Mules...can you show them? (Pics)

horselover_93 · 06-30-2008, 10:24 PM

Has anyone shown a mule in local or 4 H shows? Are you allowed? Do the place over horses? Are there special classes?
I am looking at buying one a belign mule who is a real sweatheart and he is onlt $850! He is a great trail mule. Walk trots canters. And on the lazy side!
Here are some pics. He is a cutie! His name is SaMule...
These arent me in the pics.but enjoy.tell me what you think...
http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...rent=mule3.jpg
http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...nt=mule2-1.jpg
http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...nt=mule1-1.jpg

Tango · 06-30-2008, 10:30 PM

I know that you can show mules in about any event. I do not know if they can show right along beside the horses. I do know that I really like the looks of that mule its one of the prettiest ones that I have seen.

horselover_93 · 06-30-2008, 10:31 PM

Thanks he is a real cutie!

SunnyKS · 06-30-2008, 10:38 PM

Last year at the county fair open show a couple kids brought some really nice nice mules in and beat everyone else to a pulp in everything from showmanship to Western Pleasure and every class in between, then turned around and took those same mules and placed in the races. This isn't some rinky dinky show either. We got some real tough show every weekend people come to this show. So I'd have to say yeah it can be done.

Horselessnomore · 06-30-2008, 10:41 PM

Went to The Mane Event in Red Deer this spring and they had some mules do a breed demonstration --

Wow is all I can say. There were 3 -- 1 was the typical brown coloured mule that you see all the time. The brown mule was doing a western demonstration and doing quite well -- had a great sliding stop. The second was sort of a red dun colour and the girl was riding him english and jumping him. Nice movement as well. The third was pony sized (I think - kinda small compared to the other 2) and she was just walking him around. I was impressed. I would say go for it. He's a cutie!!

barnmom · 07-01-2008, 08:00 AM

Another club in our local 4-h has a few kids with mules and they show right along side the horses. They are very calm and listen well.

chappel16 · 07-01-2008, 08:03 AM

I know at a local show near me, there are 2 mules that show western pleasure and halter, and they actually pin most of the time. I think they are judged just the same in their discipline as any other horse, as long as they fit their discipline. I wish I had gotten pics of them the last time I went.

barrelracer94 · 07-01-2008, 08:12 AM

We went to an open roping competiton the other night & there was a mule there & he was beating the heck out of that competition! I would say definatly go for it!

(We need pics when you get him home!!)

horselover_93 · 07-01-2008, 11:05 AM

Thanks everyone! That is very encouraging!

Rob2010 · 07-01-2008, 01:06 PM

One of our local Pony Clubbers shows a mule, and does very well.

While taking the pictures from the stands I did note some disparaging remarks from some of the spectators regarding the use of a mule in an otherwise "horse" show, so be prepared. Close-minded people annoy me.

ToveroMom · 07-01-2008, 01:10 PM

some venues will not allow mules to compete in a Horse Show-some will. you may want to check out the places in your area first.
you can also show in ADMS sancitoned events.
I love a good saddle mule..problem is finding a GOOD one that is not a fortune. good luck on your hunt.

cameo05 · 07-01-2008, 02:25 PM

I have seen Mules beat the heck out of horses in the extreme trail competions. I mean flat beat them all around.

rm185western · 07-01-2008, 03:41 PM

Well you could always show that one the way to my house

What a great looking boy

gailfinney · 07-01-2008, 04:49 PM

i showed a mule once...it was weird the way it happened
i had a bratty cousin who had a very pretty black and white tobiano pony..she was always bragging about how pretty she was and how she had been bred to a a beautiful solid black stud nearby and how beeeaaauuutifffuuulll the foal would be, well our male teenage cousins were both pranksters and while my cousin was at school they took her precious mare down to their barn and bred her to their jack, named blackjack (original i know) she didnt know until that little guy was born...gorgeous little mule solid black with high white stockings and a big star..sooo cute ..i halter broke him and entered him in a class at a nearby show for pony foals 6 months and under and we got a blue ribbon (unfortunately we were the only pony foals that had shown up that day) but the judge was so funny, he just just smiled and shook his head and the announcer was hilarious he said, "its a ...welll .... ummm...its a .... well whatever it is pin the blue on him!"

horselover_93 · 07-01-2008, 09:34 PM

Thanks so much all of you! I am definantly considering him!

