MULE TALK! With Cindy K Roberts & Meredith Hodges - Lucky Three Ranch
A published author with a lifetime experience of riding, and working with horses since early childhood, Cindy K Roberts hosts the award-winning podcast, Mule Talk about mules and donkeys. Interviews cover care and handling of, mule and donkey events, anything mule and donkey! Cindy interviews mule owners, mule handlers, representatives of mule and donkey ranches, veterinarians, farriers, sellers, and promoters of donkeys and mules. Cindy K. Roberts began working with mules in 1985 and is a contributing feature writer in several equine magazines.
In 2024, Meredith Hodges of the Lucky Three Ranch teamed up with Cindy K Roberts on Mule Talk. Together they bring educational and entertaining content regarding mules and the mule industry. Mule Talk is an Every Cowgirl's Dream production.
MULE TALK! With Cindy K Roberts & Meredith Hodges - Lucky Three Ranch
STANDING STILL WHILE MOUNTING - MEREDITH HODGES - CINDY K ROBERTS
STANDING STILL WHILE MOUNTING - MEREDITH HODGES - CINDY K ROBERTS
- It starts with good nutrition and being fed on schedule to reduce anxiety.
- Ground training is essential using a logical approach.
- Begin mounting in the round pen first - using a mounting block.
- Desensitize your mule with gentle strokes to the body to learn his sensitive areas.
- Start with a mounting block to eliminate pulling on the saddle.
- Have an assistant work with you for safety reasons.
- Sit quietly for a minute before walking on after mounting.
- Train your mule to understand the command "WHOA."
- Train your mule to understand the command "STAND" when you are ready to mount him.
- Use the reward system to let him know he is doing good.
- Balance your weight when stepping up into the saddle and stepping down.
- English riders - remove both feet from stirrups when dismounting.
- Western riders position your foot in the left stirrup to eliminate getting hung up.
- Ride in a saddle that is comfortable for your mule and a proper fit for you the rider. This will eliminate potential hazards.
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