Custer State Park: America's Best Kept Secret

[@wolfgangknoll-ev6gl]

The home of the lakotas, the proudest warriors, Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse fight for their wives and the children and they lost all. Burry my heart at wounded knee. 1890 all was over. I love the lakotas and their nokota horses, ever.❤

[@MTN_BUILT]

That Black Hills country really is special- you can see why it has so much cultural significance for tribes. We’re already looking forward to the next time we get to visit 😊

[@wolfgangknoll-ev6gl]

@@MTN_BUILT I think the same, I am from Germany, but my spirit is in the american west.

[@RobertJones-m2q]

My soul was born in the Black hills. I started my life on Prince Creek just above stockade lake in Little valley just over the hill. Your videos have just brought out every awesome memory of the Black hills. I've never seen better. My grandfather started the calamity peak motel and was a foreman for the CC's that built the game Lodge, the caretaker Lodge and many other Rock buildings on the park. I pray you are both blessed and I believe you are the second video on the Park is as good as I've ever seen. God bless and keep it up❤

[@MTN_BUILT]

Wow! That is so awesome! That Black hills country is sure special. We already can’t wait to go back 😊 It’s so cool that your grandfather worked in those incredible stone buildings. That’s something to be proud of, for sure! Thank you so much for watching and taking time to leave such a nice comment. God bless you as well 😊

[@TeWai-rj8zt]

Custer state park! What a hoot!

[@MTN_BUILT]

It was a blast ☺️👍🏼

[@TeWai-rj8zt]

@@MTN_BUILT Im glad it sure is a beautiful place!

[@katrinarndt1653]

Thanks for taking us along Very impressed how sure footed the mules are

[@MTN_BUILT]

Thank you for taking your time to watch and leave a nice comment!! We really appreciate it! The mules are so fun 😊 We’re thankful to have them! 🙏🏼

[@susanl3064]

Loved the ride-along. Loved your mules, so sure-footed and beautiful. Visited Custer State Park a couple of years ago and loved seeing the bison, prong horned deer and the prairie dogs. Look forward to another of your adventures.

[@MTN_BUILT]

Thank you so much for taking time to watch and for leaving such a nice comment 😊 It’s an amazing state park and we’re already excited to get back over there. Next time we go to SD, we want to check out the badlands as well!

[@mikaylalewis7438]

What a great way to see the country!

[@MTN_BUILT]

It really is! :) we’re so thankful for them! Thank you for watching ❤️

[@ewarodewicz7577]

Yes it is. Not for the mules though.

[@alexeys3926]

Музыка классная! И прогулка тоже.

[@MTN_BUILT]

Thank you! 😊

[@kentsaeger8403]

Great video thanks for sharing it

[@MTN_BUILT]

Awesome! Thank you for taking time to watch it! Im glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@MTN_BUILT]

And thank you for the kind words 😊

[@russhayes4882]

What a great ride !

[@MTN_BUILT]

It was an awesome one! We’re already excited to go back to the Black Hills! 😁🙌🏼

[@burnzz99]

Awesome mules and place to ride

[@MTN_BUILT]

Thank you! 😊 It was such a fun trip! We’re already excited to go back!

[@nmelkhunter1]

Pretty country. It really reminds me of the Gila National Forest in Southwest New Mexico and it looks like great elk and mulie country! 👍

[@MTN_BUILT]

We really want to go to the Gila some day! It looks like such cool country… if NM would give us an elk tag, we’d be there in a flash! Lol

[@nmelkhunter1]

@@MTN_BUILT Best of luck drawing a tag. Of course, I need some of that luck too!

[@DDL2728]

This is the first video we've seen from you, & we really enjoyed it. We subscribed! Your mules are beautiful!! 👍

[@MTN_BUILT]

Wow! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and leave such a nice comment! We’ve been having a blast sharing our little adventures 😊 I’m glad you enjoyed watching! 😊

[@bhager1945]

Great show. You guys are on it. The story of the mule and all the adventures you can have with them has been missing from the video and documentary world. Congratulations and keep it up. I’ve spent a lot of time in those hills. The facility in Custer looked really nice. Due south of Custer at Fort Robinson State Park near Crawford NE is a place you should ride next time you get that far East.

[@MTN_BUILT]

Wow thank you so much for taking time to watch and for leaving such a nice comment 😊 We’re already excited to get back to SD to ride in the Badlands, so we’ll definitely look into fort Robinson when we’re there! 😊

[@bhager1945]

If you wanna stop up our way (4july creek)or meet up at highlander brewing sometime, give us a shout..I’ll share a bit about Ft. Rob.

