Me: "I need to study for finals" KZfaq: "here is a man training a mule for medieval combat."

One of the most important differences between a horse and a mule: "A horse can cause a lot of damage because he doesn't understand his own strength. A mule can cause a lot of damage because he knows EXACTLY how strong he is."

The best part of this is your gentleness with him, and your respect for him and his preferences and boundaries.

The best part about being a knight and riding a mule, is if the other knights give you shit and start laughing at you, you can bust out the line; "I don't think it's nice, you laughing. You see, my mule don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him."

Seems like he has had some pain in his past. He has a lot of bit avoidance. (memory?) I would have a vet double check his teeth first. He may have a bad wolf tooth or something. I worked a horse once with similar behavior that had a slight chip on a tooth that was causing most of the problem. Pulled the wolf tooth and things changed. If tooth is not an issue try an old horseman's trick called a licorice bit. Lay a rope of black licorice (full of molasses) on the mouth of the bit and then using a strip of cotton sheeting wrap licorice and metal round and round with the sheeting to hold the licorice in place fastening the sheeting on the rings at the outside of the bit. The licorice tastes great and they want to suck on it. Often they will spent a lot more time with their mouth closed just so they can taste that bit. Living in Missouri we have LOTS of mules around. Often they make wonderful mounts doing what a horse simply won't. They are VERY smart. Train them more as you would a small pony or even a dog. The reason he is not afraid of the sound and the weapon and is so brave is that he has already figured out it is not a source of danger to him. Once they form an opinion of something, it generally takes a long while the CHANGE that opinion. (thus the bit problems) That constantly working brain is also why he has learned to puff up for the girth. The smart ones learn that to avoid a pinching cinch. Try tightening the girth and then lifting each front leg stretching it forward then tighten again. With time he will learn that YOU don't let the cinch pinch him and he will get better and better at not puffing. My last piece of mule advice is that mules and ponies are perfect animals for someone that loves to train. Both being significantly smarter than the average horse. You will train them and they in turn will try and train you... so you both are really never finished training. LOL.

🎼I’ve been through combat training on a mule with no name I used body weight instead of the reins On a mule you’ve gotta strike a bargain ‘Cause if you tell ‘em what to do, then they start to complain La la la la la la 🎶🎵

He looked impatient with all the walking and talking, but he seemed very eager to get down to the whacking. Definitely a results-oriented mule.

I know this is an older video but it's such fun. I'm a veterinary librarian in Missouri, USA. We have the Missouri mule which is traditionally a cross between a draft horse [mare] and a mammoth donkey jack. These are the mascots for our veterinary college and we have three teams - we prefer the cross with the Belgian draft horse because they're large, well-muscled, relatively docile and have a stable color. They're perfect for training veterinary med students and for outreach throughout the state. We just celebrated our oldest team's 30th birthday! They are happily retired and always a joy 😊

Jason:”What’s a mule’s name?” Mule: “a mule has no name.” Jason: “a mule is ready to become a faceless man.”

Knight: CHARGE! Mule:....nah.

Lived in Ecuador. Donkeys are always sweet and friendly and easy to be around physically. The Horses very proud and awkward to be around as they’re very big and self conscious, more dominant and show off. And then mules always look kind of confused of their identity and where they fit in. Depressed and very sensitive and need a lot of reinforcements. I remember local ppl feeling sad for the mules because they always have a sadness compared to the donkey and horse. They need a lot of love acceptance and patience

For your first mule to be an abuse survivor is an amazing act of love on your part- your patience is stellar! My great grandpa had many mules over his 100 year life, he liked the big riding mules from "down south" , but we had smaller ones too, that children could ride in utter safety

maybe he should be named "good boy" - will make him a very self confident mule XD

I come here when I want to watch /listen to something utterly wholesome.

