Banjo's Tuff Stuff (Tuffy)
2005 John Mule
High Selling Mule at the Jake Clark's Saddle Mule Auction June
17, 2007 for $12,500!
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Tuffy as a 2 Year Old (2007)
Owned and shown by Mark Schrimpf of Bar S Quarter Horses, in Krum,
TX as a 2 Yr Old |
Tuffy laying down at the Jake Clark Mule Sale |
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Tuffy under saddle at the Jake Clark Mule Sale |
Tuffy showing Halter at the Jake Clark Mule Sale |
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Tuffy scored 103 points of 105 at the trail. This
included standing still for 3 min., serpentine through a cone
pattern, backing straight through rails. Then you had to pick up an
unwilling pack mule and cross a bridge, cross water, go up a 6"
bank, and complete a switch back. I was well pleased with him,
especially as a two year old.
Thanks Again,
Mark |
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Tuffy as a Yearling (2006)
Owned and shown by Amanda Raithel as a Yearling |
Tuffy & Amanda winning Yearlings at the Andrew County Mule Show
June 2006 |
Tuffy October 2006 at 19 Months |
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Miranda Teaching Tuffy to Drive at 14 months |
This is what happens to your mule at QH shows when you leave him
unattended...May 28, 06 |
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Tuffy as a Weanling
Tuffy modeling his new "Show Halter" |
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Name for this picture is "Meeting of the Minds" |
Tuffy with Miranda, his trainer. |
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Above pictures taken Jul 28, 2005 |
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Deb, |
Feb 1, 2006 |
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Just checking in. Tuffy is doing excellent. I have become a Clinton
Anderson fan and I'm trying his methods out on the mule. Tuffy is
doing excellent with those methods. I've been working on yielding
the hindquarters (thanks, he already knew this cuz you taught him),
forequarters and backing up along with lunging and changing
directions. He has a lot of respect for me and does everything that
I ask of him ( with some minimal resistance on things that he
doesn't know). He's really desensitized to a flopping bag and
flinging ropes. I've been working with the dreaded blue tarp, but he
still doesn't trust that thing! It's a long process. Flexing is easy
for him. He is really fluid when I ask him to touch his ribcage with
his nose. Doesn't resist.
He follows my body language when I step in front of him to change
directions on the lunge. Yielding the forequarters, he even has
started to pin his ears and pivot on his rear end. As you can see,
I'm really proud of his progress!
I've been meaning to get Ed to take his photo when he pivots and
pins his ears...good for your web page! I can't believe how smart he
is and how fast that he gets things. One day he struggles, the next
day he gets it like an old pro. I sure wouldn't hesitate to buy a
sibling to him if I ever need another mule!
Mandy
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