When he puts his foot down, it is right where he wants it. As water is scarce in this area, a mule is preferable to a horse because a mule can go all day without water. Maintaining a mule is less expensive. You can feed two mules for what it takes to feed one horse. Mules are more tolerant of the heat and they rarely develop colic.
Mules are very intelligent.
Once a particular training technique has been used on a mule three times, the mule understands what it is he is supposed to do. Mules get their natural abilities from the donkey. Experience Most of my mule education was from the school of hard knocks. I also received formal training in round corral techniques from John Lyons . I was listed as a John Lyons recommended trainer for two years.