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I spent a lot of time doing a number of things with them to get them to trust me, but what really helped was talking them through situations where they balked. Rather than turning back and letting them win or just forcing them through it using more fear or force, I learned to talk them through it. It seemed that my voice and attitude was what won their confidence, which paid big dividends when we got into some difficult logging situations later on. Good luck.

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Paulk,

I thought maybe you got him from Phil Ropp out of Jamesport. We picked up a Belgian team several years ago from him. Even though they were an excellent, truly broke team, it still took me about three months before they fully trusted me, but when they did what a difference it made. They were a real pleasure to work with. Unfortunately, the partnership I was a member of dissolved and they were eventually sold. Don’t ever go into a partnership, especially with friends.

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Glad to hear you are making progress. For sure, mules must first come to trust you before they will work well. Just curious, did you purchase this mule from a seller in Missouri?

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I wish there were more activities like this in our neck of the woods.  Though there are draft horse and mule clubs, they seem to be hobby oriented.  How does one get something like this going?

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Good for you, getting started is a great feeling.

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Welcome from rural Missouri.  Good luck with your farm.

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Thanks for the reply. What kind of mule was born there? I favor the larger mules, Belgian or Percheron.

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