Mule or standard donkey

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I for one would not want to attempt to train a 16 year old anything. Especially a donkey. A young donkey is difficult enough!
 

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I would not think it would be easy to break a 16 year old donkey to ride.
I think going with a mule would be a wise choice.
 
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See now I'm thinking.
My pasture produces more grass than my goats can eat.
Hesitate on getting a couple of steers because of Johnnes.

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Do you think it would be hard to acclimate a mule to my goats?

This one's pretty :love

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/grd/5785629665.html

Ad seems to indicate she's around goats.
Pretty! I like the line "She is just 9 yrs. old and has her whole life ahead of her." Um, mules are born at 9 years of age???? :lol:

I for one would not want to attempt to train a 16 year old anything. Especially a donkey. A young donkey is difficult enough!
Especially a HUMAN! Have you ever tried to teach a 16 Y/O human anything? They already know everything they need to know ;)
 

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Pretty! I like the line "She is just 9 yrs. old and has her whole life ahead of her." Um, mules are born at 9 years of age???? :lol:


Especially a HUMAN! Have you ever tried to teach a 16 Y/O human anything? They already know everything they need to know ;)

Probably should have said a long life ahead of her :)
 

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@Bruce mules can live up to 40 years. If properly cared for they can be active and useful almost all their life.

@OneFineAcre I would call and ask. I have a mule and she would attack the sheep if she could. She also hates dogs. I can just imagine the devastation she would leave behind her if she could go chicken stomping.
 

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