Thank you for being kind to the mule, he will repay you in many ways over time. You're correct about the name.. it will arrive and be very obvious when it's ready. About head tossing- some weird issues could possibly be causing this, like 'floaters' [invisible jelly like substance] in the eye, which shift when the mule is in motion, and come into his vision causing him to try and clear them by tossing. Also might be a mild ear infection, or even a reaction to dust particles/allergy.... which if he is from a different environment may be the case. I had a horse w eye floaters and it was an issue. Wishing both of you success and I look forward to more videos and seeing your relationship develop. Mules think things through, they are lovely.

"Training a mule for medieval war" This is a threat.

I've never been what you'd call a 'horse girl', but I think I might definitely be a mule girl. What a good and precious boy! Well...for a given definition of good lol. It's so nice to watch you too work together, and to see you be so kind to him.

So happy to see the mule again! I'd been hoping he'd been getting on well. I imagine when he throws his head around he's saying "Olé" to praise his performance. And when he's a properly trained battle-mule maybe he'll be thinking "¡Santiago y cierra, España!" (the medieval Spanish equivalent of the English shouting about St. George). Actually, that's another name suggestion: Santiago. It's sometimes shortened to Santi.

I really like this man. He seems very kind and has a beautiful smile.

If you want try spanish the words are "arre" for lets go and "so" for stop

Very heartwarming to see you working with this cute little "no-name," you're so patient with him, and he's so brave! Can't wait to see what you two as a team will be capable of!

Well, you're getting there. I have limited experience with mules (only seven), but in my experience as someone who mostly rode horses (and most of those were Thoroughbreds) you've got an important part of training mules: you have to discuss things with them. You get a tip of the hat from me for that because I've seen many horsemen who were apparently unable to figure that one out. One bit that would be useful for you is that, for a mule, 'because I said so' isn't a good reason. Horses are much quicker to cooperate with that sort of attitude but it takes a lot of relationship with a mule before they will cooperate without thinking it over just because you said so. If the mule likes you, they'll take a few seconds to think over what you've just told them to do and decide to humour your silly human whim. If the mule is ticked off, well, they will make you pay. It isn't that they are inherently stubborn or disobedient, it's that they need to see the reason for themselves. Mules prefer to do things for a reason--working with you to do a mimi obstacle course while you whack things with a training lance, he can see that there is a task to be done and he works quite well with you to do that task. Walk about in aimless (to him) circles? He doesn't know you well enough yet to believe there might be a sensible reason to do it, so he does the think it over thing, he chucks his head, he mouths the bit (try a narrower bit or put bit spacers on to adjust it to his jaw width). When he feels the energy of you concentrating on the task of weapons training, the vast majority of the head chucking, bit mouthing, thinking it over delay goes as if by magic. He's your guy, he's ready to work with you to make it happen. Tangential thought: mules tend to be more mentally versatile than horses. Get the relationship right and a mule will tackle anything with you. For instance, even an extensively trained riding horse starts all over at the very beginning if you suddenly decide to teach them to pull a cart. But a mule that has been extensively trained for riding will be about half to three quarters of the way trained to pull a cart on no notice. They'll need to figure out the mechanics of it but for the right relationship, they'll be very matter of fact, think the mechanics of this new task through and be pulling that cart while the horse is still all goosy about the way the shafts feel when they start to turn. I think medieval people knew all about this mental versatility and, for many medieval people, a mule was more value for the penny than a horse would be. For most, it would well outweigh the lack of reproductive capacity. A healthy mare can replace herself but the number of mules who can do so is vanishingly small (there are some mare mules who have borne foals). At 4:47, he does halt--yes, a delayed halt but it was a halt--and you didn't even acknowledge it. You told him to walk on, so did you want that halt or did you not? To a mule, that means that you must not have really wanted to halt, so it will be good policy to think that halting thing over even more carefully next time. At 10:00, you signalled a halt and he halted quite well with much less delay and what do you do? Give him a rote "good boy" and that's all. Just as with horses, when mules are thinking they make a pointy upper lip. Notice how much more often he makes that pointy lip than a horse at the same level of training would. That's why mules can be such fun to work with, they are good thinkers and have more power of concentration than horses tend to have.

Next on Modern History TV: Watch Jason buy a Crocodile and train it for War!

