Rancho Santiago Mules for Sale

             

Sale Pending               GORGEOUS GEORGE                                   Price   $6478.00 George has gone to work on a ranch at this time.

 

 

 

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FOR SALE  RANGER'S WILBUR If you can ride at all then you can ride this ultra gentle, easy going, safe forgiving mule. Price:   $4676.00

 

Ranger's Wilbur is 13 years old.  16.2 hands tall and he weighs in at a petite 1,400 +  pounds of gentle dependable john riding mule that also drives as a single. Beartiful quarter horse mules are like a pickup truck. Wilbur is a gentle four wheel (four leg) drive big Mac Truck type with the gears and power to get you there and back safely in the heavy going area. This Percheron mule is out of a mammoth jack & Percheron mare is  a big,strong, and athletic. Built to handle the heavy loads and heavy traveling in rough country.     Ranger's Wilbur can carry all day a 300 + lb. person who is 6'7" tall or bigger all day with no trouble.

 

Ranger's Wilbur has no difficulty with the ferrier, trailering, or tacking up.

 

	No bridling, mane roaching or ear problems.
	He does all of the basics right all of the time.  Wilbur stands still in place to be mounted. Is he safe? ... Dr. Jim ( 69 years young) rides Wilbur wearing tennis shoes. As Dr. Jim was mouting his right foot slipped off the tire and he partially fell under Wilbur who just turned his head and looked at Doc. Wilbur did not move at all!

 

Check Wilbur out ... he simply puts his head down and goes to work getting down the trail while you can Relax, smile, take pictures, talk to friends and joke with the kids without worry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What does an excellent big mule do in tought situations ... he uses his brain, calm personality, and raw controlled power to safely step over or jump over and just move on down the trail with you smiling in the saddle . Big, Strong, Powerful and very Athletic are rare qualities that come together in this very special athletic Percheron mule... Wilbur.

 

                     

Big country mountain riders in Colorado, New Mexico, Montana and Wyoming or Oregon trust these powerful, smart, big, athletic mules to get riders there and back. Snow drifts, rivers, sand hills, desert rocks and forest obstacles are calmly just powered through over or around.

This fine riding mule, Wilbur, by himself can easily pack out the biggest elk you have ever dreamed about on that fantasy huntRanger's Wilbur backs up like a GMC truck shifter in to reverse ... tucks his head a shuffles back with a twitch of the fingers.

End of Wilbur section scroll down for Sheba.

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For Sale SHEBA A nice tranqil family trail riding mule. Price:   $ 3,687.00

 

If you read Sheba's calm soft eyes they will tell you about her peaceful mule soul...              Calm, Dependable, Safe.  Suitable Mule for an inexperienced rider up to and expert rider who does not want to worry if the mule is goofy so the good rider can take it easy, smile, and enjoy the ride. Note from Rancho Santiago:  If you are new to riding please take riding lessons because it helps you and the mule...WHY? ... because new riders often accidentally give opposite signals to their mule at the same time... example: while trying to turn the mule they also pull back on the bit.  The mule is being signaled to "turn and stop" at the same time. OOPS! ... this leads to a frustrated rider and a mule that stands in placed confused.

 

GENTLE. EASY GOING MULE GAL. Family mule that trail rides,  hunts, rough country mule. 9 years old, 15.3 hands tall. Comes to us when we call her or she finds us first.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.3 hands tall, blonde mane & tail, light sorrel  molly mule. Gentle, safe, easy going ground gobbling extended walk.                          ARABIAN MULE    (Arabian mare X Mammoth Jack)

 

Sheba has zero problems with her ears or with the ferrier. Loads in trailer easily and rides quietly.	Sheba stands still for saddling.  Even when we pushed the limits!

 

Sheba likes Maria (ranch co-owner) and women especially, but she has no problems with men that use soft hands on the reins. She responds to her rider easily so there is no need spurs because Sheba wants to please her rider.  Dr. Jim never rides with spurs ... he communicates with this mule using soft hands and a touch of the side of his leg.

 

Maria is short and Sheba is tall.  No problem to mount for a smaller person or a big person.  Sheba stands still for mounting from the ground, off of a bucket, from a mounting block, tree stump or what ever is sturdy and handy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of Sheba section scroll down for Jay Bob.

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For Sale Elk Guide's Jay Bob Price:   $4678.00

 

Elk Guide's Jay Bob has been there and done that trail ride or across rought country hunting trip.  Jay Bob will get you there safely and get you back safely.  Jay Bob is the finest of Percheron big boy classy mules.

Jay Bob is a big mule that rides really good because he reins, trots slow and fast, and has a nice canter along with a good rein, and back up. Jay Bob does all of the basics right.  

                           Jay Bob is 12 years old, 1,300 + pounds of grey mule and 16.1 hands tall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knowledgeable mule riders who make their living riding the trails of the rough country mountains and for whom hunting is a passion prefer a good big safe Percheron mule that can take them in safely and get them out of the back country safely. The key is Jay Bob's calm personality, sheer power, and athletic abiltiy to ease into the woods and across the rocks to get you to that right spot on time. Jay Bob uses his long legs to walk though the deep snow that would bury a quarter horse or small mule. Jay Bob rides with western style saddle and tack.  Curb bit,   Britchen or Crupper.  "V" type breast strap.

