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Podcast: MULE TALK! THE PODCAST ABOUT MULES, MULE TRAINING, AND THE MULE INDUSTRY.
Episode: MULES MAKING HISTORY - PART 2 - MEREDITH HODGES - LUCKY THREE RANCH
Description: MULES MAKING HISTORY - Part 2 - MEREDITH HODGES - LUCKY THREE RANCHSo much to learn about the mule's history!Before the industrial age, mules were vital to the United States and utilized for heavy work.Mules during the Westward Expansion days transported families and their possessions through the Western Plains. The U.S. Cavalry and its role in using mules.Harvey Riley, author of The Mule, published in 1867, is an excellent source of the mule and its history in the U.S. Army. Soldier Jimmy Wright was saved by his mule dur...