The mule to the right moving away is equivalent to the word “no.” He told the men no, multiple times. Listen to their cues!!
@conorolaf17623 жыл бұрын
Those mules were skittish from the get go. Mules are smart and they had a right fine reason to be skittish like that.
@Loweredexpectationss9 жыл бұрын
I own a mule and if he was exhibiting this behavior I would have aborted the wagon mission. Once a mule has it in his head that he aint doing it...he aint doing it. I hope the dumbass' and their awesome mules are ok and nobody got hurt.
@Isobel2019 жыл бұрын
goes for any animal really.
@Loweredexpectationss9 жыл бұрын
Isobel201 I hear ya but mules and donkeys really DO take the cake on this one, and I've known a lot of animals.
@Loweredexpectationss8 жыл бұрын
***** Your G'pa was a smart man ! Thanks for sharing ! xx
@royhoco57487 жыл бұрын
they don't call it "stubborn as a mule for no reason"
@lrh81974 жыл бұрын
I had a mule that got it in her head she wasn't doing anything ever again, and she didnt, so I think you're right.
@royhoco57487 жыл бұрын
when my father was a teenage boy way back in the late 30's and early 40's he would plow the fields with a mule. he told me stories about those mules, like the day he was plowing and the mule just stopped and would not budge, after a minute of unproductive coaxing my father walked to the front of the mule to see what the problem may be and there in the row about 20 feet ahead a rattlesnake was coiled. Dad said that mule was intelligent and knew that snake was there and was not going to walk over that snake. he also told me that mules know how much they can pull and that he hitched his mule to too much weight the mule would test the load and if was too heavy he would not try to pull the load until some weight was removed.
@chantelpillay33854 жыл бұрын
Hi
@lyncaho45074 жыл бұрын
My dad told me stories about my Pappaw's mule back in the 40's on a Missouri cotton farm. The meanest old man in the county stopped by one evening as my Pappaw was putting away the mules after plowing all day. That old man walked up behind the mule, poked his cane towards my Pappaw, and got kicked about 15 ft backwards! My dad still can't tell that story without laughing! 🙏💖
@souadhajjem23284 жыл бұрын
Ô9
@Reub33 жыл бұрын
This is why I love mules more than horses. Very intelligent and perceptive animals.
@brandywineblue2 жыл бұрын
Yup. Very smart indeed
@Awesomecakemc8 жыл бұрын
Stands right behind spooked horse Continues to hook it up the cart. Really smart. Really smart.
@lottepepplinkhuizen92207 жыл бұрын
Just Eventing mule*
@Awesomecakemc7 жыл бұрын
Lotte Pepplinkhuizen fuck off you weird furry thing also, mules fall into the context of a horse
@lottepepplinkhuizen92207 жыл бұрын
Just Eventing it's a horse mix so it's not a full horse And I'm not a ducking furry were in the hell did you get that from?
@Awesomecakemc7 жыл бұрын
Lotte Pepplinkhuizen look at your profile pic you weird thing
@bonnie4485 жыл бұрын
It did not help that the guy dropped the chain so many times. I would bet at some time that mule has been hit with a chain. I took care of an Andalusian mare that could not take a chain attached to her halter, she was petrified of the sound of a chain.
@BubblyGumm11 жыл бұрын
well that's different..... you kind of could see it coming though...
@Smrobs8413 жыл бұрын
This is why you harness them standing against something like a building or a sturdy fence until they are broke. Not only that, but the neck yoke should be able to easily slide off the tongue for this exact reason. So that a pair of runaway mules can't take your wagon with them. Saw this coming from the first few seconds. Amazing how many people own teams but have no idea how to properly handle or train them.
@toledojack8811 жыл бұрын
parents are probably thinking "yeah i want to put my kids on that thing when it gets back here"
@keepnitreal852 жыл бұрын
White patents especially.
@virginiamoss70452 жыл бұрын
The lady with the small child nearby shouldn't have been there regardless of good or bad outcome. You never know what any animal is really like that you don't know.
