Mounted search and rescue

["Jorene Downs" <Jorene@CEOates.com>]

I know folks who greatly prefer to ride a mule in the backcountry. One of 
our MSAR team leaders (also an MSAR Packer) rides a mule ... and packs the 
horse.

The neighbors behind us have mules. We make a point of running our 
youngsters on shared fence line  so they get well exposed and don't perceive 
the Long Ears as possible horse eating monsters. Our backcountry and MSAR 
stock are well accustomed to pack trains, etc., that include mules since 
there are about a dozen mules in the family. ;)

-Jorene

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "philip easley" <easleyranch@foothill.net>
> Do not get me wrong, I do prefer mules over the horses.  If it did not 
> take
> horses to make mules, I would not have any.  We understand mules and how
> they think so we do well with them.  [...]
> Philip Easley
> NCSSAR