Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rabideau

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rabideau and their families. It is now official. What a shindig!!!!!!!!! Yee haw!!!!!!!!!

In Remembrance

Well we lost a colt last night. Jethro which was Reba's colt. Don't really know what happened to him. Not a single mark on him anywhere. Just makes me sick and I am trying very hard to talk my husband into giving up the mule raising/breeding thing and just keep our riding mules. This definately sucks!!!!!!!!!

Day before hump day ride

This is what life is all about. Jeanie invited me over to ride her mule County and she rode Glen's mule Jenny. It is so generous of her to let me ride her girl. We had a nice ride but we've had too much rain to go on the sliding hills. Don't matter to us - any time in the saddle is great. Found out Jeanie's hay is ready to mow - her and Glen had to replant their hay field last year as she told me today that land was under water at this time last year as the Des Moines River was out of it's banks for a long time. Any how we enjoyed our ride and will try to ride again on Thursday but more rain tomorrow. Yippeeee!!!!!!!!!!!

Ivy got a haircut

Here is Ivy getting her very first haircut as a yearling. She did very well. She looks like a mule now and looks so grown up. She is for sale if anyone is interested.

Greystone's Plain Jane

She has a name now and she's outside too. Meet "Greystone's Plain Jane". Momma really likes her too.

Final mule colt of 2009

Here she is finally. She came early this morning and she wants everyone to know she's a diva. Got any ideas for names? This is the last foal this year and I can't think of a good name. Her momma is a granddaughter to "Scotch Bar Time" and she loves her mule foals. This is her third for us and all three are different colored but great personalitties. Please comment with any name ideas.

John Strable's Mule Clinic

Here are some of us at a clinic the John Strable put on for IDMS (Iowa Donkey and Mule Society) members. Teaching trail mules to be flexible and responsive. John pretty much had his work cut out for him. I guess I keep finding out that trail riding is where me and my "ugly red mule" belong. It's where we both have the most fun and she is a wonderful ride on the trail. SAFE, SAFE, SAFE!!! I'm going to try to work on the things John taught me and see if I can make my mule a bit more responsive. I'll keep you in touch about that!!!