I saw it coming. The Mule showed you right from the Beginning on, that hes not ready, not willing to pull. He went always away from the pole. More Groundwork, pulling Trees and when hes comfortable, then put him in front of a carriage.
I saw extremely predatory behaviour with the guy hauling that mules back end around. I also saw that the lower back right leg had a mark in it as though the chain had hurt it in the past on that leg. If these guys had stopped and given the mule that was resisting a moment to process and then used some pressure and release on the out side flank to bring the mule in straight I think they would have had way better cooperation from that mule. Some natural horsemanship would have really helped in this instance. Firm, fair, and friendly works. Predatory pushing and manhandling doesn’t work. That mule just taught that big strong guy that the mule was even stronger. Train for cooperation not force.
That guy with the shirt that says “Coach” on the back…..is rough with them. Mules are very sensitive animals…you can’t treat them roughly. I’d run away from that guy too.
The mule on the left was nervous and upset from the beginning. It was not ready for hitching. This whole disaster could have been avoided if the handlers had exposed it to the wagon gradually over several days and in an enclosed space, not out on the road. Now that mule will be forever afraid of the “monster chasing it. People are no match for strong, healthy mules when they run away.
Should have had a short piece of chain with two snaps in each breaching ring . Would have stopped them from turning inside out. Been using that for years on even my best broke horses . Really good safety measure even if you don’t think you need it there will always come a time when you do.
They aren't horses, but they're mules!!!! Yes they have the body and tail of the horse mother, but they have the eyes, ears and face of the donkey father so obviously they're mules. Do you get it now?
The lesson here: animals are intelligent living things with feelings, just like us and should be treated that way. Animals are not objects or tools for us to use, think of them as people
Yes, that guy in the red shirt did not help things at all. He's really really Lucky that the mule did not kick him into next week. The rougher you try to get with the mule the worse they are going to be. they don't tolerate that crap
I'm watching a bunch of fkng retards here. The damn mules are smarter than these jaggoffs. At least the mules know where to go. I don't like the look of the scar on the flank of that one mule tho. What the hell do these dudes do to their animals? Fkng idiots man. Get your sht together men
This is why you always have a team tied up to hitch. For sure always have the man with the lines in the wagon lol. Always hook up the outside chain first to lol. Many things here was wrong from the start. Hope nobody was hurt
How, in the name of God, did neither of these fellas get kicked to death?? They were standing behind both of them! Isn’t that rule 1 with all equines, to neverrrr stand behind them? Especially when they’re ornery like these two mules. Insane.
I always put a (I call it a jockey strap) between their butts. Keeps their asses (no pun) together when hooking and backing. My team is always nervous when I first hook. They take off at a trot but within one to two hundred yards they settle down. That's why I always take em in a circle before I let anyone aboard. Like they say "if you ain't never had a runaway you're either lying or you ain't been driving very long. Ask me about the llama incident.
