Gaited mules for sale for smooth, pleasurable trail riding. Well-started and finished gaited mules for sale. Finished means that our gaited mules for sale have good ground manners, good manners under saddle, and lots of trail experience. It also means that a rider with some experience with gaited horses or some experience with mules can get the mule to gait. Our well-started gaited mules for sale are young mules that have had a minimum of a month of professional training, exhibit a willing and obedient attitude, gait regularly, and have had several trail experiences. To become finished, a well-started mule needs to be ridden easy and often. Our finished gaited mules for sale have Certificates of Registration from AGMA, the American Gaited Mule Association, certifying that they have demonstrated the ability to perform a smooth 4-beat gait.
Gaited mules are produced when jacks (male donkeys) with a lateral gait are bred to gaited mares. Since gait is highly heritable, we breed a strongly gaited mare to a strongly gaited jack, such as our own JB Cadillac Jack. Disposition is also highly heritable. Our gaited mules for sale have dispositions that are people loving, willing, and obedient. That said, riding success on any equine depends on the rider having a level of confidence, competence, and experience either riding horses or mules.
John gets a lot of questions about gaited mules and gaited mule training. If you are interested, you can Listen to John's Perspectives on Gaited Mules on the difference between mules and horses, the difference between gaited horses and gaited mules, mule physical and psychological traits, the training process for gaited mules, and other gaited mule questions and issues.
Gaited mules have a gait that is smooth and distinct from the trot of an ungaited mule. The gaited mule may exhibit a single foot, fox trot, running walk, stepping pace, rack, paso fino gait, or combination gait. Therefore, gaited mules give a ride that is more comfortable than that of an ungaited mule. The ride of a gaited mule is similar to that of a gaited horse such as a Tennessee walking horse, fox trotter, or paso fino horse. For us to represent a mule as gaited, the mule has to do more than a flat foot walk. To represent a mule as gaited, we require the mule to do one or more gaits bare footed or light shod, in addition to a flat foot walk. If you cannot download the video clips of the finished gaited mules for sale, do not hesitate to call or e-mail for a DVD of the ones you would like to see. The DVD's are homemade quality but good enough to show what the gaited mules for sale can do.
SOLD - Gaited Mule For Sale, AGMA Registered Molly Mule Ruby, out of a Registered Foxtrotter. Ruby is a 15-2 1/2, elegant ruby red sorrel, gaited molly mule out of a registered foxtrotter mare. Ruby will soon turn four so she probably has her growth at around 15-3. Ruby has excellent conformation and a very pretty head. Ruby gaits very naturally, moving from a comfortable flat foot walk to an easy rack. We believe that Ruby will be competitive in gaited racking mule classes. She racks a hole in the ground and is happy doing it. Ruby is a calm, warm-hearted, responsive young mule that is ridden with a light touch of collection. She loads, clips, and shoes easily. She takes everything in stride as she learns about the world. She has been used in judging field trials where she has been around dogs and guns. Ruby is a gaited mule for sale with a good heart and mind and a very natural gait. Double Click on the Short Clip of Ruby. Ruby is priced at $6,000.
SOLD - Gaited Mule For Sale, AGMA Registered John Mule Willie. Willie is a five-year-old 14-1 light sorrel John mule. Willie is a good, sensible trail mule. He is a small mule that needs a fairly small to medium-sized rider. Willie has one of the very best flat walks and then does a running walk. Willie is very well-mannered and focused on the trail. John rode him at the Cross Country Trail Ride in Eminence, MO, for a week in October. Unlike most young mules that are nervous about the carnival atmosphere of the big ride, Willie acted like he owned the place. Willie has a nick in his left ear as you can see. Willie is a very dependable, eye-catching gaited mule for sale. Short Clip of Willie. Just for fun John walks the smaller mules into the trailer. Trailering Willie This longer video of Gaited Mule Willie was taken on a windy day in March '07. If it is too long to download easily, send us an e-mail to Request a DVD. Willie is a focused and dependable gaited john mule for sale. Willie is priced at $3,500.
SOLD - Gaited Mule For Sale, AGMA Registered Molly Mule Cindy, out of a Registered Paso Fino. Cindy is a four-year-old finished paso fino molly mule our of our registered paso fino mare Chiquita Linda. Cindy is 14-1 1/2, a handy size for the small to medium-sized rider. John also rode Cindy in October at the Cross Country Trail Ride in Eminence, MO. Cindy is really gaiting well and will get better and better. We have found that paso fino mules mature more slowly than other gaited mules. Short Clip of Cindy Gaiting. Cindy is so well broke that John can ride her into the trailer. Trailering Cindy We took another video of Gaited Pasofino Mule Cindy on April 6, 2008. Cindy is really coming on in the paso gait. She goes up and down hills like a little caterpillar. Cindy is a top-notch gaited paso fino mule for sale. Cindy is priced at $4,500.
