Mules anyone?

[NancyNGA]

Raven the Dancing Mule
Eight week old female, with an Oops moment! Owner claims she's playing with that white rock.

 

[RadishRose]

:lol: ..RR, the mules would have a tough time keeping those on. How about these?

Those are dang fine!

 

[NancyNGA]

Those are dang fine!

Dang tootin' !!! :lol:

 

[NancyNGA]

The History of the American Mule

 

[NancyNGA]

I'd take it!

 

[NancyNGA]

President Harry S. Truman with a pair of Missouri mules at the Missouri State Fair, Sedalia, Missouri.

Harry S. Truman with "Susie," a championship mule at the Missouri State Fair, 1955

 

[Mrs. Robinson]

Footnote by me: It seems he would have to farm out the donkeys to improve the nation's stock.

Ummm,yeah!

 

[RadishRose]

Who remembers this one?

 

[NancyNGA]

RadishRose, that is a great video. I've seen the title, but never actually heard the song. Love the pictures too. Thank you!

 

[RadishRose]

Glad you liked it. That song came out when I was a little girl and my dad and I laughed ourselves silly whenever it came on the radio. Then he bought the record and we drove my mother crazy.

 

[BlunderWoman]

Who remembers this one?

I know that song, but I never heard it from those guys. I heard it from Dolly Parton

 

[NancyNGA]

"Saddle Up with Dennis Brouse" to learn about mules. T. Cross Farm, Chariton, IA. (TV Series)

 

[NancyNGA]

 

[NancyNGA]

Yule Mules - WV Christmas bluegrass banjo song, by Will Price and John Johnson

 

[Aunt Bea]

 

[Cookie]

These here are some cute mules, perfect for the holidays.

 

[NancyNGA]

Mule, Sam Poe Gallery, Bisbee, AZ
Featuring contemporary art by husband and wife, Poe Dismuke and Sam Woolcott. (I see some bedsprings)

 

[Aunt Bea]

Mules along the Erie canal.

A statue erected in honor of the boys and mules that towed the barges along the Erie canal.

Team of mules in Lockport NY, notice the series of locks in the background.

Changing teams.

 

[RadishRose]

The mule's name was Sal.

 

[NancyNGA]

Great find, RadishRose! Never heard of that song (1905), had to look it up. Here's one version. Bruce Springsteen has one too. Not his best.

Brothers Four version (doesn't mention the mule Sal )

 

[RadishRose]

Nancy, it was one of those songs we had to learn in grade school, I guess to teach us some folk music and history. I never forgot it.

Oh my, The Brothers Four! I used to love them. It's sad that they lost Sal. Thanks for posting these, here's one more-

 

[Falcon]

I can remember my Mom saying, "She's as nervous as a canal horse."

Meaning a canal horse MIGHT be pulled into the canal and drown; which, I'd guess, actually

happened occasionally. (The canal boats had no oars, motors or sails and had to be pulled through the canal by horses
tethered with ropes.)

 

[RadishRose]

Wow, Falcon I bet! I can see how that saying got started.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Take a look at some of the great photos of hard working mules in this link.

https://www.americanmuleassociation.org/say-anything/the-royal-jack-and-the-knight-of-malta

 

[Pappy]

Our summer Campground is located on the Erie Canal. Here is a couple of the oldest running tugs on the canal. Both are still being used.