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Dr. Bob Miller & His Mule, Scooter
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of visiting Dr. Robert Miller DVM at his home in Thousand Oaks, CA. He is known for “Imprint Training” when a foal is born. I also met his 27-year-old mule, Scooter, who you can see in this video when it was a 3-week old.
National Trails Day – June 7
Tomorrow, June 7, is National Trails Day. There are activities happening all over the U.S. and you can probably find one near you with a simple Google search. Here are a few links that I found of groups that are doing things like work parties, trail rides, hikes, etc.:
http://www.americantrails.org
http://www.americanhiking.org/national-trails-day/
http://www.backcountryhorse.com
Santa Clara County Arrest
Judge Jerome Nadler was recently interviewed for the documentary. He presided over the case involving Mule’s arrest in August, 2013, near Gilroy, and allowed videotaping in the courtroom. The case was dismissed.
More Mule Days Photos
Mule Days Photos
Mule Arrested
Mule was awakened Friday night near Camarillo by park rangers and told he had to leave. He refused, was arrested and transported to Alhambra City Jail by US Marshals (due to lack of space, many jails are now contracted as “holding facilities”). Lady and Little Girl were taken to the animal shelter in Camarillo. The third mule, Pepper, was not traveling because her lameness has returned. She has been given a nice home. Mule was released from jail yesterday afternoon and was transported to the animal shelter. He was not charged with any impound fees.
Jan Mendoza Interviewed
Jan Mendoza with California DMV headquarters in Sacramento was interviewed for the documentary on Monday and discussed the sections of the Motor Vehicle Code relating to equestrians. It’s interesting that she’s a horse person and had lots of personal experience with sharing the road. And she’s a champion trick rider, one of 3 trick rider instructors in the state. You can see videos of her here: http://www.youtube.com/
Mule Reunites with Pepper
These photos were taken last week at Kathy Greenway’s place in Murrieta where Mule reunites with Pepper who had gone lame back in January. L to R: Mule walking with Pepper to assess her health, Pepper & Mule, and Little Girl & Lady with some of Kathy’s animals in background.
