Dear Readers,
Those among you who pay close attention will remember the excitement with which I anticipated my weekend trail ride, which was to have been a serene and scenic tour of the northwestern flank of Lyman Hill. It turned out not t…
The new sport of Fenssage
I finally found that irregular polygon in a test. This could be the sport for me!
PeeWee level Test 1:
A Enter under duress
X Drift, slow, salute
Proceed poky trot, rising
C Spook left
E Irregular polygon left 18-23m
Betw…
Reconciling Goals in a Relationship
Dear Readers,
The mule/human relationship is a rewarding, enriching, and beautiful thing. Like any relationship, though, it requires tender loving care to thrive. This means carrots, grain snacks, scritchy-scratchies under my chest and ins…
A Mule Walks Into a Bar . . .
Here's your Friday Funny for today, February 5th, 2010: IMAGE CREDIT NICK KIM
Ten Rules for Success with Humans
Humans, you can consider this your Ten Rules for Success with Mules. Just switch your nouns. Rule #1 Commit fully and totally to your human. Believe in her, love her, and do your best for her. She is your everything. Rule #2 Treat your human w…
The Incredible Wonderment of Everything
This is one of those gorgeous days that just makes a mule happy to be alive. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the Volvo is disgorging hay at a steady pace, and there is nothing in the known world that is not right. The known wor…
Punxutawney Mule
Well, my shadow's comin' in loud and clear this morning, February 2nd, 2010, but what I can say is that we are about due for some winter here in Western Washington after an unusually warm January. Record high temps have meant that…
For Littledog
I was pleased to see a goat related comment on my website this week, and I would like to give a brief description of a few common goat breeds for those who are interested in obtaining their own cloven-hooved companions. Saanens: These are o…
FenBar's Top Five Dream Jobs
FenBar's Top Five Dream Jobs for Mules and Other Equines: 5. Movie Star.
I could handle some peanut butter on the palate and a piece of thread under my lip if it meant that, in my efforts to dislodge them, I was promoted to internation…
Roach Clips (No, not that kind . . .)
Hello Fenway, my name is Doc and I’m an 8 year old john mule. I recently selected a human named Gerry to be my caretaker and all around man servant. Gerry hasn’t required much retraining and I think I’ll keep him. However, Gerry, a male h…
Raising Good Goats (or raising good anythings, really)
We raise good goats here at Bent Barrow Farm. I know, I know, Jasper Jules is a bit of a tool, but he and Missy, Empress of All that the Light Touches, really are sweet. It is not just the fact that they are my only hooved companions in t…
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