Introducing Max!

Let me tell you the story of how Max came to live with us. My husband and his dad attended the Tattersall's sale a couple of years ago when the horse industry first began to crumble. Horses (and I mean really nice ones) were selling for no more than $2500 (we used to sell this quality for $5000). One horse in particular caught the eyes of every living soul in the place...a big, smooth-gaited walking mule. This mule just strolled down the aisle as the bidding kept going ever higher. When it reached its peak ($8500), the seller passed him out and said it would take more to buy his mule. He sold him outside for nearly $10,000.

Pop was hooked. he had to have a young gaited mule to train and sell for the big bucks. Enter Max. Max was just born, but his owner's knew they had to sell him. Pop bought him and brought him to us.

Flash forward 2 years and Max is the biggest horse on the farm standing at 15.2 hands (62 inches at the top of his shoulder) and growing. With ears that are over a foot long and a head that is simply gigantic, Max is impressive. He is very sweet, but is sour on Spur who has been his pasture mate since he was weaned from his mother.

The fence in the Max's picture has a top strand at about 4 feet high, so you can get a feel for just how big this mule is. Keep in mind that he is even bigger than he was in the picture.

Max is for sale, but if the Good Lord decides to leave him in our care until the spring, we will begin some intensive training with him. I'm not sure what God was thinking when he created a mule of Max's stature, but I sure wouldn't mind finding out.