Black Jack Mules

07/01/2024

Esky’s little brother Taco at 6 weeks old and growing well.

12/12/2023

Esky out and about on the weekend.

28/09/2023

Another beautiful Molly mule by Pedro hit the ground last week.

04/08/2023

Coke, out of a stock horse mare, is nearly 2 yr old and growing into a beautiful riding mule.

22/05/2023

Elum going through his first harness lesson. Elum is by Awapuni Pedro and out of a QH mare.

22/05/2023

We love seeing what our clients do with the mules they breed using our jack , Pedro. This is Elum, the mule, on his first lesson as a harness mule. Impressive mulemanship skills by his owner Cyle Newton.

28/04/2023

We are really enjoying working with our young mules...and I think they enjoy working with us !

28/04/2023

Thought this clinic might be of interest.

21/04/2023

Here are some recent photos of the beautiful 2yr old molly mule by Awapuni Pedro out of a Percheron mare, bred by Jerilo Percheron and Nanny Mares in SE QLD.

17/03/2023

Heidi and Zelda completing ride four. Coming along slowly but nicely.

16/03/2023

3rd ride completed.😁

16/03/2023

Heidi introducing Zelda to a Wade saddle and a rear cinch for the the first time, in preparation for Zelda’s 3rd ride.

We are very pleased with the calm nature of Pedro’s mule babies.

14/03/2023

Some interesting history about Mules in the mines in Montana....

As electricity came to the mines in Butte in 1915, mules were phased out. Miners were sorry to see them go as they added so much personality to the dangerous work.
Hundreds of mules worked in miles of tunnels beneath Butte. Some mules loved the miners’ rough caresses and others would bite or kick and wanted no human attention. Every mule had its own personality and most had at least one miner who missed it when it went to mule heaven at the end of its long road.
Take Kate – she was a kicker. No stall could be built around her that she wouldn’t destroy. She could kick any electric light hung within ten feet of her and when she needed new shoes, the blacksmith would not approach her until she was hog tied and strapped down. Then she would try to kick the shoes off, and sometimes did. Miners called her hind feet “sudden death” and “six months in the hospital,” respectively.
Then there was Babe. Everyone loved Babe, one of the smartest mules to ever work in Butte. Babe loved to***co. If she saw a miner smoking a pipe during lunch, she would stand close so she could inhale the smoke. Babe was never bridled and took verbal directions. But she complained with looks and groans if asked to pull more than four ore cars in a string.
Sharkey was a thief who knew how to find the men’s lunch buckets. He would often sneak away and work the top off of some poor miner’s dinner pail.
Mules went below loaded vertically on the hoist, head down. Once there, they never again saw the light of day until they retired — if they were lucky.
We're not sure of the name of this mule working1,100 feet undergrounds in the Rarus Mine in Butte. Also unknown are the names of the two miners. But judging by the looks on their faces, none of them are happy.
Norman Forsyth photo, circa 1910.

12/03/2023

Heidi not only put the first ride on her mule Zelda yesterday, she did it bare back just to show how well the mule is doing.

Mule is by Awapuni Pedro out of a stock horse mare.

11/03/2023

This is “Coke” a beautiful yearling by Pedro out of a Stockhorse mare with traditional breeding.

31/12/2022

Quick update on Esky and his full sister Zelda. They are progressing well.
- Esky has just moved into a shanked bit and going softly in it.
- Zelda is now carrying a pack saddle, confidently.

Frozen semen from Awapuni Pedro still available for what is left of this breeding season. $1000/dose or 3 doses for $2000
Message us for details.

01/11/2022

Congratulations to a client who had another mule baby arrive this morning. This is his second foal in consecutive years from the same QH mare using frozen straws from Pedro. This year’s foal was a Molly.

01/11/2022

Born on Melbourne Cup day, this little John mule is our newest arrival.

12/10/2022

Elum, the mule, made it into Horse Deals magazine this month for charming the crowd at a Polocrosse match. Stylish little dude that one.

10/10/2022

Congratulations to one of our clients on their new mule foal that just arrived. Bred using frozen straws from our Jack , Awapuni Pedro.

02/10/2022

Zelda getting her first introduction to carrying a saddle. She handled this well while being lead around the traps by her full brother Esky.

02/10/2022

Zelda, the mule, was back at the beach a couple of weeks ago.

11/08/2022

Pedro and I catching up to discuss the upcoming breeding season.

Frozen straws available $1000/dose or 3 doses for $2000

10/08/2022

Zelda got her first introduction to being lead out in the State Forest today. It was a short ride and she went very well. Heidi has her slated to be a three bell mule eventually.

04/08/2022

It‘s that time of year again

02/08/2022

Zelda is coming along so well.

She has a wonderfully clever, cool, calm nature...Such a sweet Mule !

21/07/2022

This is Esky 3 years ago. He has just turned 3.