Mules are smart, strong, brave, sure footed the best of horse and donkeys combined. I remember back in the late 1960s/ early 1970s seeing a farmer drive his mule wagon loaded with vegetables to sell at the farmers market, drive down the most heavily trafficked street in Columbus Ga on Saturdays' with big 18 wheeled tucks, cars and motorcycle's roaring pass him for miles and the mule not beaning bothered at all by the noise, and movement. He would stop at each traffic light and move on when the light turned green. It was amazingly to see. My father who grew up on a southern farm during the great depression would say that Mules are not bothered by much, and they know their limits, if he refuses to move he is not being stubborn but knows you have put to much wight on him to carry, remove some and he will move.

"lancer" sounds like a good name for him. In literary circles, the "lancer" is the party member who is very independent, confident, and often a rival of the main character. (Think Raphael from TMNT)

Most horse videos have a bunch of nasty "mean girl" commenters, but this group is very civilized, and I learned a bunch of new things from the video AND the commenters. Thanks, all!

I love how he points his ears forwards just as you are about to hit a target. It also seemed to me he started to cooperate/agree more as you got into hitting things :-) I would suggest Jester for a name, the way he puffs up to make your saddle loose X-D Jester / Jouster?

Good! He doesn't look sad anymore

Oh, that is such a delight to watch. Your mule is a beautiful creature, and as I suspected from the previous video, he's definitely something of a character. There's something so endearing about a mule's head, which is part of what makes the mule a strikingly different creature. I'm sorry that he's had such bad experiences in the past with things over his nose, sufficient to leave scar tissue. As you say, he now has a good home. I can't think of a better place for him to be than with you, learning the art of combat-readiness, mediæval-style. Jason, you have such a rapport with your animals - it is a pleasure to see. Your patience and gentle encouragement are tremendous. I look forward to seeing this mule's further development, and await his naming at the proper time - which will no doubt be whenever your mule himself is ready!

I was always fascinated by mules. When I was much younger my father and mother had horses and I grew up riding horses. When my parents decided I needed my own horse I told them that I wanted a mule instead. They initially said absolutely no. Time passed. I persistently told them I-want-a-mule! Dad and mum, for my 14th birthday finally said I could have a mule since I was being "stubborn as a mule"😊. We went to a (well known in our area) breeder and I picked out a large 1-year-old, sorrel coloured, Jack Mule that I named Syrus. My parents told me I would have to train him to ride myself (with their help, of course). I had been riding horses since I was 11 or 12 but I was surprised at the different feel of riding a mule; the rocking motion of their gate was a big surprise! Syrus not only learned to become a great saddle mule but for many years a friend of mine & I made money doing sleigh and carriage rides in winters and summers with my mule and his horse as draft animals. Eli was always jealous when we raced and I would win the race riding a mule! 😀

You are a very talented rider and really good with your new friend. I LOVE MULES and am glad you are making a series on this. I also like that you are letting him name himself. ❤️ I can't wait to continue watching you work with him.

My great-grandpa was commissioned by the British government to buy and ship Missouri mules for their use in WWI as he apparently had a keen eye for quality ones. He shipped quite a few to Britain over the course of the war from the States. You got it right-'stubborn as a mule' wouldn't be just a saying without truth as you "negotiate" with Geoffrey. (He looks like a medieval Geoffrey to me anyway.) They're intelligent, sure-footed, and have loads of stamina along with quite perky personalities. My grandma used to cultivate corn with a team of mules when she was a young tomboy. She said after a few rounds she didn't even have to steer them as they learned quickly to follow the rows and would even turn around correctly at the ends. However she did say one needed to be watchful as they'd steal a quick bite of cornstalk whenever they sensed you weren't watching.

I already very much enjoyed your channel but I am particularly enthralled by these mule videos. You have directly inspired a fascination in me for these beautiful animals and I hope to have some of my own as companions someday. Spectacular videos, I am a proud subscriber and plan to follow and participate in your advancement as I can, thank you !

He is just wonderful! Was smiling the entire video

Not even 1 minute into the video and I already want to hug this man, his passion for his animals is so pure.

