Horse Vs Mule: Who Is More Sure Footed? 

video should have never been made , good way to get a horse hurt, showing what mule/horse people already knew.

@@benray1511 here's your baby bottle, now go sit in the corner.

Matilde Taddei me to

@@arizonasucculent8632 Pfft--

Matilde Taddei horses are used to it because it the wild they climb hills

I was just going to comment and say I'll see your average horse and raise you a paso fino! I have owned and trained paso finos for years, overall, they are extremely agile and surefooted. Mules do still have certain advantages that make navigating terrain like this easier for them.

I have 2 horses one is a Paso Fino and the other is an Appaloosa. The Paso fino's name is Rubin, the appaloosa's name is Confetti King.

@Corrupt Google Mule is looks exactly like Beauceron, not as softly as Doberman other hand.

Sure but most cases, Mules are more sure footed than any horse. Most cases.

Always a fucking horse snob in the comments... They can't accept mules are better than horses.

Good idea

Yes. I love all 3 of my mustangs.

I agree

In some cases I have a huge feeling that a mustang will be a mule or tie. I feel like that should be the compilation. Mule Vs. A real mustang. That will make a good ass video

Donkeys are even more sure footed.

Mules are cool! I get what you are saying!

Mules are way more loyal too.

@@cowboycody8094 if they choose to befriend you. mules remember how you treat them and make up their own minds about you.

@@bvbxiong5791 there have been mules I don't like and they dont like me and there are miles that I have befriended.

Mules are better homes

So true!

I am partial to mules but not everyone can handle them. They are smart, they think, they have strong opinions and you need to be at least as smart as the mule to get any satisfaction. Much to my shock, I found that working with Arabian horses was just exactly like working with mules when it came to the animal being smart, having an agenda, and REMEMBERING who did what to him. LOL A mule or an Arabian will bust itself wide open to please you or help you if you have enough sense and respect to achieve that bond.

Donkeys are territorial and often chase large pray away which is why they are used as guardians for sheep and smaller livestock so of course a mule would have that same instinct. Horses run from predators not chase them away so yes it makes sense. I'm sure they are doing it out of nature not because they love you more than a horse will

Predators not prey 🤦‍♀️

@@ambieeeT Do you really think so? LMAO

Lol what a cynical statement. I cant afford to buy a horse and a mule to see the difference. I live in a city I dont know any fucking cowboys. I am trying to learn about it and its helpful to see this kind of footage. Like get an imagination bruh this is quality content. Your profile pic is wacc too lmao, my bad but bruh like who are you even my guy? One day I will pay to see a horse skydive and then I will eat it.

@@CobraFlows What tent city you live in fuzzface?

I'm interested in getting a mule but have only had horses. Do they have the same body language? Will I be able to transition easily or are they totally different in that way?

Robert Reeb they are different animals but they are like horses in they all have their own personality. You can transition easy enough. Be patient. They will want to be in your pocket every time you go into the pasture. You got it. They can be rewarding.

Yes, our mules are definitely "guard mules"!!!!

The helmet won't do a damn thing if it falls on you 🤣 ignorance is bliss I guess

Lmao

Ian Alderson keep you from bouncing your head off the rocks, or getting kicked when it tries to stand back up.

@@taylorhill8001 Still does nothing if the horse lands on you and crushes you.

EquusHeart very true

Mules were used in WWII as well, most famously by the U.S. Army at Cassino but also in other campaigns in Italy as well as Tunisia. Mules made their contribution in Burma. It's interesting history. (The German army also used horses and mules in WWII.)

@@BlueRidgeMtns100 There is a bronze and stone Memorial to the Animals of War, featuring Mules in London.. Sadly it was desecrated by idiots , along with other War Memorials {covered in red spray paint with the words ''Islam'' } I'll look up Mules in later conflicts. They are very rare in UK..one sees more Alpacas than Mules, which is probably down to ''fashion''...people seem to love the spitting Alpaca...they square top to each other in fields like teenaged boys, and spit! Or they have donkeys...but Mules?, not so much..maybe the brain power is too much? Or perhaps the climate here isn't harsh enough to need a Mule's stamina and hardiness.

