Farm Fence Solutions":1shi2rtx said:
Lucky":1shi2rtx said:
Had a 650# yearling get out on the FM road 1 mile from the pasture gate today. Tried the bucket with no luck, almost got him in with the pick up but ended up chasing him with the old mule to get him back in. Took 20 min. Is this acceptable or should I shoot him because he's too nutty? Didn't think try try reasoning with him or explaining why he should just ease his way to the gate.
Depends on what kind of spurs you were wearing. I knew a man years ago that heeled steers from a mule. Fast he wasn't, but if you were on the front end, you'd better be ready to slip that rascal some twine when he shut er down.
There was a guy up here team roped on a mule. At the time I had a great rope horse. One of those dang sure broke to ride doing anything on him kind of horse. Well, do anything except ride within about 20 feet of that mule. You couldn't ride him, lead him, or any other way force him to go close to that mule. I think there must have been some sort of bad mule experience in his past.