this picture was taken about 7 or 8 years ago.
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r248/cralof/hogpic016.jpg?t=1259093179)

Craig,

   Here is one of your little mules.

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Here's Krystal on one of her mules.
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Here's my kinda Mule ;D
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Very nice Craig. I like that paint mule. Im looking at a yearling that is bred and made up just like that mule. For hunting there just aint nothign better than a good mule. They will take care of themselves and by doing so they take care of the rider also... I Love me some mules i have 8 total... 4 that are my riding mules and four that we race... the race mules are a bit smaller but are some salty lil coon hunting mules too! and will get you there in a hurry!  ;D We squirrel and coon hunt a ton off of the riding mules and it will flat out spoil you. shoot me a message with your email if you can post pics easily on here and ill email you some of mine to post if you dont mind...

Oh and BTW--- After Cward's recent purchase of a Donkey at the salebarn and his kids out hunting him on it- Rumor has it he is goin to become a mule man...  ;D >:D

I went and visited this man a few years ago and found him to be very knowledgeable and friendly.  We rode for a few hours and I ended up leaving without a mule but not because I didn't like the one I was riding.  I would go back and look at what he has again, do any of yall know this man?
http://www.stephensranch.com/

ive met him several times matt. If anyone ever needs a great mule trainer, i have a good one to recomend. his name is Michael Vesperman at V5 mules

I love mules and I LOVED riding the mule, it was like the difference between riding a old honda civic and riding in a new caddilac.  We rode straight up a gravel hill that was every bit of 40 feet tall on the side of a RR bridge and the only difference is I had to lean forward a little and the same coming back down.  The only thing that scares me is that they are smarter than I am  ;D

I LOVE LONGEARS!
Circle C put up a picture of My Old Mule already, and heres my colt, "Hombre" and our first ride a couple of weeks ago
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Here is Barney again at a trail obstacle challenge
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This is my Mini named "BoB" with my Neice, Jaime in PeeWee classes at the Texas State Championship a couple of months ago ( I love this picture)
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My mammoth "Sister"
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Good lookers Krystal,yours too Craig. Craig,have you seen the two Clue has been riding hog hunting?  I love to hunt of a mule more than anything,I love the peace and quiet and the way they learn to get me to the tree or bay w/o me doin much. I kinda have the room for one but I am sure it will be a few more years till I can have one.

That little blonde mule Clue has for sale is nice.  Has a small glitch but I bet it could be gotten out of him....he is for sale Bryant...just not on sale  ;D

Yea, for sale not on sale ha ha He did price it too me and sure nuffout of my broke azz budget  :'(

Same here

There's a hog huntin dude in grapeland named henry who has some mules priced right. Last I spoke to him, he had two mollies who were being hunted off of priced at like $500 each. One was older and more experienced- I wanna say had been packed in colorado. The other was younger and needed some more miles but gonna be a fine mule.

Looks like I'll be hunting off a short eared mule named cooper  :)

Cheers
M

Chris
 thanks for posting that pic for me , i couldnt find any of Brother and Nuby
i know i took some pictures in colorado but they where all on those throw a way cameras so i will try get the wife to scan them for me.
 we need to get you on a real mule and you wont go back to that gas powered one  ;D

lightinin
 im might not be much better than you at getting those pitures posted, maybe Chris could do it for us.
 i would figure you would have some big running bred race mules.
 so the little mules work better for the racing you do.
 i guess you make clinton every year?
 i have never been able to make it maybe next year.
do you make any of the all mule rides over in Ark. ?

 matt
 you should have been able to find 3 or 4 mules out of that line up stephensranch looks like they sale alot of mules.

muleman
 you have to have a picture of a mule.

krystal
 i dint know you guys are into showing mules
 thats cool , you guys have some nice mules and donkeys there, i relly like the little one with your neice.

 Bryant
 thanks Bryant, that paint mule is pretty but she was a winch  ;D
 i havent seen clues mules , im going to see clue this weekend.  ill take a look at them then.
 
 mandi
 you and cooper do just fine  ;)

Craig, I have pics that i will post as soon as I'm home long enough. I cant view or post pics on here from the office for some reason. I have several mules still, even though i lost my old mule a few months ago. Even my kids have mules. i'll post some pics of them also. Great post on my favorite subject! i have a mule that my daughter is riding right now. kinda spotted mare mule that i will probably be selling when i find the right horse for my daughter. This mule will make an awsome hunting mule and will definitely be cheap enough. I have never hunted on any of my mules but i would like to do that soon. none of the guys i hunt with ride so i havent had the opportunity.

Yeah, krystal's always showing her ass these days.

Cheers
M

Can't wait to all of yalls pictures keep posting!

