Buying A Mule - Should You Buy A Young Mule or An "Experienced" Mule?

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Folks are always telling me how they want to get themselves a "12 year old mule".
Why? Because of experience, they say.
Folks, I cannot begin to tell you how sorry some of these "experienced mules" turn out to be. When you go to buy a mule, the seller tells you everything that's right about the mule and shows you how that animal will do this or that - and when you get the mule home... nothing.
In this video I talk through why experience don't count for nothing and share a few things you REALLY want to look for. There are major differences between young mules and older mules - however, there is one thing to look for regardless of age and that's what we talk about here.
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[@carolynmiller1788]

Lots of good points, and put really well!

[@charlieswearingen500]

GREAT video. Great communication, easy to understand, and to the point with no foofarah...

[@merlinolson88]

Watching on 2/21/23 is now -5 degrees and sunny

[@muleranch]

🤠👍🎉

[@mikewyd53]

Bought a 5 year old jenny mule that had been abused by a wannabe cowboy. Had every bad habit you could ask for, escape artist, bucked when under saddle, very accurate with her kicks, hard to catch, etc. Ended up being the best pack animal and greatest friend I ever had. But, took a few years and lots of patience. Completely changed my opinion of mules, love em.

[@armoredwings4182]

I learned the hard way that age means nothing. You'd think a 25+ year old horse would be afraid of nothing, but my horse can be a nervous wreck. I've met 8 year olds with better experience. I now choose to ignore the number and pay attention to behavior. I actually plan on breeding to get a mule and find a good trainer for the foal when it's old enough. I want to start with a blank slate instead of something that needs to be fixed.

[@thomasstewart5195]

Armored Wings

[@martinsnyder4947]

You are absolutely right I"ve had horses ride ride by something a 100 times then you ride at it from a different direction and they think it"s going to eat them

[@cassaundramariac9075]

Made me laugh, great story.

[@veronicamorgan1915]

Great!!

[@muleranch]

Thanks for watching Veronica! Grateful.

[@olinbrock9618]

Mr Edwards, You tell the same things my great-uncle used to tell us when I was growing up.He traded for a supposedly broke mule, I didn't like it, the 2nd or 3rd time we took it riding it for no reason started bucking and showing out. When it was hitched to a wagon or buggy, whether single or double, it would booger hunt a lot. so age don't do it, nor does a word of mouth guarantee. best mule I had would buck occasionally, especially in cool fall weather, he just had to do something because he felt good and it weren't because someone caused it. had him 14 yrs and he had his faults from 18 months old when I got him. so if you like him and he likes you, there can be a good response between you.

[@kneedeepinbluebells5538]

I'd Darn Sure ENJOY Using " spurs " On Whomever Done Killed That Beautiful Lion In The Background Picture ...

[@randolphbutler1832]

Thank you for sharing. 🐴😷👍

[@muleranch]

Thanks for watching!

[@Christian-xd3vg]

Very informative! It's always good to listen, learn, hear out those with great insight and experience on the subject matter! Thanks.

[@plroud6801]

thank you for that learnt a lot cheers phil

[@bigk5975]

Can I ask a question, not being a rider but I enjoy the content. So if you ride a Mule one day you can’t ride it the next day? Or use it for work everyday? Or did I misunderstand?

[@muleranch]

Great question, we talk about that around the 11 minute marker here, kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaCspnmtZt1smdk

[@walkertongdee]

The phone call says LOL Where is the person?

[@jugaloking69dope58]

been watching think like a horse but I'm one of those stubborn guys so here i am 🤡😎

[@kurtlovef150]

They might be scared just simply cause a bear just came out of no where?! Lol

[@Fleet2wood]

I just got my first mule after always having horses (I still have horses). Looking at her teeth I would say Daisy May is about two and such a sweetie. She leads, loads, follows me all over the pasture, picks up her feet, which is amazing as she was a rescue (she was on her way to Mexico) . She is comfortable in a pasture with horses, goats and doesn't mind dogs at all. My question is what should I be doing with her at this age. What should I be teaching her and do you think if I look at your videos :) I can train her myself?

[@jayskestrel8130]

She was a rescue because she was on her way to mexico? That makes no sense. I'm sorry, as someone who actually rescues animals it does not qualify as a rescue if it was just going to a different country. I would only count that as a rescue if it was actually beaten, starved, or just abused in general. Seeing as you only stopped it from going to mexico and provided no extra detail, that is not a rescue. Please don't actually tell people its a rescue. Don't be xenophobic, don't spread misinformation. Not everyone in Mexico abuses animals. Same with every other country. Just because it was going to mexico does not mean it was going to be abused.

[@dogmom7698]

@@jayskestrel8130 I believe she was inferring that it was on its way to slaughter (in Mexico). She never said anything about the general public or citizens of that country.

[@BARFYADAMS]

@@jayskestrel8130 woah you’re angry!

[@missbackwoods]

We just rescued a molly mule in the same situation. She was on her way to a slaughterhouse in Mexico. She is only 15 months old. She was literally pulled from the kill pen the day before. That's what the person was referring to

[@missbackwoods]

@@jayskestrel8130 wow , how quick you are to jump down someone's throat before explanation! She was on her way to a slaughter house. Your names fitting because you accuse people being a xenophobic person and don't even know the full situation. FYI my husband has been working in the animal care field for over 20 years. People like you are dangerous and really need to educate themselves prior to judging. That was rude and ignorant

[@BARFYADAMS]

Ride him cowboy!

[@dalenascholl6268]

Thank you so much

[@muleranch]

You're most welcome

[@UnderseaCaveman]

that's awesome