I have 2 mules. The fundation is trust. Give yourself and your mule time, time and time. They are great animals. You are doing great!

They are definitely smarter than everyone tells you they are! There's a man in the USA that makes Western-type mule saddles. He has You Tubes, too. Maybe it would be good to get one, and let your usual saddle-crafter reverse-engineer one into the type you need. Watching him move, react, and the stories you're telling - makes me smile, remembering my donk. There's a whole lot of gears spinning in their skulls.

If you want to look for more UK mules - on Facebook, Muleography has 2 - one mainly as a packmule, one is ridden (a gorgeous French Comtois mule). Lovely to see you working so gently with him, he seems to be responding really well to you! It will be a slow journey but he looks fearless for sure.

I know a girl who used to care for the donkey string at an enormous camp in Arizona. She said they will do anything for you if they know you love them, and nothing at all for you otherwise. I think that's why he's doing so beautifully for you. You sir, clearly love him.

I'm suggesting 'Sir Grey' as I did on the first video about 'the mule with no name'. Jason you are so gentle and yet firm with horses, it's the perfect combo. Thank you for the video

Due to "Mule with no name" I had to think about 'Nobody' aka Odysseus. Might be a fun name? Odysseus I mean Going watch the rest of the video now! Thank you for the many interesting videos you make 😊

So happy to see an update on Mr.Mule! He seems very happy and relaxed doing the work you ask. Mules are famous for having a mind of their own, but he seems to want to work with you!Looking forward to hearing more from you two!

He's absolutely gorgeous. His ears are so fun to watch. I find myself smiling as much as you are riding him.

I love that you are earning his trust with compassion and understanding.

It's so good to see you two getting along so well. He seems like a very sweet animal, and it's sad to hear about the scars on his nose and that he might have been mishandled in the past, but I know you've given him the best home he could have ever asked for. Really looking forward to seeing this big beautiful gray mule more in the future!

Muley looks so different from the first video. He's opened up. And he seems to be a very intelligent creature. I look forward to seeing more of him and his training :)

You seem so proud of him, I love it! He seems like a good and cheeky boy!

My grandfather kept mules as well as horses. He always said mules were generally much smarter than most horses. As a boy he knew i had an interest in knights and he would point out that mules were popular war mounts for Romans and later mounted warriors. He would also point out that his mules would often kill a coyote intstead of running but never mistook the dogs for a threat...very smart.

Man your videos have such a nice calming vibe to them.

Our mule will push out her chcest too and we have to re-tighten the saddle. Very fun , very intelligent companion. Glad to see it working for you

the best way to ask for subs imo, is just not asking for them at all. Thats one of the reasons i love you and your channel so much. Keep it up. :)

First time i came across this channel and oh my, you radiate the same energy as a gentle-hearted fairytale hero who got adopted and raised by wisps and pixies. The beautiful boy really couldn't ask for a better partner in war times.

Love watching your interaction with the animals and how positive all the training is.

I've been following this channel almost since its beginning, and just realized that this colossus of a man is the CEO of Rebellion, the makers of one of my favorite games growing up and the my current favorite WWII series - Sniper Elite. So considering those things - tell me Mr. Kingsley where is the epic historically accurate game which I am sure your company could produce?

He has such a sweet face! Reminds me a little of the horse my friend had, Biscuits. That horse mostly wanted to cuddle

I think you said mule-with-no-name came from Spain? He probably did time wearing a Spanish serreta bridle - it's a bitless/hackamore style, and while they can be gentle, they're often quite severe; the noseband can be heavy (solid steel), sometimes even toothed underneath. Small Wonder he doesn't want anything on his nose now! I think you're on the right track bitwise; I don't know how difficult it is to get hold of a Myler bit in the UK, but some of them have the entire mouthpiece shaped into a forward curve. It takes the bit pressure off the tongue, which some horses (and perhaps mules!) really appreciate. Good luck with him, nice to see him progress, he's got some bad habits but he's still got a calm attitude which you're encouraging, and that's great.