 

               Dream about  sitting on your saddle as Jay Bob smoothly covers the ground easing into the woods as you can just relax, smile and enjoy riding in the out of doors without a care in the world.    Amen.  

                                Rancho Santiago doesn't want someone else to be riding your Jay Bob mule! 

 

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For Sale Rosie and Jessie (team) Dr. Jim's personal parade and and driving competition multiple award winning team of Belgium mule sisters, "Rosie & Jessie", are for sale at Rancho Santiago $12,870.00

 

 

 Picture above taken October 30, 2010. Identical matched team of Belgium molly mules. Full sisters. Red line back molly mules. The only way we tell them apart is that Jessie has a slightly darker tail than Rosie.

Are Rosie and Jessie expensive at $12,870.00 ???  Good folks we do not know if many of you have had the chace to drive.  This is the team that can help you learn to drive right and safely. Dr. Jim loves driving mules.  Most people do not know that driving teams, four ups, and six ups is MUCH more dangerous than riding a equine under saddle.  Driving is fun! The past weekend 11-6-11 we drove this team for the first time in one year.  They harnessed, hooked up, and drove PERFECTLY from the time Dr. Jim said "step up" with total cooperative behavior and returned to the corral.  A proven safe winning team for this price?   We hope you never have to compare the price of Rosie and Jessie to just one visit to a hospital emergency room, or to a life time riding a wheel chair, or the finality of a funeral that is the result of some cheap mean crazy snide mule or horse team.  Life & good mules are not cheap. This Rosie & Jessie are a most safe most dependable team that takes care of you. How can a price be put on life and safety ... in reality there is no price that can put on life.

 

                                                                  

                         150 year old Brewster in town delivery wagon or farm to market wagon. 

        Harness hand made for Rosie & Jessie out of brown natural leather with silver spots     

                                                 by "Larry" at Jackson's Store in South Carolina.

 

 

 

The Rancho Santiago mule team for Belgium mule sisters, Rosie & Jessie pulled our 150-year-old Hackney wagon in the National Cowboy Symposium. This huge event was held September 11, 2010 in Lubbock, Texas.

 

 There were over 200 entries in this "Parade of the Horse (& mules)" at the unique western gathering called the "National Cowboy Symposium" that was held in Lubbock, Texas this past  September. Over 30,000 attended.

 Our team of Rosie and Jessie pranced our wagon and crew to the two first place wins for many years in a row.

Is this Rosie and Jessie Team safe to harness, hook up, groom, and drive? Yes, Yes, YES. The stand still for harnessing and bridleing every time. YES ... our team of sisters has NO goofy behavior. This is a bomb proof team that drives with power steering and a simple twitch of the fingers on the lines and a soft "Come Gee or Come Haw" turns these girls in perfect unison.          THIS TEAM BACKS UP STRAIGHT! A fool proof team to drive ... they will make any beginning driver a winner!  That is a fact.

 

 

Here is the story of our adventure at the National Western Horse & Mule Show in Denver, Colorado.

Dr. Jim and the Rancho Santiago mule trainer "Jake" pulled into the crowded parking lot to unload our mules and equipment after a very long trip from Texas.  We pulled up by huge 18 wheeler equine vans with custom painted scenes of their horses full length down the sides of the vans.  There were professional drivers with big crews for taking care of the equipment and horses.  Here was goober and goober from Texas with their pickup  truck and nice goose neck mule trailer.  People looked at us much like "did you guys take a wrong turn to get into this show"?

By the end of the show Rosie & Jessie, Dr. Jim, and Jake showed well.  Rosie and Jessie placed 1st in the obstacle driving course (at a national show) and 2nd in the feed team race.  The contestants warmed up to the boys from Texas because of the excellent performance and winning ways of Rosie and Jessie. 

                                                        Dr. Jim told you this team has power steering!

 

Rosie and Jessie have been there and done that hundreds of  times in crowds, festivals, parades, and at many elementary schools for western days.  We have given rides to hundreds of adults and children.  Folks are amazed at how soft is their skin when the pet on these calm girls.

                                       They are great ambassadors for the world of mules. They are for sale.

 

This team of sisters is 16 & 17 years old. Approximate weight 1350 pounds each.  Height 15 hands.

Rosie hooks up on the left side and Jessie (darker tail) hooks up on the right hand side ... it is their custom.

 

                                                                   Just how strong is this team? 

We have always heard the saying "strong as a mule".  In the competition pictured above, from a standing start, this 1350 pound team of mule sisters out pulled the team of Belgium horses weighing 2000 pounds each by a significant distance.  Rosie and Jessie also out pulled our Percheron ton each horses in a plowing contest by more than the distance shown above.  WOW.

 

                             ROSIE & JESSIE TEAM FOR SALE AT RANCHO SANTIAGO For $12,870.00. 

                             

                                   Custom made harness, bridles, lines, collars priced separatly.

 

                                         This Rosie and Jessie team are not just pretty show girls. 

They are Minnoite bred, raised, and orgionally trained on the farm working all kinds of equipment and plowing.  Dr. Jim did the training fine tuning.  At Rancho Santiago we use this dependable team to halter break yearling mule colts, haul hay and do some plowing in the apricot orchard or garden.

 

                                                   Calm and dependable on wagon train events.

 

Last of Rancho Santiago "Mules for Sale" at this time.  Contact us for you mule and Catahoula dog needs.