Registered: May 2008
Location: southern co
Posts: 79

Horses or mules? For riding in the mountains following dogs, elk hunting, fishing, or just trail riding. which do you prefer, and more importantly why do you prefer them.

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Registered: May 2007
Location: Idaho
Posts: 407

Give me a good well broke mule any day for hunting hound or elk sure footed sobs. Just trail riding both are fine but if you want get off trail give me the good mule . A good sher footed gelding horse that ant spooky to dogs is nice to. Ether way i want to ride gelding horse or mule even mule sterile they still get studly they dont know they shoot blanks. Get you the elgoto video the mule carys lion and rider out lion country dogs falow horse just carys rider.

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Registered: May 2005
Location: Lovilia, IA
Posts: 369

But when we go to the mountains hunting or just rididng we load the mules. They are very sure footed and wont wear down as quick as horses even under a heavy load.

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Registered: Mar 2007
Location: Northern WI
Posts: 126

Mule is my choice, for the above reasons and more. The other big one is this, a mule wont get hurt, and usually has a sound mind, you can get a horse to jump off a cliff if you try. A horse will flight when scared, genetic's, a mule will not spook, they are smarter, hearing is incredible, sure footed, on and on. To me no contest.

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Registered: Jan 2007
Location: New Mexico
Posts: 269

ranch bred quarter horses is all we use, they are good on thier feet and are dual purpose like our dogs.

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Registered: Oct 2008
Location: Western Virginia
Posts: 745

You can't beat a mule walking on and off the trail. Sure footed, very good eye sight, hearing, cool natured, walk all day in rough country and never miss a beat. Horses will get you there and back but a mule will get you there and back in half the back ache, There backs are smooth and don't move when your on the trail. We spring gobbler hunt off them alot so that we can cover alot of ground fast and find hot gobbling birds ready to work. Best thing is they are sure footed. They'll never fall
This one of our mules Jake.


This isJasper..This man can cook it thourgh the mountains!

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