Good Sir, it's wonderful to see how patient and positive you are with this stubborn mule.

I am already seeing the relationship-building from the prior video. Well done :) Isn't he just a gem

He’s sweet! Seems like he comes from a rough past and is very happy with you. I’d name him Hero 😊

That mule is awesome

I LOVE MULE WITH NO NAME! He’s gorgeous. So excited to follow his progress!!!

"Four days were spent in thinking what name to give him, because (as he said to himself) it was not right that a horse belonging to a knight so famous, and one with such merits of his own, should be without some distinctive name, and he strove to adapt it so as to indicate what he had been before belonging to a knight-errant, and what he then was" - The naming of 'Rocinante'; Don Quixote's horse. Also fitting because of the attempt to relive chivalry.

I never had to deal with mules, but nearly 30 years ago I was a participant at the EQUITANA. In the stables we had an Swiss officer and his Six-mule-team. We made friendship and he told me a lot of interesting things about mules, their characters, anatomy and mental constitution. ,,If you has to with mules, forget any knowledge about horses. " As second: ,,All what a horse can work, can a mule too, but much more better !" Poorly underrated partners .... I learnd a lot, since when I have a highly respect for this wonderful partners. 👍

Hmmm, now I'm having a melody in my mind, feel free to sing along: I've been through the battle on a MULE with no name... :)

Awesome!!The chucking in the air of his head, that is something that was done a lot by one of the Arabian horses I used to train. That was pure excitement. Saying: look at me, here I am!! He did this particularly at dinner time. The Arabian gelding was called "Lancelot" and we called this head in the air throwing "Lancelotting". Sir Lancelot would be a nice name for your mule...

Absolutely awesome, and love how careful you are to find him headgear that suits him, and not necessarily you:) Wonderful pair the two of you:)

He's bigger, fluffier and cuter than I remembered. It's really interesting to learn about their differences.

You’re absolutely right with the Mule it’s negotiations. There are very smart. My great great grandfather, was known for his mules. In Kansas there was a tornado bearing down, he unhitch does Mule team in certain free to save their own lives. They refused to leave him. They guided him to a low spot. Then they gathered around him. Horses would’ve crushed him, but the mules We’re gentle. When I was over the news on the outside especially have been injured by flying debris. He and his mules walked home. This was a day when the doctors were also animal doctors, Rarely were they called out on the Prairie to attend animals. Except for the doctor, which would’ve been very expensive. Not for him for his injured mules. My grandmother said he slept in the barn with his mules until they have recovered. They understand this, they understand the nature of the man we trust. You could ask them to do anything, and they would try to do it. They trusted him and he trusted them. It’s a partnership with a mule. A lot of them don’t like bits by the way. PS you never can control annual unless they trust. After a while he’ll get to know what you’re saying I can actually ask him to do things. I like that You are trying to learn your mule. That will go along way.

Just given what we're seeing on the video, I'd take a wild guess that someone used to yank his head around like crazy with a chain on and didn't know how to deal with a mule vs a horse. I'm very, very glad he's got you and that you're educating each other. You're dead on when you say it's more like a negotiation and they're much more trust-built than horses are. I'd actually say a mule would be an incredible battle partner if it cared about the person it was defending.

Why no one has suggested 'Braveheart', I don't know. When you said 'He's got a brave heart', I was like YES.

In America, we have a saying, "stubborn as a mule". They are known for being more willful than a horse. A fun project, and a fascinating experiment in living history

The way you love, train and speak to all your beautiful animals is truly remarkable!

He is actually beautiful! He prances :) I think he’s showing off his human! I just found this channel and enjoy it.

I gotta say, I have been watching these videos for almost a year and I am so happy that you are creating this interesting and engaging Historical Content in an accessible way. The growth and consistency of this channel and what you have provided is wonderful. Thank you.