Mule Fool · 07-02-2008, 07:50 AM

Good Luck with him if you decide to get him. I think it's great when the mules surprise people by doing well at the shows. They can do anything a horse can. often times better!

shadow · 07-02-2008, 08:10 AM

Aww come on, you know you want him, It is only $850.00. Go get him and send us pictures.

He's great.... How's that for enabling.....

Karen Cole · 07-02-2008, 08:17 PM

When I first started showing I got my hiney kicked by a mule....so did everybody else that day. That old mule was the ugliest thing I've ever seen but he loved his old man and did everything he was asked and gave 200% when he did it. They showed in all the riding events English , Western, Games, Harness class, Jumping I think he even did dressage. Tom Thumb was that mules name and people hated it when he showed up because there was no beating him. When his owner died the mule when to his son and continued to win. That was well over 20 years ago and people still remember him.

Get the mule
Karen

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06-30-2008, 10:24 PM
horselover_93 Weanling Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Keystone, Florida Posts: 209	Mules...can you show them? (Pics) Has anyone shown a mule in local or 4 H shows? Are you allowed? Do the place over horses? Are there special classes? I am looking at buying one a belign mule who is a real sweatheart and he is onlt $850! He is a great trail mule. Walk trots canters. And on the lazy side! Here are some pics. He is a cutie! His name is SaMule... These arent me in the pics.but enjoy.tell me what you think... http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...rent=mule3.jpg http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...nt=mule2-1.jpg http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...nt=mule1-1.jpg

06-30-2008, 10:30 PM
Tango Yearling Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gordon Ga. Posts: 801	I know that you can show mules in about any event. I do not know if they can show right along beside the horses. I do know that I really like the looks of that mule its one of the prettiest ones that I have seen. __________________ Tango might be short but at least I don't have to duck.

06-30-2008, 10:31 PM
horselover_93 Weanling Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Keystone, Florida Posts: 209	Thanks he is a real cutie!

06-30-2008, 10:38 PM
SunnyKS Greenbroke Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 3,463	Last year at the county fair open show a couple kids brought some really nice nice mules in and beat everyone else to a pulp in everything from showmanship to Western Pleasure and every class in between, then turned around and took those same mules and placed in the races. This isn't some rinky dinky show either. We got some real tough show every weekend people come to this show. So I'd have to say yeah it can be done. __________________

06-30-2008, 10:41 PM
Horselessnomore Long Yearling Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,343	Went to The Mane Event in Red Deer this spring and they had some mules do a breed demonstration -- Wow is all I can say. There were 3 -- 1 was the typical brown coloured mule that you see all the time. The brown mule was doing a western demonstration and doing quite well -- had a great sliding stop. The second was sort of a red dun colour and the girl was riding him english and jumping him. Nice movement as well. The third was pony sized (I think - kinda small compared to the other 2) and she was just walking him around. I was impressed. I would say go for it. He's a cutie!!

07-01-2008, 08:00 AM
barnmom Coming two Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: northeast pennsylvania Posts: 1,848	Another club in our local 4-h has a few kids with mules and they show right along side the horses. They are very calm and listen well. __________________ Remember to thank the horses for the happiness and joy we experience through them! It's nice to be important, but more important to be nice!

