We bought Sue as a 3 year old and had her shipped to us from Washington State. She was owned and started by a breeder, shower and judge of Tennessee Walking Horses. She is out of a well papered TWH mare and a proven Jack on the West Coast.

 

 

Sue is a beautiful bay mule with black points. She is a good sized mule at 15.3h and carries my 270 lb, 6'2" all day long with no issues. She is strong with a well porportioned back and long ground eating legs under her. She is capable of going barefoot in all but the most shale sharp rock environments She is kept groomed traditionally like all our mules, with a roached mane and  6 inches of roached tail. Her barrel is wide giving her lots of heart and girth room. saddled and ready to go, she makes a hell of a picture.

 

 

Most of you know, we do executive training on the ranch. At night those folks that tell me, "I can ride", when I know they really can't, get assigned to Sue. Stick her in the back with an inexperience non neck reiner and she'll follow right along and make good solid decisions in bad terrain. (She rather step really high over a log than jump it....she'd prefer to stay in her gait rather than breaking into a canter...she'll put her head down and read the water and pick the best crossing. You couldn't pay her enough sugar cubes to break into a roaring gallop.

 

But put someone on her that knows what they are doing and you'll have a great spokesperson for how much a mule can do.

 

My oldest boy, Taylor and his girl friend love riding her double for hours( Don't ask. I don't want to know where they go or what they do...)

 

My youngest, Isaac has used her three times with an English saddle following 40 hounds after the fox at theFt. Leavenworth Hunt Club which we belong to. 3 hours of extended trotting,canter and short gallops over 2'6" stone walls and fences...foxhounds all around her feet...horns a blowin' and old men in red coats drinking scotch.

 

Me, I deer hunt and coon hunt with her. (beer for me....and she is desensitized to beer cans fizzing and spraying her)

 

She has been to the Ozark Mountains on 7 hour rough rides and she has been down Main St. in Parkville, MO

 

She neck reins and direct reins. Backs and stands quiet for opening up gates. She is not quick and would not be an appropriate choice for cattle sorting or gymkhana competition (except for little kid showdeos). Sue is a safe dependable mountain trail mule. You are buying safety and a good mind.

 

 

She can running walk and she is smooth. She doesn't mind trotting though and you'll have to let me transfer my cues for setting her in her gait. It's about collection and driving her butt into her head. Once she's set, she's set.

 

She will canter on cue and will stay in it as long as you keep some leg on her. She is NOT the kind of mule that starts slow and keeps getting faster. If she has her druthers she look up at you and say, "are we done with this yet..lets just enjoy the scenary."

 

 

She'll tolerate about anything you can muster short of being mean to her. She is the keeper of the pasture. being first to investigate. She makes good decisions about coyotes. She's had dogs around her all her life and allows my 130lb. Newfoundland to stand with her paws on my legs while mounted to bring me my fallen hat.

 

She is my favorite to catch because she comes to you. she is my favorite to pet because when you quit she actually nudges you for more. If you stand behind her and scratch her butt, she'll back up for more when your are done.

 

And the cool thing is she has another 20 good years of service left in her for your family's pleasure.