[@btgoble]

New to your channel. Enjoying it very much. Tracey (Australia)

[@MTN_BUILT]

Thank you so much for the kind words 😊 And thank you for taking time to watch our videos! We’ve been having a ton of fun putting them together 😊

[@nmelkhunter1]

I just rewatched this video and I was wondering what the contraption at 1:02 is for. My guess is it is used for haying, but it’s only a guess.

[@MTN_BUILT]

Oh yeah! You nailed it. It’s a hay slide… I don’t know exactly how it works, but I’m pretty sure you can use draft animals, and somehow make giant stacks of hay with that thing… I’d love to see one in use some day 😊

[@nmelkhunter1]

@@MTN_BUILT I would like to see it in action too. Thank you for the reply.

[@chrish937]

Very nice looking mules. Seems like all the good ones are out west. We have a hard time finding good quality mules here in the Midwest. Do you raise your own or buy them finished?

[@MTN_BUILT]

Thank you! We absolutely love them 😊 We bout our white one and dun started and they’re just a work in progress, but they’re coming along really well. Our horse and new red mule were both unstarted and we’re working with them to get them ready to ride 😊

[@sharonsteigers4162]

The Black Hills are the best kept secret. Wink, wink!

[@MTN_BUILT]

Lol they’re amazing! We can’t wait to get back… maybe we won’t make a video next time 😬

[@tiffkais2574]

Imagin chasing buffalo through that. What a rush.

[@MTN_BUILT]

I couldn’t even imagine what the pioneers must have seen in that country a couple hundred years ago… pretty cool to think about though! 😊

[@tiffkais2574]

@@MTN_BUILT I'm a core rider in the park for the buffalo Roundup. Getting them gathered up to go in the smaller pasture for the actual roundup is alot more fun than the big event where everyone watches. That fire trail you were on, fisherman flats. We had a couple stubborn cows not wanting to go where we wanted them to go. So fast hard riding through that area. It's fun

[@irbadltald2532]

@@tiffkais2574 How do you get to help with the round up? Is it a hard/long process?

[@terrybowling5973]

Great video, is this Frenchmans Campground Primative? Also on another video you spoke about one of your mules being hard mouthed when you got it. I have a hard mouthed mule and would love to know how you softened yours up?

[@MTN_BUILT]

That campground actually has showers and hookups for trailers… it’s really nice 😊 Getting one soft that has already learned to brace is a long, slow process (at least for me). But the best way to obtain softness is to always offer a soft feel, and slowly progress toward firmness until you get a response- then release the pressure. Eventually that first soft offer will mean something to them 😊

[@MTN_BUILT]

And for the record, I’m no pro, but that’s the method we use, and it seems to work pretty good 😊😊

[@brysonmiller7075]

just subscribed and was wondering what an easy way to get into horses is?

[@MTN_BUILT]

Thanks so much for subscribing 😊 I’d say the best way would be to either find a friend who has horses or to work seasonally on a guest ranch. That way you can learn the ropes from someone who has some experience 😊 It’s pretty intimidating to try to learn everything on your own. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have more questions down the road 😊

[@ProudMurtad]

In the islamic belief, a flying mule named Buraq took Mo into the outer space. I hope you guys end up finding that Buraq. It'll certainly make you rich and make a great addition to your farm

[@MTN_BUILT]

That’s so cool!!! 😊😊😊

[@zachmccarver7375]

What is the song in the middle? I love it!

[@MTN_BUILT]

Hi there 😊 It’s called “We’ll keep running” by To The Valley hope that’s the right one… it’s from around the 8:30 mark 😊👍🏼

[@marlene7832]

Just happened onto your channel and am really enjoying the 2 videos I've watched so far. Wondering where you live? I don't see it anywhere on your channel. And, is this a vacation or what? You have beautiful mules and can't wait to watch the rest of your videos.

[@MTN_BUILT]

Awesome! Thank you so much for the kind words 😊 We live in Idaho and this video was from a vacation we took to the Black Hills in South Dakota! We were amazed at how pretty it is over there 😊

[@grantfawson9675]

Where are you from originally?

[@MTN_BUILT]

We’re both from Oregon 😊

[@Archie144]

Your videos are excellent especially for Mule enthusiasts… however the music takes away from the content… just my opinion.

[@MTN_BUILT]

Thank you for the input! We’re actually planning to try out a different layout soon, and it will have a lot less music and hopefully it will just be nice and relaxing… I’m excited to see how it turns out 😊 Thank you for taking time to watch and comment- we appreciate it!

[@haroldrjohnston2800]

Man your saddle squeaks a lot

[@MTN_BUILT]

lol it was still pretty new in this video… I don’t think it squeaks as bad anymore- or maybe I’m just used to it 😊🤷🏻‍♂️

[@samkitzmiller4302]

Good luck with the weed free hay

[@MTN_BUILT]

Thanks 😊 we use standlee hay and it’s been awesome! Super easy too!