@@Oakleaf700 Alpacas are "fashionable" in the States as well. I don't really get it. I like horses, mules, donkeys, and - camels. :) Here is a quick little link to horses and mules in WWII. olive-drab.com/od_army-horses-mules_ww2.php We (U.S.) have more recent war experience with horses in the early days of our misdaventures in Afghanistan after the 9/11 attack on the twin towers. Here's another link for a brief "starter" reference. olive-drab.com/od_army-horses-mules_afghanistan.php

@@BlueRidgeMtns100 Thanks, I wasn't notified of your reply and only just spotted it 👍

The horse will fail in the mountains, and I mean way high in the mountains, horses fear heights, while mules will climb everywhere. Another thing, mules don't fear snakes, or leopards, they don't fear nothing, they see them and want to beat the crap out of them. In Mexico those mules are used in la sierra, mainly because of those features, some places were horse won't dare to go mules go with out hesitation.

Alyssa thank you for finally calling him out on this

Ya

And YOU'RE bad at grammar.

@@m0thing Yes, but the person wanted to call him out.

I agree, but it's you're, not your, your is when you own something, and you're is you are.

Mule feet can break rock. Mules almost never need shoes to my knowledge. HARD hooves. With tough soles and good balance, climbing up and down rocks can even be good for them. It helps push blood by the hoof pumping it back up the leg, and keeps their hooves in nice condition for longer.

@@amberblyledge7859 I didn't know that! It's cool to know how strong they are 😮 is it the same for horses? Just wondering.

@@SophandMer Horses tend to be more sensitive, depending on breed and individual as well, over all. Ponies usually have super tough feet too. Breeds like Mustangs, native ponies, morgans, and other mountianous/semiferal breeds tend to have much tougher hooves than, say, a warmblood or thoroughbred. With Quarter horses, it's a complete toss up. My mare is pretty sensitive, but the horse in the video is pretty much guaranteed to have tougher feet.

@@amberblyledge7859 nice to know! 🙂

@@SophandMer That's why horses have shoes and usually mules/donkeys/ponies don't wear any, because horses have been bred domestic for so long. (unless the more wild breeds the other person stated like morgans etc!) their feet don't have the same quality that they used to and tend to be more sensitive because they aren't put through rough terrain--even trail horses usually have a nice path to walk through, smart riders don't ride a horse up a mountain like the silly people in this vid haha. You could probably guess why(hint: they're not very good at it!)

My grandfather who grew up running mule plow teams and fought in WWI always commented how horses would spook and run right into a barbed wire fence and get themselves tangled up into it. The mules, if they did spook (As they didn't spook as badly) would run up to the fence and just turn away from it. It's like they were smart enough to realize they wanted no part of that barbed wire.

wild mustang verse a mule with similar experience climbing , the mule wins. The lower to the ground and shorter body is best.

Nothing had shoes

Not to mention Man From Snowy River!!

I’m not saying you’re wrong but he’s just demonstrating.

Yea, it kind of bothered me that he didn’t seem at al, concerned with the horses safety.

Quiet Riot while I agree that the horse needed medical attention definitely not vet extent. The scratches I highly doubt needed more than a Wash out and a bit antiseptic cream. Watch for inflammation but nothing more. I highly doubt an abscess would occur. I will say I would stay on till more sure footed ground. Getting off immediately when down could be dangerous not only to rider but to the horse as they are off balanced when mounted and I mounted which in that situation could cause worse. Staying as steady and centered during something like that is the safest and best option. I normally don’t dismount unless I Know my horse isn’t sound. I’ll test out his gaits to see how he feels (you might miss a lameness at the walk if it’s subtle so the trot can be far mor telling.) as far as vet and dismount when it happened no. Waste of money and potentially dangerous. As far as doing that he does know the horse better and probably wasn’t expecting a slip from that incline seeing as the horse is more experienced. Maybe wasn’t the best idea though. God knows exploring I’ve made some dumb mistakes with my guy (nearly flipped us because I didn’t realize the “puddle” was actually very deep) and he’s bailed me out. I learn from them though and he’s gone down (it was due to a bad trip when we were bringing him back to work after a pasture injury from another horse on his knee thankfully perfectly healed now) and it’s scary but staying centered is the safest option until you can safely dismount

