Coley Mule Farm
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Published 2022-01-23
First John tells us about his and his family's farming history. He has transitioned from row crop farming to a more diversified farming and mule breeding. He has Belgian mares and breeds to his own jack and three others.
John shows us his mules as he gets three of them ready to hitch. He talks about the difference in quarter horse, draft mules and quarter mules, their dispositions, temperaments and ease of breaking and training.
He does not pasture his mules because they tend to get fat. He does feed them grass starting in February as it is abundant on the farm at that time.
Next John grooms and harnesses his team. He shows how to best set the collar to prevent injury. He uses and shows the "yankee" or "Pennsylvania Dutch" harness and discusses the benefits. He uses a "hip backer" and explains why and for which horses.
He hitches four draft mules to his forecart and the manure spreader. We see John and the team spreading manure on his field.
John talks about his breeding program and we see his beautiful mares in the fields. He believes in using a variety of jacks to breed his Belgian mares. He has agreements with Amish friends to use their jacks and they work his stock in return.
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All Comments (21)
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I love this channel! In all the bad times we are going through, this channel is very calming. Thank God for people like all of you!! Youโre a blessing to our country!! God bless the rural USA! ๐๐ป๐ฅฐ
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Great Video My Papaw , Jim Jones , always worked mules in baccer and the garden in Livingston Ky , he finally taught me at 13 , wish I could go back Happiest time of my life
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I love watching well trained harness mules.
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I especially love the big draft mules. I believe mules are just amazing! We could never have built our country without the help of horses and mules and oxen thatโs for sureโฅ๏ธโผ๏ธthese mules are really beautiful animalsโฆ thanks for sharing this video. We see horses but not much video on mules or oxen. This was a treat โฃ๏ธโฎ๏ธโญ๏ธ๐ค๐คฉ
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We had a pair of draft muleโs named Minnie and Mac . They were the pullingest mules around here , if someone got tractor or something stuck and couldnโt get it out they would call my gramps. He would hook them up to the truck and away we would go, slow and steady down the road. Get there and hook up to tractor buried to rear axil in mud , gramp would give a get it real loud and away they would go tractor and all. Then he would throw the reins up on their back and tuck them in , put the wipple trees in truck and tell them to get home and away they would go by themselves. If we didnโt catch up with them they would be standing in front of the barn doors waiting.. The way things are today you couldnโt do that,to many cars this was back in the 58- 67 , miss them .
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Johns, Jennies, Jacks & Hennies ! Love mules---especially their 'radar sets' !
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ran upon this channel today (an icy winter day in Kentucky); my Uncle Hubert had a pair of mules - Pete and Queeny - he used for his tobacco patch; Pete was pretty calm and let my brother and me pet him; Queeny was not as calm; love seeing mules at the Kentucky State Fair
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My Grand Father was a Mule Skinner and taught me the ropes. We ran a Hammer Mill as well as a Sorghum Mill as well as pulled a Combine and thrasher. For some time he made Barrel Staves for different Winery's and Distillers' . Loved working the Mules over Horses. He would also Huckster hid Produce and Vegetables on the streets in St. Joseph, Mo. It was always fun going to the Mule Poles where they would drag Logs and heavy loaded sleds. He even taught me how to call, Talk and get a Stubborn Mule to move. . I lost two teeth when I was six biting a Mule on the ear. I never did that again.. I wonder how many people know the difference between a Horse Shoe, Oxen Shoe, and a Mule or Donkey Shoe or a Shetland and a burro shoe is. He also taught me how to tell different Manure piles out in the field. That is something most people never even think about. In the Old days a Farmer could tell how his animals were by the Piles of Manure. I wonder how many modern Farmers can. We could feed the Mules Carrots and Apples but never Pear's. I never did know why. Can anyone tell me?
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Very interesting information about mares and breeding. Thank you for sharing.๐ด
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Incredible...thank you!!
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Those cream lead mules are gorgeous.
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I like that he pays close attention on the care of his animals. So many are so cruel to animals.
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Years ago I was lucky yo be honored to be one of the all round Wagon Train men on the great reincarnation Wagon Train across Wyoming. Thanks to Roy Roger's and Dale Evans Rogers. I was one of the very , very few that could do nearly every job on the Train. I wish I had been born back in those days. I loved my time being all the Character's I had to be. I could do Black Smith chores out on the trail, I did birthing of calves and Colts and even mules. I drove Cattle, Branded, headed and worked every position I was needed. I loved catching a nap in the saddle and sleeping under a wagon ot in the Hay Wagon. We would have hay Drops where we would reload as we went along on the trail.
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Behind a mule man is a Mule Master. Mr. Coley learned from the best. This Mennonite Mule Master in Kentucky who taught Mr. Coley has a smooth, gentle hand, and take nothing but the best of care. With all his equine partners. You want another good story to share, let me know. I can make that happen.
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Excelente video y el mejor canal de como fue el campo de E.U.A Me encanta los grandes caballos y mulares para trabajar felicidades por conservar estas tradiciones y compartir con el mundo ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
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My Daddy's an old mule Skinner down Kentucky way, Garrard County, Nina Ridge....His Heavenly Birthday is Today , Feb 4 1901....R I P Dad
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Man, i would of loved to buy a pair of these when i was younger.
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I trucked tobacco from the field to the barn with mules at 8 years old . Got pawed in the ribs when I was 4 . Grew up to like the old mules just fine . Words and sounds Iโve not heard in along time . Gee .
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Another nice video
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They are big thatโs for sure ,you take good care of them .