I don't write out comments often, but I just felt compelled to say that I absolutely love watching you work with these animals. Don't get me wrong I love all your content, but I find myself absolutely transfixed on your handling videos. Thank you very much for sharing them. It may sound silly, but I wish I could find someone to teach me to understand them the way you seem to. I'm tired of being told to go to lessons if I want to learn... because I feel like they don't care. They don't teach me how I can do better for the animal. I don't want to just be put in a saddle and have the horse obey I want to form a bond and understand. I just don't know how. I have so many questions. Babbling aside. Thank you for your content! It's always a pleasure to see.

It's interesting how what might at first seem like a nicer option (putting something around his nose) can be a source of pain or discomfort in some situations. Glad he's with someone who's nice to him. He's a very handsome animal.

I clicked so fast! I’m so excited to see your progress with him. I commented on the last video With him that I’m very fond of mules, and how your training style is ideal for working with them. It really shows in how he is coming along. I don’t know if sweet iron bits are very common in the U.K., as I am US based myself, but I have had great luck with mouthy horses and sweet iron. Copper seems to work too. but with as delicate as his mouth is and as much as he munches on it, The sweet iron might make in more pleasant. I also like eggbutt snaffleS that are double jointed. I think when they fiddle too much with a single joint, they end up poking themselves in the roof of the mouth with it. The double joint creates a flat plane so it doesn’t jab when the manipulate it in their mouths. And no pinching with the egg butt also. I would love to hear exactly what but ends up working for him though. He needs his own dedicated series!

Next Video: Training a Mule for WW3

New thumbnails to the older video's, nice! 👍🏻 Makes me want to bingewatch them again 😊

Remembered this passage from Scott's "Ivanhoe" and thought you might appreciate it. "This worthy churchman rode upon a well-fed ambling mule, whose furniture was highly decorated, and whose bridle, according to the fashion of the day, was ornamented with silver bells. In his seat he had nothing of the awkwardness of the convent, but displayed the easy and habitual grace of a well-trained horseman. Indeed, it seemed that so humble a conveyance as a mule, in however good case, and however well broken to a pleasant and accommodating amble, was only used by the gallant monk for travelling on the road." (I liked the silver bells and you've talked about them in another video.)

i know donkey and they also up their head when they are exacting or very nervous... the mule do basically the same thing...

For some reason, when I was a boy at summer camp, the riding teachers decided I ought to ride the one mule among all their quarter horses. Over the summer months, I got to know his personality much more than any of the horses I had previously been assigned. Not as tall, sleek, or fast as a horse, he was nevertheless great to learn with! And when it came to climbing hills, he would leave the horses gasping and foaming far behind!

Coming from someone who grew up with mules and learning from an old man my great grandfather who was 99 and passed two weeks before his 100th. He always said mules are extremely intelligent they will test out there new people and it might seem like a negotiation between you too but really it's more of building a friendship. He always said mules where more human in nature than any other animal on four legs he knew of. If you really look into how he reacts it's almost the same as people. He just needs time to learn and understand you. Same as you need time. Also mules are very stubborn and sometimes require a firm hand in training. But they remember things like people elephants and mules. Seriously. Keep that in mind

I LOVE this channel! Jason is a fantastic host!

I really look forward to these videos with the mule with no name! You seem to be having a grand time working with him and it makes me happy to see. His ears seem to show that he's listening to you more. Its gonna be interesting to see how he develops.

