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GENERAL READING, FUN, AND BOOKS FOR THE COLLECTOR:

ZOOBOOKS - WILD HORSES
Neat color illustrations about zebras and the wild asses! Great for kids and adults. $3.00  (postage  $1.00 )

DONKEY DOODLES
Cartoon donkey notepads - for shopping lists, or just for fun.  Several color designs in each notepad.       $3.00  (Postage $1.00 )

HOW TO CARVE REALISTIC MULES
Lester I. Hunt
Would you like to be able to carve mules and their trappings from wood?  Now you can with this very helpful, detailed and beautifully illistrated book to help you. Paperbound, 32 pages, photos and drawings.      $5.00   Postage $1.00

MULES, JACKSASSES & OTHER MISCONCEPTIONS
James A. Burkhart and Eugene F. Schmidtlein
Professor Burhart spent a lifetime collecting mule lore, and Professor Schmidtlein put it together in the most entertaining mule book around.  This book is full of stories, lore, facts, fictions, beliefs and just good "Stuff"
about mules.  This is a sort of historical book, because it applies to mules in our past American History.  Most of these things are things your grandfathers knew or thought or did, but not things you will come up against today.  If you want to know more about the place of the mule in American rural and small town life, and just read mule stories this is the book for you!  Paperbound, 171 pages, no illus.$10.00

REFERENCE GUIDE:
Horses, Mules and Ponies in Canals, Mining and Rail Transport, an Annotated Bibliography.
Complied by Eve Iversen
A comprehensive listing of articles and references to Mules and equines in haulage.  Perfect for the research facility or in finding information for school papers.  Folder-bound.  50 + pages.  $7.00

WRECKS of the FRONTIER WEST
by Mike Stamm
An interesting collection of  stories,  including quotations, of adventures and trials of the frontier.  Richly illustrated with historic photos, drawings,  and original art by our own Bonnie Shields.   Chapters on horse & Mule Fiascos,  Injun's, Blowouts with Buffalo, Goofups with Guns, River Crossings, Trail hazards - extremely entertaining!  Softcover,  151 pgs      $15.95        LIMITED QTY!   
                      
Canadian Donkey & Mule Association Handbook:
A Guide to the Conformation, Judging & Showing of Donkeys and Mules.  Spiral-bound, an excellent reference for the breeder of donkeys and mules.  The section on conformation in all types and sizes of donkeys and mules is excellent, with photos and illustrations both showing good and poor conformation.  Almost one third of this 76-page book is devoted to this area of judging.  A glossary of terms is included, as well as information about the Canadian Registry.   $18.00




Meredith Hodge's Training Series:

Training Mules & Donkeys, Tape #9 - Keys to Training the Donkey
Introduction and Basic Training. 
VHS format in stock - Please call for information on PAL format for overseas viewers.

Complete with pocket Workbook, this video takes you through the differences between donkeys and mules, imprinting the foal or adult, Tying and leading, the Obstacle course, Trailer Loading, and Showmanship in the first Chapter.  Chapter 2 is Measuring for Athletic Potential, and Volume 3 covers specifics for handling the Jack donkey.  $39.95 each  (VHS)

Training Mules & Donkeys, Tape #10 - Keys to Training the Donkey
Saddle Training & Jumping

Also contains the handy pocket workbook - watch the tape, and take the workbook into the field with you.  Vol. 1 covers the Saddle Donkey - Basics in the Roundpen, Trotting, mounting, Patterns and Obstacles, the Canter.  Volume 2, Advanced Training covers Lateral Movements, Lengthening the stride, Jumping, Massage for your Athletes.  $39.95 each. (VHS)

(Recommended for standard to Mammoth sized donkeys. )
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