@brandywineblue2 жыл бұрын
Hint! Do not stand in a horse/mules blind spot and wonder why he won't back up. He can't see you, but knows you are back there, yanking on him. It's confusing to him because he doesn't want to step on you yet you are essentially urging him to do so. Don't pull a horse toward you, push him away. We were taught as kids, stand in front and push his shoulder to back him away from you.
@biddiemutter3481 Жыл бұрын
If the groundwork has been done, pushing or pulling aren't necessary. The animal knows it is stronger than a person so reverse/step sideways needs to be taught as a sound based command rather than pushing or pulling.
@horsedesigns14 жыл бұрын
Scary. Main thing I observed was how the helper (red shirt) kept pulling and pressing mule into position with no patience for the mule to give and relax. It's apparent the mule is soft as he does respond to the pressure, but the man just kept giving him something to lean on and you don't want to do that. Hope it turned out okay.
@payalindianmarwarihorsefar75052 жыл бұрын
Good morning mam
@Hantarrrrr11 жыл бұрын
That's what I meant. Mules take a lot of time and patience, and there's no way you can expect a mule to be okay with you trying to drag him in with the traces like that guy did. If he'd just gotten around to the other side and pushed it place in rather than pulled I bet this whole ordeal wouldn't have happened.
@danielabaumann116511 ай бұрын
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.
@Southernpinesranch13 жыл бұрын
wow. Yeah anytime a horse turns and looks at what it is attached to you need to take it off right away. The look of "Why is that attached to me and why does it move towards me" is the warning sign that the horse is about to bolt. This was dangerous. Hope the poor mules were alright. Beautiful animals.
@virginiamoss70452 жыл бұрын
As soon as I saw the nervousness at the beginning I automatically looked around to see the environment, wanting to see 360 degrees to find what might be bothering the team. Maybe there was a big crowd with noisy generators like at events. Animals constantly notice things that are even at great distances away.
@i.fullsun93435 жыл бұрын
thats some balls to stand behind a mule
@virginiamoss70452 жыл бұрын
As long as they can see you and know you are there it's okay, but they had blinders on.
@chandrianholmes91212 жыл бұрын
That mule said "not today!"
@countryboy93777 жыл бұрын
Whoa mule, whoa mule, whoa mule I say. I ain't got time to talk to you cuz my mule just ran away!
@amazing76337 жыл бұрын
This video has attracted a tremendous number of comments by people who actually know how to drive and how to work with mules. Very few comments from idiots. Congratulations to all. As is nearly always the case, the fault is with the people (including but not limited to "red shirt") rather than with the equines.
@ken45y6 жыл бұрын
And a lot are arm chair horse trainers or claiming to know what they are talking about.
@virginiamoss70452 жыл бұрын
All equine problems are people problems.
@Mar-ft9xu3 жыл бұрын
And here I am, thinking that mules were smaller than horses.
@nonickname99307 жыл бұрын
If that feller holding the reins was one of my papaws or my dad or uncle, who knew how to work mules, he'd 've tied the reins to something, unhooked a single tree and beat the tar out of old red shirt. Ye just don't touch another man's team without being invited.
@Firedog1052 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of looney tunes ole Yosemite Sam… “ Woah mule … Woah Mule.. “ whack! “When I say woah , I mean WOAH! “ lol
@kevinpatterson16802 жыл бұрын
The one horse turned back and was like “FU, you can’t separate me and my brother!”
@maryellenlock40502 жыл бұрын
Training is much more efficient than demanding. It seems the RH mule was confused and not used to working the RH side. He seemed confused from the getgo. Animals, including mules, are very smart, and need kind handling not brute force.
@ScarsFromTomorrow18 жыл бұрын
God, there is just so much wrong with this. Those mules were nervous from the start. I really hope they got retrained by someone who knew what they were doing because they're bound to have some serious issues after that.
