The Old Folks Home

[getaclue]

I agree.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Goodnight OF

 

[Perris]

There are only 65 slots available each year for the course. They don't mention that part either. When applying, they make it sound like they have slots available for the course, once the 2 years of prerequisites are done. There were over 600 people vying for 65 available slots this year.

that sounds like mis-selling to me...

 

[CSolis]

Good Morninggggggggg OF! Coffee's on... get your cup ready..

 

[Bunnylady]

Do the mules do the jumping like horses or are people jumping the mules?

If this is the sort of thing I'm familiar with, it used to be called "coon jumping," but because of the possibility of a misconceived racial slur, it often now has a different name. Yes, the mules are doing the jumping, but it isn't like jumping with horses. A horse gets a run-up, while the mule jumps from a standing start. With horse jumping competitions, the horse is ridden, while with mule jumping, the handler stands beside the mule. Supposedly, this all started with pack mules, and the need to occasionally get past a fence where there wasn't a gate - do you take the time to disassemble the fence and reassemble it, or do you take the animal(s) over it? Some mules are amazingly good jumpers.

(D'ya reckon that mule has gotten into the coffee? He seemed pretty wired!)

 

[cheepteach]

good morning all! coffee is here with bagels!

 

[sourland]

Good morning OF.

If this is the sort of thing I'm familiar with, it used to be called "coon jumping," but because of the possibility of a misconceived racial slur, it often now has a different name. Yes, the mules are doing the jumping, but it isn't like jumping with horses. A horse gets a run-up, while the mule jumps from a standing start. With horse jumping competitions, the horse is ridden, while with mule jumping, the handler stands beside the mule. Supposedly, this all started with pack mules, and the need to occasionally get past a fence where there wasn't a gate - do you take the time to disassemble the fence and reassemble it, or do you take the animal(s) over it? Some mules are amazingly good jumpers.

(D'ya reckon that mule has gotten into the coffee? He seemed pretty wired!)

The 'old' name referred to the fact that such mules were frequently ridden while coon hunting. When a fence was reached the hunter would lay his coat over the fence, and the mule would jump it and the hunt continued.

 

[CSolis]

If this is the sort of thing I'm familiar with, it used to be called "coon jumping," but because of the possibility of a misconceived racial slur, it often now has a different name. Yes, the mules are doing the jumping, but it isn't like jumping with horses. A horse gets a run-up, while the mule jumps from a standing start. With horse jumping competitions, the horse is ridden, while with mule jumping, the handler stands beside the mule. Supposedly, this all started with pack mules, and the need to occasionally get past a fence where there wasn't a gate - do you take the time to disassemble the fence and reassemble it, or do you take the animal(s) over it? Some mules are amazingly good jumpers.

(D'ya reckon that mule has gotten into the coffee? He seemed pretty wired!)

AWESOMEEEEEEEEEE!

 

[getaclue]

Good morning OF.



The 'old' name referred to the fact that such mules were frequently ridden while coon hunting. When a fence was reached the hunter would lay his coat over the fence, and the mule would jump it and the hunt continued.

This makes sense. That way the mule wouldn't cut up it's belly when jumping over the fence.

 

[getaclue]

that sounds like mis-selling to me...

I agree.