Gaited Mule For Sale, AGMA Registered Molly Mule Lisa, out of a Registered Foxtrotter. Lisa is a 5-year-old, 14-2, finished molly mule out of a registered foxtrotting mare. Gaited trail mule Lisa had 60 days professional starting followed by at least 200 miles trail experience. John also rode her at the Cross Country Trail Ride in October '07. Gaited trail mule Lisa is well-mannered and easy to work with. In addition, Lisa is one of the prettiest mules you will find with the blackest possible color and a fine head, neck, and ears. Lisa is a full sister to Ruby but much shorter. She has the same sweet disposition as Ruby. The Video Clip was taken April 6. Gaited molly mule Lisa does a flat walk, a running walk, and a foxtrot. Lisa has been ridden by a couple persons not used to gaited equine and has gaited for them. Gaited mule Lisa has a get down the trail attitude. Lisa is a gaited mule you can be proud to ride. Lisa is priced at $4,500.
Gaited Mules For Sale, Paso Fino Molly Mules, June Bug and Jitter Bug. We have two paso fino mollies ready for training. Jitter Bug is a 3-year-old paso molly out of our registered paso fino mare Chiquita Linda. June Bug is a 3-year-old paso molly out of Chiquita Linda's daughter John's Rose, also a registered paso fino mare. Since Jitter Bug and June Bug are out of the same gaited jack and mother/daughter mares they should gait well together. They match in color, build, and temperament. We have called these two mollies the twins because they were born a week apart and are almost identical sorrel mollies. Jitter Bug and June Bug are bigger than most paso fino mules with Jitter 15-1 hands and June 14.3. June Bug and Jitter Bug are ideally matched for people who want to ride together. Jitter Bug and June Bug will begin training this fall or next spring.
Gaited Mule For Sale, Molly Mule Sally Goodin. Sally Goodin is a 15.2 molly out of a walking horse mare. Sally is a red sorrel with a white mane. She has excellent conformation, eye-catching good looks. Sally is very people oriented and will leave the rest of the herd to come meet you. She has been started under saddle with 2 months professional training. Gaited molly mule Sally has been very easy to work with. Winter weather and a wet spring prevented John from getting in the riding time to finish her. She is probably 200 miles from being a finished gaited trail mule. She will be priced when she is finished.
Gaited Mule For Sale, John Mule Mike, out of a Belgian/Walking Mare. Gaited Mule Mike will be a big mule for the rider that needs a big mule. He will be able to keep up with good company. At 2, he is big enough to begin training. He is a proud mule that will make you proud either under saddle or pulling a buggy. Mike is priced at $2,500, as is, ready to begin training.Our Selling Process
Our gaited mules for sale are sold by private treaty. We want a buyer to come work with the gaited mule for sale and ride the gaited mule for a couple days before buying the gaited mule. Our gaited mules for sale have been raised as big pets and we want them to go to humane and loving homes. A prospective buyer needs to understand that maintaining a gaited mule requires a big commitment in time, labor, and money.
The prospective buyer of the gaited mule needs to have had some experience and confidence riding gaited horses or some experience with mules. During the couple days spent riding the gaited mule for sale, John will show and tell how the mule has been trained and help the new owner get with the gaited mule. John's way of training may not be the best or only way to train a gaited mule, but it is the riding method that the gaited mule for sale is familiar with and will likely yield the best results until the new owner is bonded with the gaited mule. He will also show how the gaited mule for sale has been tacked and bitted and share what he has learned about gaited mule temperament and psychology over the past fifteen years. He will help riders who have ridden only western style and who have not ridden gaited equine learn how to ride a gaited mule two handed with mild collection. Our goal is for all parties, including the gaited mule for sale, to be happy with the transaction.
We are a mom/pop operation (actually a grandma/grandpa operation) located in the northeast corner of Missouri, six miles east of Kirksville. We raise and train sensible gaited trail mules. We do not represent a gaited mule that we would not want to ride. We require that riders sign a liability release and wear a riding helmet during the trial ride of the gaited mules for sale because riding even the best equine has inherent risks. Our gaited mules for sale will come to the new owner in good health, with current de-worming, current vaccinations, and current dentistry.
Testimonials
To give you an idea of our selling process, please read Karen's description of buying Buttercup. Karen accurately describes the transition time that a mule needs to bond with a new person, and the time it takes for a new rider to become confident in the new mule and get the best gait from the new gaited mule.
Norman of Washington state describes his experience with Polly, a Paso Fino molly mule we raised out of our mare Chiquita Linda de Copa.
Mule Slide Show
If you have a fairly fast internet connection, we invite you to view a slide show of the mules and donkeys we have owned and loved. Mule & Donkey Slideshow
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