Mandi is right, when I am not taking care of dogs or on the message board, I am....
hauling ass
showing my ass
Shaving my ass
talking to my ass

just started driving my little ass, well actualy he pulls my big ass around in a cart and we are learning to drive!

this was thanksgiving 2008, the mule my wife is on is Nuby her and brother(the mule chris posted for me) are out of a peruvian paso mare, nuby is 6 and brother is 5, they are fun to ride.

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That is a good picture of the family Craig.  You need to get a picture of Nuby and Brother together, they look like a fine pair.  Does Mrs. Loftin like to ride the mules or is she just being a good sport  ;D

 after i got her to ride Nuby she wont ride anything else.

im going to scan some pictures next week well see how that works out, i have some pitures from my colorado trips.

Hey linghtinh You can keep them sod busters up there!!I don't need one down here we don't do any farming and don't have any plows!!We use broom tails to do are work!!That boy of mine does have some farmer gentics in him he wants a dairy cow and some chickens!!But Rowdy say's he can rope the chickens and he might can get that dairy cow to buck  thats my kid!! The one that rides the donkey belongs to his mom!!LOL  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Craig, that picture belongs on a Christmas card!

Cward, I like cattle's donkey. I think he'll be really cool with a sliding stop and a spin. Give cattle a couple months with him and I bet that donkey will be the envy of the county. I want a dairy cow too, and I already have chickens. When you and rowdy get his coop built, I'm gonna send him some chickens- the kind that lay green and blue eggs. Have a hen hatching some now. And I have seen cattle in person. He is plenty big enough to whoop you and rowdy for roping his chickens. I think the chickens will be safe.

Krystal, I don't know what we are going to do for you. You have to shave your ass way too often. It seems like every time I talk to you there is about to be shaving going on. This is really becoming a problem.

Matt, you have like a month to get moved, build your pens, build a barn, and get a horse or mule. This will only give you a couple months to get him in shape for our little north texas outing. I think we need to move this process along! 

Cheers
M

LOL! I hear ya Chance!  ;D


Let see if I can get these pics to workMy Molly mule.
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Some Mammoth jacks we tried... Not my cup of tea.... Really broke and easy, but waaaaaayyyy to slow!  :P
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More of the  mules... Molly, Adeline, Paint, and the Donkeys...  O0

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ive got a ton more, but will have to get em loaded.... But for now heres my Favorite mule... at least he acts like a Half-ass most of the time...
Me and Mose pullin bulls at the Lonoke Co fair.
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I Love seeing everybodys's pictures, Yall dig up some more of them!

Okay heres  a question, Any of yall use "Hinny's" and tell if you find any differences? on ones that you know absolute positive to be bred as a Hinny.

That little Molly of lightningh has that shorter head bigger jaw bone on her, I like that shape.
That jackstock is pretty good looking dudes too they may be slow but I figure them guys are SAFE to ride! A friend of mine has a big blue roan jennet that will get up and stretch out on the trail.


Mandi, you know when you got that much hair on your ass you have to shave it!

Now that is something you don't see everyday, spurs over neoprene waders haha  Good pics and good lookn mules by the way.
Matt

LOL! yeah the ol donkeys were sllllloooooooooowwwwww....that lil lady needed a hot shot to go along with the spurs... I had to dally off and drag those jacks across 2 different creeks.... It was a chore!!! they about drug  us all back up the bank! LOL!

these next pics are from an event we Put on every year called Mule-o... The drunken redneck version of Polo.... ;D use your imagination...
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This is from the "Wild mule fanning" Yall boys aint rode something that bucks till you ride a Wild PO'D mule!  ;D

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Heres one of me team roping on Molly...
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Just a few more for today! Yall are gonna hate that i figured out how to post pics! LOL! i couldnt leave out the race mules!!!!
 ;D

First is the 2x arkansas state and oklahoma state champion 46"mules.- Smoke and pine Knot



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Then the 2008 national champion 4-up mules. Cricket, rabbit, festus , and chester.

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What is the purpose of the gray horse in the photo?   Is he part of the race, or in the wrong place at the wrong time?

that is our "Outrider". His job is to throw the stove in the back of the wagon when the gun goes off to start the race and then mount his horse and  catch his team before they cross the finish line. It takes a pretty good cowboy to do that job right... it aint no easy task. and it is sure enough dangerous. you have 4 wagons with wide open out of control animals turning a barrel to face you and run past you. it takes a horse that dont get rattled and a lot of get up and go about it. Lots of the best outriders mount on the fly- Or "pony express em" as some folks call it.

That makes sense...for a minute I thought y'all might have "can chasing" and "mule racing" going on at the same time ;D

LOL! nope!  ;D

Here are the Pre- pics of the pic you asked about...
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and one of a not so successful mount... :o ;D

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Good Pictures, keep them coming!

Donks and water are not known to go together too well. I do not envy you having to pull them boys across a creek! Spurs don't mean alot to my jennet either, as much as finding that scary thing and have it with you when you need it! Motivation is always a challenge! But man they can be so smart!