07-01-2008, 08:03 AM
chappel16 Long Yearling Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oviedo Florida Posts: 1,043	I know at a local show near me, there are 2 mules that show western pleasure and halter, and they actually pin most of the time. I think they are judged just the same in their discipline as any other horse, as long as they fit their discipline. I wish I had gotten pics of them the last time I went. __________________

07-01-2008, 08:12 AM
barrelracer94 Yearling Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The middle of nowhere Posts: 526	We went to an open roping competiton the other night & there was a mule there & he was beating the heck out of that competition! I would say definatly go for it! (We need pics when you get him home!!)

07-01-2008, 11:05 AM
horselover_93 Weanling Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Keystone, Florida Posts: 209	Thanks everyone! That is very encouraging!

07-01-2008, 01:06 PM
Rob2010 Halter broke Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 183	One of our local Pony Clubbers shows a mule, and does very well. While taking the pictures from the stands I did note some disparaging remarks from some of the spectators regarding the use of a mule in an otherwise "horse" show, so be prepared. Close-minded people annoy me. __________________ Don't be the rider who gallops all night and never sees the horse that is beneath him ~ Jelaluddin Rumi Pictures? Yeah, I gots LOTS of pictures.... http://imageevent.com/kopycat/horses

07-01-2008, 01:10 PM
ToveroMom Pasture Pet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland TX Posts: 15,300	some venues will not allow mules to compete in a Horse Show-some will. you may want to check out the places in your area first. you can also show in ADMS sancitoned events. I love a good saddle mule..problem is finding a GOOD one that is not a fortune. good luck on your hunt. __________________ "In America,anyone can be President. That is one of the chances you take" Adlai Stevenson

07-01-2008, 02:25 PM
cameo05 Bombproof Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 8,848	I have seen Mules beat the heck out of horses in the extreme trail competions. I mean flat beat them all around. __________________

07-01-2008, 03:41 PM
rm185western Greenbroke Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Saskatchewan,Canada Posts: 3,662	Well you could always show that one the way to my house What a great looking boy __________________ ________________________________ Okay, who put a stop payment on my reality check?

07-01-2008, 04:49 PM
gailfinney Weanling Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: virginia Posts: 313	i showed a mule once...it was weird the way it happened i had a bratty cousin who had a very pretty black and white tobiano pony..she was always bragging about how pretty she was and how she had been bred to a a beautiful solid black stud nearby and how beeeaaauuutifffuuulll the foal would be, well our male teenage cousins were both pranksters and while my cousin was at school they took her precious mare down to their barn and bred her to their jack, named blackjack (original i know) she didnt know until that little guy was born...gorgeous little mule solid black with high white stockings and a big star..sooo cute ..i halter broke him and entered him in a class at a nearby show for pony foals 6 months and under and we got a blue ribbon (unfortunately we were the only pony foals that had shown up that day) but the judge was so funny, he just just smiled and shook his head and the announcer was hilarious he said, "its a ...welll .... ummm...its a .... well whatever it is pin the blue on him!" Last edited by gailfinney : 07-01-2008 at 04:52 PM.

07-01-2008, 09:34 PM
horselover_93 Weanling Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Keystone, Florida Posts: 209	Thanks so much all of you! I am definantly considering him!

07-02-2008, 07:50 AM
Mule Fool Started Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Washington State Posts: 2,283	Good Luck with him if you decide to get him. I think it's great when the mules surprise people by doing well at the shows. They can do anything a horse can. often times better!

07-02-2008, 08:10 AM
shadow Weanling Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SW ohio Posts: 295	Aww come on, you know you want him, It is only $850.00. Go get him and send us pictures. He's great.... How's that for enabling.....

07-02-2008, 08:17 PM
Karen Cole Long Yearling Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,433	When I first started showing I got my hiney kicked by a mule....so did everybody else that day. That old mule was the ugliest thing I've ever seen but he loved his old man and did everything he was asked and gave 200% when he did it. They showed in all the riding events English , Western, Games, Harness class, Jumping I think he even did dressage. Tom Thumb was that mules name and people hated it when he showed up because there was no beating him. When his owner died the mule when to his son and continued to win. That was well over 20 years ago and people still remember him. Get the mule Karen