In this episode, Steve Edwards, owner of Queen Valley Mule Ranch in Queen Valley, Arizona takes time to talk about cool weather and your mules-what begins to show up, bowed tendons, the difference between mules and hinnies, and A Whole Lot More!

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0:00​ Welcome to Ask Steve

3:40​ What we see in the cooler weather...

6:00​ How to get a mule to turn smooth circles?

10:18​ How does the Mule Rider’s Martingale work?

13:51​ Are all pack saddles the same?

18:23​ Mule wins a horse show

19:25​ Mule refuses to load for 60 mile trip

21:56​ Basics of all mule basics: Come-Along-Rope

-Link to Come-A-Long Rope, https://muleman.co/2HxQwHX​

-Link to Ground Foundation Training Kit, https://muleman.co/2VMpndH​

24:01​ How to get Steve at an event?

25:01​ Tie head back on mule?

28:05​ How much weight can a mule carry when being ridden?

29:32​ Bowed tendons

31:09​ Feed young mules daily?

-Link to Mule Nutrition, https://muleman.co/2IBYEu2​

31:50​ Can you leave young mules in pasture?

33:14​ Loading a donkey that refuses to load

-Link to Trailer loading video, https://muleman.co/2Orf3BH​

-Link to Trailer Loading DVD, https://muleman.co/2EEYlem​

35:18​ Should your mule carry his head low?

36:19​ Update on getting mule to back up

37:20​ What to look for in the first mule?

-Link to So You Want to Buy a Mule, https://muleman.co/2kyEyqi​

-Link to Instructional Video of So You Want to Buy a Mule, https://muleman.co/2m6WSXI​

39:26​ New mule bad behaviors

42:19​ How the rope halter is different from a nylon halter

43:56​ Breeding from mules with bad attitudes and mule combinations

46:48​ Mule Saddle Training Course

-Link to FREE Mule Saddle Training Course, https://muleman.co/2YpleOQ​

48:21​ Steve’s calls this week

49:45​ How to measure cinches for Steve’s surcingle?

-Link to Steve’s surcingle, https://muleman.co/2m8BGk7​

50:36​ Story of Mule’s Temperament

51:28​ How to get a mule to stop attacking a dog on trail?

53:10​ Steve’s Border Collie, Jess, and how to manage a dog around mules

56:42​ How long should the strap between cinch and bit be on the Mule Rider’s Martingale?

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