Casey

Casey is one mule I have really enjoyed. I bought her from Arkansas in 2020 with a pair of mule teams, she was a package deal. She is gorgeous as all get out and can walk like you wouldn't believe. Not only can she keep up in the group but she can also slow down. I am a believer that mules are mules and horses are horses. I love mules for what they can do better than horses and she is a prime example. I use her on the ranch to help sort and move cattle for my cutting horses. As you can see from my video I'm not much of a roper. She rides alone or with a group. I use her to move cows, to check water and the broodmare band. I do about a pack trip a month all year round and she is my go to lead. She goes through water and over bridges and logs and sets a good natural pace the rest of the mules can follow. She isn't too fast but not a plug you have to kick all the time either. I take her to southern Utah in the winter and up in the high country all summer. She always stands when saddling and packing as well as when you are getting on and off. She has never pulled back and knows when she is tied. She loads in anything. When I pack her, I always put her in the back because she is a rare mule that will stop when the train stops and doesn't try to get in front of the other mules. She also keeps up and doesn't drag. I've tied her to the back of the chuck wagon when we do wagon trains and she does great. She isn't a buddy sour mule and she always is fine to go by herself. I've never had any problems with her soundness nor sickness. She holds weight good and gets along with my other 7 mules I put her in pasture with. I shoe her in the summer when we go into the Wind Rivers or Uintas but in the winter when we are down south her feet are hard enough. I think her only down fall is that she isn't the easiest to catch but if I catch the bell mare she comes around pretty quick in the 5 acres they are in. She is my favorite mule to ride because she doesn't care if she is in front or behind or alone or with 20 head. She doesn't trot and can walk with the walkers or the QH. In all honesty, I haven't had a mule that can trail ride so well with lots of different animals and situations. In my experience, you either have one that is too fast or too slow or is afraid to get left behind. She is neither of those things which makes her my favorite trail mule. She does have a very old scar on her hind leg between the hawk and fetlock. Looks like she got caught in some wire. Its never bothered her since I've known her and my longest day last year was 32 miles into Hawks Rest. This is a ranch mule if I ever did own one. For more information, call Gus Dewey at (801)-376-3116.