@@CowgirlGoneJumper While the knee scrapes are pretty much superficial and like you said, just need washed out and disinfected, I'm more worried about the splits that poor horse did when it was sliding and trying to regain it's footing. Horses are not meant to spread their legs that far apart, especially with the weight of a rider and the horse's own weight sliding down a hill. While probably not vet worthy (since these guys bang themselves up all the time anyway) I would definitely dismount and let the horse stand, then walk slowly and look for pain. Overextension like that would mean pulled muscles at the very least, but I would also be on the lookout for a sprain or even a fracture. While I agree that it wasn't his intention to hurt his horse, things definitely could have gone very wrong here. It's not like comparing cars, these are both living animals who can get injured very easily, especially if you are kicking a horse up a slick, steep slope.

@@CowgirlGoneJumper I was very worried because they were so casual about the horse struggling, falling, slipping, that horse could have really hurt their knees for life very easily. I know it didn't happen, but knowing that could happen and taking the risk of your horse's wellbeing for a RU-vid video is.. Not acceptable to me. I love riding and while riding I make it my biggest interest that nobody gets hurt and if an accident occurs I do my best to avoid that ever happening again, and learn from my mistakes. It all comes down to making sure the rider and horse are safe. That was nothing short of anything resembling safety.. That guy should have at least given a little pride up to protect his head and wear a helmet.

This isn't even a proper experiment as too many variables play into effect to favor the mule. If the horse and mule were taken up and down in the exact same spot for every test, then there would be a better result, but the fact that they were taken up and down different spots, it caused the mule to be at an advantage as the horse was directed to spots that was much harder

Hanna Fardew and the independent variable was the mule vs horse surefootedness. The variables only supposed to change once. The weight of tack change, saddle pads, and rider. I totally agree with you 😊 I don’t see the reason to do this experiment because it’s just plain stupid. Unfair to the horse and the purpose of this experiment due to the variables remains unknown.

Thanks for watching and commenting! I wouldn’t over look a mule because of its gender, Some of my favorite mules have been both Johns and Jennys. They have all worked great for me. A mule might be unsure of you, and not work for you immediately, if he has only had a single rider. It’s usually not that big of a problem but it is a good idea to find a mule with exposer to multiple riders.

And a good weapon for kicking

I feel like this would be bad on rocks. Less surface area. My mare has bo trouble on roads barefoot, but she slides with shoes. Would studs be similar?

@@amberblyledge7859 i ride in northern israel lots of rocks lots of rain spikes make a huge difference they are very small and we put 2 per shoe barefoot is a no option the volcanic rocks are like sand paper at some areas

@@zeevbenami738 Awesome. Thanks for the info! In America, I think we mainly use spikes in mud or maybe rivers. At least the draft horse people do.

We eventer use them. You of course have to have special horse shoes put on so the little studs can be screwed in. Generally only used on grass courses or in mud.

The buckskin mule is exactly that! He is a foxtrotter horse with a gaited jack. As for the sorrel mule, he is only half gaited.

@@BroncsAndDonks what is your favorite X or all time regarding mules?

The buckskin is out of a fox trotter horse and the jack is gaited too. They are great trail animals especially if they develop a fast walk and a level head.

Not really, wild horses does this and to get their hooves shorter it’s good for them

@@mathilde1439 But this is not a wild horse and he (or she) is probably getting bruises all over he's feet :/ I just find it really stupid that these people know that a mule is more sure footed but they still testing it for veiws and the horse gets hurt

Blanka Bontovics yeah i know, but i mean horses in general. How do you think horses survive in the wild? They’re not THAT sensitive to exactly everything..I’m not trying to be rude or anything but it’s not as bad as it seems. It’s good for them to be on hard ground sometimes 🙂

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@@mathilde1439 ooh okay ☺

By they way, love these vids! My mom NEVER thought a mule could rope a calf, y’all are a treat to watch and I really enjoy learning more about mules! Looking into one for driving a buggy, not sure if your familiar with Colorado but we’re over here in the high Rockies, western side. I’ve taken horses up working cows 10,000+ feet, after watching these vids I would have MUCH rather taken a mule!! Thank you for sharing with all of us and bringing us along with y’all! Looks like a blast!

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