I expect that would be a fairly common sight when dealing w/ mules... thank god there is no audio recording.
Lol. It's said that Mules are smarter than Horses.
I expect that would be a fairly common sight when dealing w/ mules... thank god there is no audio recording.
Draft mules aren't unusual. They are bred from draft mares, often Belgians.The Amish around here use draft size mules. I'd never seen them before moving here- they use that 4-across, big old things out in the field pulling farm equipment through their fields. Used to see them use their Belgians, these are mules. Has anyone come across them before? Thought maybe a blacksmith would - you folks see mostly everything.
The Amish around here use draft size mules. I'd never seen them before moving here- they use that 4-across, big old things out in the field pulling farm equipment through their fields. Used to see them use their Belgians, these are mules. Has anyone come across them before? Thought maybe a blacksmith would - you folks see mostly everything.
Thank you for your kind words Wolf , your right it never leaves you. You sound a lot like my dad who was also a cop for almost 30 years, he would come home and tell us the grosses story's at the dinner table,but couldn't deal with a hurt animal.
WEll they put that mule in the right position in the team with that problem, but you right, figure 8s would have been more particle. Its great tho we got to see this in an old photo, gos to show some things never change.
The Amish around here use draft size mules. I'd never seen them before moving here- they use that 4-across, big old things out in the field pulling farm equipment through their fields. Used to see them use their Belgians, these are mules. Has anyone come across them before? Thought maybe a blacksmith would - you folks see mostly everything.
Two comments about that picture from the LoC four mule wagon. First, I agree with the folks on this board, they appear to be horses, not mules. Second, has anyone noticed that all Hollywood movies have the team driver on the wagon, where as in the majority of cases he would be riding one of the team? You see this especially in movie versions of artillery, the soldier is riding on the limber, not on the horse. Am I wrong here?
Thanks ME- what I've seen mostly that a lot of the Amish have out there are older-model farm machinery that we ' English '( I guess that is how we're referred to by the Amish? ) use a tractor to pull- it looks so odd, seeing them behind draft animals. I was wondering about draft mules? It is a brand, new concept to me, and am going to drive straight into a tree one day, trying to get a better look at what looks like Belgians with bunny ears.
The large work horse teams had me awe struck since i was a kid. Hard for me not to geek out and keep writing stuff about them. if you dont have any luck or are not well recieved let me know I deal with an Amish harness maker in Ronks. not sure how far that is for you but he knows everybody I am sure we can get you in someplace. If you are in that area and want to stop in his place I can pass along his number, yup hes got a phone. Hes a great guy and if its a busy day alot of people will be coming in to have stuff repaired.