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  • #21
    Originally posted by Hattie View Post
    I have emailed several shippers to see what the costs would be. I am also suspicious on the low price, but have someone close enough to check him out! Anybody heading from Spokane to any points out east? I will pick him up anywhere on the east coast. A leopard app mule has been on my "bucket list" for a while!
    How exciting! Mules are SO great, and this one is gorgeous!
    Proud owner of a Slaughter-Bound TB from a feedlot, and her surprise baby...!
    http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e350/Jen4USC/fave.jpg
    http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...SC/running.jpg

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    • #22
      Originally posted by jenm View Post
      How exciting! Mules are SO great, and this one is gorgeous!
      I rode my horse tonight...had a great time and was only going to give my mule Jackson a few treats. I called him, he "eehawed" to me and walked over. Figured I bring him in and groom the boy....OK, then saddled him up and took him out for a ride. I could see he really wanted to be with me and get some attention. Mules do that to their owners...they let you know "pay attention to me" and then give the mule look...not quite sad, but a look of "I know, go ahead, you don't need to pay attention to me...I'm just a mule"....they can all do this...amazing talent.
      "Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc"

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        #23
        Oh shoot, I shouldn't have posted this and kept him to myself! Oh well, I couldn't have afforded the extra board.

        I hope he comes to Florida!

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        • #24
          I would LOVE to have such a cute cool mule!
          Founder of the People Who Prefer COTH Over FB Clique
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          "I Sing Silly Songs to My Animals!" Clique

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          • #25
            ....Assaloosa?....
            "Oh, sure, you may be able to take down one smurf, but mark my words: You bonk one smurf, you better be ready for a blue wave."---Bucky Katt

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            • #26
              Oh, he's wonderful! Long ears and spots, what more could you ask for????
              And 15 for a mule is nothing.

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              • #27
                Rosco is sold to someone in California. I found 2 shippers for $1400 and was ready to do a wire transfer pending a simple vet check. The owner told me that she received about 45-50 calls from all over the US. Please keep your eye out for another leopard app mule for me!

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by Hattie View Post
                  Rosco is sold to someone in California. I found 2 shippers for $1400 and was ready to do a wire transfer pending a simple vet check. The owner told me that she received about 45-50 calls from all over the US. Please keep your eye out for another leopard app mule for me!
                  Oh no! Maybe you could outbid the CA people?

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                  • #29
                    Originally posted by showhorsegallery View Post
                    I love how giaganto the spots are!
                    Giganto- my new favorite word! Love it!

                    Originally posted by RHdobes563 View Post
                    ....Assaloosa?....
                    Funny!!!
                    I want a signature but I have nothing original to say except: "STHU and RIDE!!!

                    Wonderful COTHER's I've met: belleellis, stefffic, snkstacres and janedoe726.

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                    • #30
                      Oh, bummer, to see he's sold! I was going to tell all of you that you would be making a huge mistake in buying him.

                      Because he needs to come to Iowa

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                        #31
                        Hattie, I PMed you some other mules I found, but here's another appy that's a baby:

                        http://www.equinenow.com/horse-ad-280843

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                        • #32
                          showhorsegallery - I was just looking at that one (I have googled "leopard app mules for sale") however, I don't want a weanling. I will tell you, I am really bummed about Rosco. The owner told me that she didn't know that he was worth more, otherwise she would have asked for more money.

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                            #33
                            Originally posted by Hattie View Post
                            showhorsegallery - I was just looking at that one (I have googled "leopard app mules for sale") however, I don't want a weanling. I will tell you, I am really bummed about Rosco. The owner told me that she didn't know that he was worth more, otherwise she would have asked for more money.
                            I'm bummed for you too! 'Cause I was secretly planning to come steal him from you once he was in Florida!

                            Perhaps another one will pop up, I've noticed app spots tend to be huge on Mules.

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                            • #34
                              http://www.luckythreeranch.com/classifieds.php

                              Scroll down the page for a leopard john mule just turned three who has a lot of qualifications. There are other prospects, too.
                              "I couldn't fix your brakes, so I made your horn louder."

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                              • #35
                                Thank you Pat for keeping an eye out for a leop app mule. I did contact that buyer about a month ago and she never responded - in fact I did it twice. I figured since the ad was from February he must be sold.

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                                • #36
                                  app mule 4 sale

                                  I have a pretty app mule for sale here in NC!

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                                  • #37
                                    Send me a private message!

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                                    • #38
                                      http://www.ranchosantiago.com/node/1016

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                                      • #39
                                        I have been trying to get my husband to let me breed my App mare for a mule baby. How would I go abut finding a good cross for her? Where would I look?

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                                        • #40
                                          The same way you'd look for any other stallion - visit breeders and shows and look at their offspring. A mammoth jack gives you more size. You want a jack whose characteristics are not dominant in his foals, but sires nice youngsters who look like their mother.

                                          Oddly enough, I've seen one horribly sway-back jack being stood by UC Davis, and the foals are fabulous. His disposition seems to be very nice. I presume the sway is age-related.

                                          People are always happy to brag on their stock, and if you see a nice mule, ask what it's made of. I've seen a lovely Haflinger mule and heard of someone breeding a Friesian mule. The picture of the latter was poor, so I haven't any idea what the end result actually looked like, other than being black.

                                          There's a big mule show in Shelbyville, TN, and I'm sure there are many other mule activities relatively close to you, and that's a great way to see a lot of mules for quick comparisons. Some have the sire's name incorporated into their own, giving you a quick reference for breeding, as in "Merlin's Magic" or whatever.
                                          "I couldn't fix your brakes, so I made your horn louder."

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