@Lorgayle18 жыл бұрын
+ScarsFromTomorrow So true! After all that crashing through scrub and whatever else, they'll probably never get either of those two hitched to anything ever again. Talk about a bunch of bullheaded bully dumbasses, and I don't mean the mules, lol.
@maddiedavis53828 жыл бұрын
I hate how those idiotic men where pushing them around. they should have taken a hint, they were obviously anxious and nervous.
@graceamazing59816 жыл бұрын
YUP
@ken45y6 жыл бұрын
Mules are completely different as in regards to having tempers from horses. They are very stubborn and can be mean. I've seen many kill coyotes and even Bobcats.
@MrSanteeclaus5 жыл бұрын
Where all your training videos at?
@keithfaulk13542 жыл бұрын
These horses aren't ready for this !! Lol
@advaitshashidhar87592 жыл бұрын
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?
@jqb08 жыл бұрын
I don't think this would have happened if the guy in the red/pink shirt was standing behind him, pulling the mule like that, especially while it had blinders on . I don't really know if they are used to people behind them doing all that stuff but it sure didn't look like that. Also when he was turning sideways and getting all crazy, the guy should have stepped back, let go of whatever he was holding and got o the other side where he could be seen.
@jqb08 жыл бұрын
And maybe, by blocking his path and not standing behind him pulling on him , that wouldn't have happened
@LSpiker196411 жыл бұрын
It's very apparent that these guys guys need a few more mule lessons. I've had equines, including mules and donkeys, for over 37 years and I can tell you these guys did a whole lot wrong. Most important thing was the guy in the reddish shirt lost respect of the mule pretty much right off the bat. You have to treat a mule a certain way or he won't work for you, it's all about respect and it was shown clearly in this video. It was obvious he doesn't know much about mules.
@payalindianmarwarihorsefar75052 жыл бұрын
Hi mem
@blusnuby22 жыл бұрын
Yep, 'Red Shirt.' Was kinda expectin the skiddish mule to start kickin at him. I wouldn`t have any 'naked chains' chinklin, changlin & klangin near any mule---or horse, either. They`d be wrapped & covered with an imitation leather material, sewn to fit the diameter of the harness chain(s) to deaden their noise. The kid running around didn`t help matters either. 'Grampa Bib Overalls' almost got his`self run-over by the wagon, to. Yikes !
@007flyguy12 жыл бұрын
Red shirt guy didn't belong anywhere near them
@dennisspringer45812 жыл бұрын
@@blusnuby2 n.v
@lawsonransom83182 жыл бұрын
Plus he insulted the mules mama, so total disrespect
@lovelittlehorses12 жыл бұрын
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="70">1:10</a> I was like..KICK KICK KICK KICK KICK =D
@lemonwasher13 жыл бұрын
despite all the comments about the incompetence of the men dealing with the mules (and I agree he was), the mules seem to be healthy and well cared for... they're also not usually fidgety things. poor them.
@buckskinbabe936 жыл бұрын
You could literally see every hint that the mule was about to react in that exact way. People need to learn how to read horses/ mule behavioural ques and this sort of thing would never happen.
@sergeantsailorman14 жыл бұрын
Well, I'm not going to comment in a way that blames, or excuses how they did this. I'm sure they are experienced at what they are doing, and had a bad day. Horses and mules are thinking animals and sometimes don't agree with us. Go to a rental stable and watch the interaction between horses and riders if you don't believe that. I used to make my living driving a stagecoach and we alway hooked up our animals one at a time. Just our own techique, but it always worked.
@XLmules13 жыл бұрын
The lead mule got his feet tangled up in the evener, right from the start and the off mule was pulled around by the britchen and did not kick or react...these are obviously well-trained mules that were not having a good day for whatever reason....patience folks. It could have been a horse fly for God's sake. In my humble opinion, they should have not tried to continue to hitch them at that point. Should have started over.
@ChissyMay12 жыл бұрын
Two words... cheater strap. ... we use it on all our teams and it keeps the horses (or mules in this case) from spreading out like that. ... Also, we like to hook up the neck yoke (thing in the front of the horses) to the team BEFORE hooking to a moveable object. The less you have to do when the it comes time to hook up the better.
