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Mule Ranch Podcast

Disposition, Bits, & A Mean Mule

  • 1:02:57
  • April 29th 2025

In this episode, Steve Edwards, owner of Queen Valley Mule Ranch in Queen Valley, Arizona, talks about Baling Twine Tension with Surcingle on Halter Work, Molly is OK with the Trailer Until We Load it - Then She Won’t go Near it, Can 16-Year-Old Donkey Learn to Drive, and a Whole Lot More!


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5:16 A Mean Mule

7:48 Disposition

10:09 Baling Twine Tension with Surcingle on Halter Work

14:36 Molly is OK with the Trailer Until We Load it - Then She Won’t go Near it

18:15 More on Trailer Loading

20:19 Steve’s Garden

21:53 Visit Ron Denn in Montana

23:51 Difficult to put Come-A-Long Rope on Mule

28:44 Best Feed in Tennesee

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30:52 Articles in Background

32:51 Nervous About Getting on Mule

35:08 Come-A-Long Rope Stop Mule from Bolting

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39:09 Can 16-Year-Old Donkey Learn to Drive

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40:50 Use Mule Rider’s Martingale While on the Mule’s Back

42:16 Feed Crushed Corn to a Mule

43:07 Are All Mules Inclined to be Hard to Catch

45:14 Bits

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50:08 Donkey Wears a Driving Bit

51:07 OK to Feed Equine Senior Pellets to Aged Mule

52:39 Steve Edwards Mule Tack Works Differently Than Horse Tack

54:40 Don’t Use Copper on a Bit

56:07 Steve’s Personal Facebook Page was Hijacked  

57:32 Use Saddle Without Britchen While Mule Recovers from Sore Rear Leg Muscle

59:06 Help Thin Mule Put on Weight

1:00:16 No Britchen Part 2 


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