I've trained horses and mules and found mules more of a challenge because you must employ methods to make them WANT to do as you request. It is never cruel,but enthusiastic praise for good responses. These animals are very sensitive, and can be extremely affectionate clowns, wanting your company. Your mule likes you, but he should not be pushing you around. Verbally indicate, by tone, your displeasure, back him up, and say whoa. When he stands quietly, lavish praise. When his ears are flopping, he is relaxed. Also, those long ears release body heat, which enables them to endure extreme heat better than horses. They also have 4 legged drive for climbing and driving. A mule will climb a steep hill slowly, rather than charge up it like a horse does. In the US, we have mules that can pop over a 6 ft fence starting from inside a 12 ft square alotted area. Breeching is better than the crupper on your saddle, and more period appropriate. Your mule saddle should allow for the different shoulder movement and lack of withers. He doesn't like your bit (or maybe try lighter hands). I would have to ride him to know for sure. I would go with the roller on a "O" or "D" ring snaffle and cavesset comfortably placed behind the bit to help him hold the bit into position. Do not tie the head down! Verbally tell him whoa, and praise him lavishly until he stands quietly. I've had mine sliding into their stops, leaving the front end free, ready for a rollback. Your guy hasn't learned his headset yet, or his reining, so you need to go back to basics. Look on line with some of the master's here in Western riding like Meridith Hodges and others. In America, mules are used for roping, jumping, driving, reining, speed events, and packing. They are a blast, when you have completed their training. I taught my mules verable commands, so I could have my hands free. Many farmers would work off the back of their wagons, and then tell their seasoned teams what to do. King David and King Solomon rode mules, and they were prized by the Egyptians. (Check your Bible.). Good luck. I really like your guy. Give him a worthy name to live up to your expectations.

My grandfather farmed and logged with mules here in Mississippi back in the '30s and '40s. I grew up riding and my first mount was a mule, a mare. I've heard many stories about my grandfather and how well he could train a mule to the harness. He used to go out to Kansas back when he was a young guy to work on wheat harvests before he moved to Mississippi. After his father died he moved the family possessions from Oklahoma back to north Mississippi with a wagon and team of mules. It took him and his brother 20 days to make the trip. He was about 20 years old. They had a great time camping out on the side of the road at night and driving their mules all day.

My husband watched the video with me and remarked: "..work on direction control and halting..." and "...spirit and attitude..." "Describes you, Trish." LOL And yes they always tell us their names and we do listen and learn, otherwise, I wouldn't have a girl cat named Walter! Good luck with the training, looking forward to more videos and updates on his progress.

I like what you said about negotiating with a mule. He seems to enjoy being around all those targets. I think he'll make a great war-mule someday. The saddle pad looked really cool, too.

I love mules! I live in part of the US where mules are still used as draft animals. They are great! I was always told that they can work longer than a horse, but they will not let you overwork them. They also do not suffer fools lightly and will not let you put them in a position where they would hurt themselves which is why they are better for work in areas that are hazardous. For name I would say 'Don Quixote' since he's from Spain.

i really like how calm you go in your training, and he likes it too :)

not going to lie, I missed the humble mule!

He's not just a good boy but a pretty one too. Kind of reminds me of the guy from The Witcher, Geralt. 💜

It's soo fascinating to hear you speak about how he compares to your horses! He is lovely!

There was a famous Sheriff in Arizona in the old west days, 1800s. He rode a mule to chase outlaws, not a horse. You never see a lawman riding a mule in the cowboy movies as people would laugh. Similar to the painting of Napoleon crossing the Alps on a mighty white horse, when he actually rode a donkey.

The way he talks to his animals though. Adorable.

Hi modern history! I am eagerly anticipating the next video of you working with this extraordinarily strange looking Spanish speaking dog. Keep up the great work!

Gosh he’s such a cutie!! You seem so gentle with him, and it seems like he’s had a rough past. The part about “bargaining with each other” reminds me of what I’ve learned about Falconry from a Birds of Prey Conservation Center. Birds are crazy smart, and they’re naturally skittish around humans, and it takes a long time to build their trust, and a lot of the process is you testing what they’re willing to do (asking by offering food), while they see how much they can get out of it (i.e. not doing something for a mouse, but doing that very thing the second a half rat is offered lol). I love seeing the personalities of different critters. Your mule seems like such a sweet and gentle giant. If I had a mule, I’d name it “Fezzik” after Andre the Giant’s character in The Princess Bride

I was sitting here thinking " I wonder if hes going to try him with armor on or more combat type exorcises with him". A few minutes later you mention that exact thing. One time I had a thought about something you didn't mention when explaining what you were doing and maybe another minute later there it is. Every time I have a thought or question when watching your videos you seem to answer them without even knowing. This is why I really love your videos and appreciate you doing them.

Fantastic to watch your progress! The old adage - tell a gelding, ask a mare and discuss with a stallion (and a mule!)