@austinsmith2813 жыл бұрын
I was wondering how many comments I would have to read till I found some one else that new that trick. End off the day we have all been there. Every one has there own ways. I’m experienced enough with mules to know, no matter how broke or trained mules are they will always teach you something new every time you work them. Old timer once told me every time a man works a mule the mule also works the man. Other words man is working just as hard as the mule. Those guys definitely had there work cut out for them. Hope all turned out well
@zavannahkettle305211 жыл бұрын
poor poor mules they were just getting pushed in to the wagon so they ran!:) VERY GOOD MULES RIGHT THERE!!!
@julieenslow59153 жыл бұрын
The mules were poorly treated - but don't celebrate their run. It could have killed them. If they had been fully hitched to the wagon - they could have controlled it. As it was - it could have thrown them to the ground. Not a joke.
@pierpaologardino53662 жыл бұрын
Well done!
@ShadowVixenII10 жыл бұрын
You give animals 0 respect and they will give you the same right back.
@GetReady4LiftOff4 жыл бұрын
I hear mules are more sure-footed than a horse. And don't scare as easily as a horse.
@lauramolony6 жыл бұрын
butterfingers kept dropping the trace chain. The noise spooked the mule.
@hackneysaregreat13 жыл бұрын
Perfect Receipe for disaster.
@Dishiest2 жыл бұрын
Thank god they were mules...can u imagine if they’d handled horses this badly ....so much more could have gone wrong......
@yukmainmobil48022 жыл бұрын
Amazing👍👍👍
@babsfocker775110 жыл бұрын
they should of taken it much slower so the mule could of relaxed
@BenjaminEsposti8 жыл бұрын
I've never worked with horses or mules before, but I clearly noticed them beginning to get nervous ... listen to their body language peoples! I have done some beekeeping though, and I can say that bees are actually calmer than you may think. You can read their mood by listening to the pitch and volume of their buzzing, and if they don't like you then they will dive bomb/fly into your head intentionally, as a warning.
@gabrielasmolen4412 жыл бұрын
Poor mules that guys agressive with them
@echotrash4663 жыл бұрын
Mules, like horses, get scared sometimes. We have a lot of people that you don't need to actually kart up equines. 2 people is about as many people as you'd need. The mules spooked cuz they had no idea what was going on. They didn't know what the people were asking them. Like any prey animal, they did what they do best, and that's RUN. As we keep moving into the future, people will get dumber and dumber around equines, putting the animals at risk, or, we petition schools to take our kids to a farm and teach them how to act around animals, like in the old west times.
@fancigal14 жыл бұрын
well, at least that little girl wasnt in the cart, that wouldve made for an even more crazy video!
@mikejames30602 жыл бұрын
I was thinking of using a mule as a pack animal on a long distance trip.
@nistaffsubs6787 Жыл бұрын
Young mules ,maybe ...
@modelhorsecollector12 жыл бұрын
This is funny
@MyHorseLife9514 жыл бұрын
they really should have let the mule calm down first, preferbly by un-hooking it form the cart first and walking it around and not making it stand there and get even more worked up, these things can be prevented.
@accordioncolin9 жыл бұрын
What a mess - way too many guys to try hitching these mules and only aggravated by their lack of ability. The guy in the pink shirt should not have been anywhere close to the team - grabbing a mule by its brichen is bad, but doing it when it has blinders only makes everything worse. Then dropping the trace chain multiple times and pulling the animal by it... unbelievable. Once he the mule he was with riled up, it didn't take much time for his teammate to catch the fear... if they had done this in a secluded place with three people maximum and got rid of pink shirt guy, they likely would've been able to drive the team.
@Silkendrum6 жыл бұрын
I'm very surprised the mule didn't "get rid of" pink shirt guy.
