"oh I love that game. Thank you for sharing"

"Wow that is really interesting. I have seen that before walks away from someone and pretends to eat or ot look busy,  but never thought about what it meant. With the catch me game I put pressure on when my horse ignores me and I turn and walk…"

"excellent, thank you Ellen."

"My donkeys are like that, as soon as I start to brush one, the others come and stand next to me to be brushed, My mule came over to see what we were doing at a distance of course, If I show him the brush he will run away. but he does want to stay…"

"Hi Janice.  A late welcome to Barnmice.  This is a truly wonderful site as you have just found out.  Good luck with your mule!!!"

"Jackie, Thank you so much, I am going to order the book. I am also going to try to spend the hour and do nothing. I have sat with him but I have looked at him and I can see now where even that is just too much presure for him. Keeping him moving in…"

"I have a miniature mule who lived his life outside with no humans. I rescued him, he was full of worms and had slipper foot. I have tried that with him, he is so aftraid of humans that it just terrified him. I am using clicker training with treats…"