Question, where and when are these kind of events going on?

I got to get out more, those rock walls in the back ground sure are neat looking.  Arkansas has some varied terrain I suppose?

That is the truth... and a Donkey is the hardest thing to pull in the world! There is no doubt in my mind that are also one of the smartest animals to ever walk....


The Mule-o games are in Quitman Arkansas. In may.

the National championship chuckwagon races are held labor day weekend in Clinton, Arkansas. It is the largest gathering of horses and mules in the world. over 5500. and 30000 people. It gets wild! ;D

And yes Arkansas has all kinds of different terrain... From Big hardwoods river bottoms to mountains... It aint a bad place at all...

That is awesome!!!!! Really enjoyed the pictures!!Keep'em comeing!!! But you know i'm not going to leave you alone about the mule VS horse deal!!we are going to have to put on a woods race!!! But all them mule got halters on them I guess that is so you can tie them..... that horse ground ties LOL!!!!!! ;D Good pictures!!!!

Thanks! and Im always in for a good race!  ;D theres got to be some jumps and water and mountains involved!

And yeah i cant say they would ground tie... And i dont like walking out of the woods!!!! >:(  ;D they wouldnt go far, but farther than id like to walk! LOL!

Now moutains we don't have but mud and swamps we do!!But I'm game even in the moutains!!!!lol Maybe we can get a hog in a pen tie it and put it on the mule/horse and race back with it maybe a 60lb choate!!!

LOL! sounds fun to me!  ;D

lightnin
 you got it going on , i have never been to clinton but i have alot of freinds make it every year.

enjoyed the photos. keep em coming.

Krystal
 you asked about hinneys, the only thing i can tell you is they are more prone to get fat necks and fat butts then the traditional mules.
i have had a few over the years and seemed like they where a little more gentle natured.

I used to have a little half arab mule named nazeer. He was little (like 12 hands little), and was hard as hell to mount because he liked to bolt on you. He was pretty broke once you were on him, and I rode the hound dog out of him. Once up in centerville we were all riding on some cut trails through the woods. I was drinking water, and spilled a little in front of my saddle. Nazeer must not have been too keen on cold water running down his neck, because he bolted. Well, we were just in a bad spot because I wasn't turning loose of my water bottle (didn't want to have to remount the devil once I had picked up my litter), and the more I had to wrench on his face the more water shook out on him, and he would just run faster. That pint sized monster ran me right through a yaupon thicket and only stopped when the yaupons got so thick he just couldn't go anymore. I looked like I had rolled down a hill in a bag of house cats, but nazeer was none the worse for the wear.

We finished the day nicely, and I just decided not to drink and drive on nazeer. No sense arguing with a half arabian mule.

Cheers
M

This is Jack.  He is good at chasing dogs and eating carrots.
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ok i been scanning picture for 2 hrs got in a fight with the wife and beat one computer to death with a hammer  ;D, anyway i got some more pictures for ya.

new mexico in  july  2008
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colorado july 2007
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Nuby as a 3yrold in colorado 2006
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Craig it is obvious to me that you trust your mules A LOT!!  Those pics are small, since you have the boss stirred up see if she can resize them haha  Good pics man!

Craig, Thanks for the answers, Not many folks have a whole lot to say about them Hinnys.

I love your Colorado and New Mexico pictures!

Lightning, I due for a trip to Arkansas,  We usually try to go during summer to visit family, (I don't get to bring any my animals along) but I think this next trip I will have to get some dates from you and plan my trip so I can See some good events while on my trip. Do you know where Deer is? Thats where we go to, not far from Jasper.

Sounds good! holler at me and ill let ya know when soem fun stuff is goin on! You will want to bring some critters with ya! and yes we are going up there tommorow to pack in and ride and hunt on the buffalo river... should be interesting! maybe some good pics and stories!!! LOL!


Craig those are some prety places! you should come down for the NCCR. It is a ton of fun!

Do you go over there for the Elk Hunts? we took some beatiful pictures of the Elk last year, but my daughter deleted it for me! lol.
I hiked from the house ( Thomas Grandmothers) down the trail to the little buffalo and followed it a ways, IT IS GORGEOUS, pristine country! I took pictures of the fish on the bottom, the water is so clear and clean. Hope yall have a good trip, and bring back some more pictures!

The elk hunts are next weekend... but are tough to draw tags for.. Im goin to put in for them next year. It is definately beautiful country! and thanks! ill try to take a bunch of pics! some may be pretty comical if we try strapping a deer to some of these young mules!  ;D

 i have a freind that lives in Jasper i go hog hunting with.

we have road alot of the buffalo river area around there too.
definatly some pretty country.

Here is Rocky, my favorite mule. He needs a haircut in this picture

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muleman
 i bet he is a good one , not many of those stripped legged mules you can ride with just a ring bit. nice looking mule.