@tyony938910 жыл бұрын
While the mules were walking up to the wagon something in front of them was obviously bothering them by the way they perked up. My guess is that the wagon they were being hooked up to was unfamiliar like they had never been hooked up to it before. That is why the mule on the right kept going forward. After they jumped the first time they should have been unhooked and walked around and attempted to be hooked up again.
@Sw0rdFishu13 жыл бұрын
LOL mules are so cute
@michaeljackson41912 жыл бұрын
The best part is that the guy is screaming as if that is going to slow them down -.-
@OceanbornAngel3 жыл бұрын
Pure incompetence from everyone.
@spartaeus4 жыл бұрын
Those mules seemed totally green!
@coolacutta5 жыл бұрын
The REAL mules were the two legged ones.
@julieenslow59153 жыл бұрын
No those were asses.
@Carlb85 жыл бұрын
That's NOT a cart, it's a wagon. It's obvious the photographer didn't know what he/she was doing but neither did the so-called mule handlers.
@mckuhn10005 жыл бұрын
I think that mule cart passed my place!!
@garraswolfgirl11 жыл бұрын
The one was like, Nope,Im not doing this today!
@mrscpc19182 жыл бұрын
There’s a right way to do things and there’s their way ! Sloppy practice.
@oldtrio15 жыл бұрын
Runa way Mule Cart
@bigtrucker41942 жыл бұрын
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
@darkangel349210 жыл бұрын
A man cannot over power an animal that size. What the hell was he thinking. I don't feel bad for any of them.
@ahhh42784 жыл бұрын
I agree with if you don't give the animal respect it wontgive you respect back
@Kwaitube232 жыл бұрын
Ohh no! 😰
@JustElly11 жыл бұрын
wauw yeah go running after them yelling at them... that will stop them from being scared of the giant buildozer making one hell of a sound as they run off... -_- amazing just amazing...
@theredflannelchannel7820 Жыл бұрын
The guy in the red caused the whole thing.
@biddiemutter3481 Жыл бұрын
My goodness, too many people who think they know what they are doing!
@julieenslow59153 жыл бұрын
Was the man hurt? Did the team come through this alive? Did he sell them to someone who could take better care of them?
@syrynus87612 жыл бұрын
Good points!
@Sicilianshotgun902 жыл бұрын
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.
@sergeantsailorman14 жыл бұрын
One other comment by me. People keep mentioning the kid in the cart (wagon). I don't see anyone in the wagon. I see a guy in a red and white cap standing on the other side of the wagon (looks like a kid in the wagon). If you look, you can see his legs and feet on the ground behind the left front wheel. When the wagon goes away down the street, you can see that no one is in it. That's why cops say that eye witness testimony is usually not very accurate.
@10kunegunda2 жыл бұрын
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="84">1:24</a> uparty jak osioł ten... osiol!
@katherineayers55865 жыл бұрын
guy in the red needs to be knicked! He's such a rough person.
@joeshamblen31909 жыл бұрын
The mules seemed extremely nervous. They were trying to force the mules into position.. From my experience with mules you dont force them into anything or at least usually not without bad results.
@Doriesep66226 жыл бұрын
I learned that my one brief sad experience with a mule,
@Oakleaf70012 жыл бұрын
Mules did sterling work in the Hell of the Western Front [1914-18] and they were strong and steady, and are honoured by a statue in London commemorating the sacrifice of animals in War..the mules were reckoned to be steadier than the horses under heavy fire, and they are a fine, strong animal in the right hands...the redshirt guy also kept dropping the traces against the mule's legs. doh.
@shenedadenney86492 жыл бұрын
Yep red shirt the culprit lol, hope nobody got hurt
@MegF14285712 жыл бұрын
The guy in the red shirt actually thought he could just push or pull the mule? How crazy.
@kvhvtke19353 жыл бұрын
When something like this happens mule on one side of a tree and one on the other. There might have been sometimes it was done wrong but it was over as soon as the mules spun around and seen the wagon that's what the blinders are for I keep them from knowing exactly what they're doing I've seen this more than once somebody come back from a long ride the horse still hooked to the wagon can I take it they've still off with the blinders the horse turns around and looks and sees was moving behind him and it scares me I understand it's hard to stop a horse or mule when you're on the ground instead of in the wagon if they would have been in the wagon he could have turned them into some trees and put one on each side of the tree and I would have stopped but accidents happen good video
@sueshrodes94622 жыл бұрын
You could see it coming way before those poor mules took off....they were nervous and unsettled, totally not ready for the task at hand, poor and dangerous handling....I feel sorry for those mules in such novice hands and I am very grateful it did not appear any people were injured.....but the writing is on the wall for a terrible wreck if those handlers don't get educated on proper training and driving.
@barbaro26710 жыл бұрын
Those guys are HUGE! What breed of horse were they bred with, percherons? lol
@martintubb65169 жыл бұрын
Based on the color i would say belgian. That is the most popular breed used for draft mules.
@Isobel2019 жыл бұрын
they're mules, read the description
@barbaro2679 жыл бұрын
Isobel201 haha I know! I can read the title of the video quite clearly. But they are bred from a donkey and a horse. I was just wondering what type of horse. Asking that question doesn't make me incapable of reading, thank you.
@katsart75736 жыл бұрын
bruh they are MULEs a mix between horse and a donkey THIS BOI
@heavenlycrystalsandcandles36096 жыл бұрын
imdangerousandfluffy aj wow you deserve a brownie badge thanks TIPS.. 🤣😂🤣
@milesmead22322 жыл бұрын
The mules were wise to avoid innocent bystanders and just make it a bad day for the inept handlers.
@solitairecatnaps4444 Жыл бұрын
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.
@LadyplayUnicorn10 жыл бұрын
So far as i see is that the mules feel uncomfortable with the hole thing, it seems that it was there second or third time doing it because of there body language, to me all they saw was a big animal trying to attack them
@carolinemcorona11 жыл бұрын
Have these people ever heard of horses? Do they know about magical things like pressure on the mule's chest will make them go back and not yanking on their harness?
@bellagarson95905 жыл бұрын
At the very end did they fall in some water or something since there’s a lot of noise that sounds like splashing of so please god let them be okay and hope that that cart and equipment didn’t drag them down 😔
@ThePaybear11 жыл бұрын
Haha! I can't stop laughing....
@oldtrio14 жыл бұрын
Runaqway mule
@beckystaken7602 жыл бұрын
The way he was tying to push the bum was so foolish
@nogames8982 Жыл бұрын
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
@MsElmerThudd13 жыл бұрын
The mule OBVIOUSLY hates his "job" and he was just being forced into it >.
@shenedadenney86492 жыл бұрын
I’m half way in video and red shirt needs some new methods
@rangerflintlock12973 жыл бұрын
Wow what complete incompetence
@henryrodgers17522 жыл бұрын
Red Shirt is treating that mule as if it were a horse. Wrong approach, wrong animal. I worked my Molly mule for 30 years...you have to respect them and pay attention to what they are telling you.
@TheTAD22 Жыл бұрын
Hahah watch this waking up , this is funny lol
@WachdByBigBrother11 жыл бұрын
If a mule or horse is worried about a noise like a chain or harness banging around, I think I'd do some more preparation at home and not proceede. Funny how people don't seem to have any time until it's to wait for the vet, isn't it?
@BeckySunshine11 жыл бұрын
Why wasn't the man with the reins IN the wagon ???
@brittnyhawk86332 жыл бұрын
That mule couldn't been more clear then he was. He was clearly not ready and was screaming that. Yet the stupid humans try to push him into it and look what happened. Totally humans faults
@jimmymolo11 жыл бұрын
man with. there'd shirt must. be aa mule x
@BinkMoody11 жыл бұрын
@Christena R i agree, even i could see the mule on the right was a little spooked or nervous about something, even alittle misshap with having to bring him back around, they should have waited or somethin