Beemanbeme.

Take it from me, the dogs know to keep out of the way while the nags' at work. l've seen horses fight and had to split some up and it can get nasty, they're better off where they are watching a nice job done on a nasty cat.

Dave.
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Every man should be allowed to do one thing badly, so long as he doesn't inflict his mistakes on others..
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I have a friend who has horses and heeler dogs, and they do not mix well. But, when the dogs get too rowdy she puts her ponies in the pen with them (big pen) and they get taught a lesson. Some horses are real killers to dogs and I know donkeys are, so it only makes sense the mixture of these two could do some damage like this.

Just curious,,,
Look at the original thread and Anne's misspelling of "Squirrel" as squill. Same way "Morty" spelled it. Has Anne been outed?

I have 4 photos of a mule killing a Mt lion. The dogs along at the time and the target of the lion are just watching. I can send those to anyone interested. Looks like these photos are already on this site.

I live in a National Forest and the coyotes are thick. The stallions could care less about them but the mares HATE them. One coyote was a bit too attentive on a small goat and didn't see one of my mares coming for him. She grabbed him by the root of the tail and cracked him like a whip over her back. The tailless coyote let out screams I shall never forget. My mare ran up to me with the tail still in her mouth. I'll have to train her to go for the ears. I'd get a $10 bounty that way.

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Originally posted by Thumpper470:
I have 4 photos of a mule killing a Mt lion.

I don't think you do...

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/mulelion.asp

One Bad Mule

Claim: Photographs show a mule attacking (and killing) a mountain lion.

Status: Real pictures; inaccurate description.

Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2004]

These pics came from a someone's dad in AZ. Yes the mule killed the mountain lion. The lion had been stalking them for the better part of the morning, on the way out to a hunt. They were pretty sure it was after a dog. The cat apparently ambushed them, and the mule pictured tossed its rider and went into attack (defense) mode, the horses scattered and shots were fired but no one was sure if they hit the cat or not. Unfortunately, the battle was decently long, and it wasn't until it was almost over that one of the guys started snapping pics.

The mule finally stomped the cougar to death after biting and throwing it around like a rag doll. The dogs wouldn't even come close until the mule settled down.

The cat was still alive here and trying to fight back The mule stomped the cat then pinned it to the ground and bit the heck out of the dead cat several more times.

The cat was pretty much dead by now then mule picked up the cat again whipped it into the air again then stomped the dead cat again for good measure!

Note the dog audience.... Gives new meaning to the term "BAD ASS"
your 4 pictures

Origins: According to Steve Richards, who wrote a couple of articles about them for Western Mule Magazine, these pictures date from 2002 or 2003 and show Berry, a now 11-year-old mule, owned by a 25-year-old hunter named Jody Anglin. The incident depicted took place in southwestern New Mexico, and came about as Berry the mule grew more aggressive over time in his pursuit of mountain lions with Jody:
When Jody first got the mule and after Jody shot the first lion out, Berry casually came over to the lion and just nuzzled the lion and casually nibbled it. With each lion Berry just got more aggressive. Jody said it didn't take more than two lions and Berry got really aggressive to the lion and couldn't wait to get the cat.
However, the text description accompanying these photographs is somewhat inaccurate, as Berry didn't actually kill the mountain lion — the mule picked it up and tossed it around only after it was already dead:
The lion was dead before the mule Berry took and shook the lion. A lion is a powerful and lethal predator and can easily kill a mule — however a mule can be quite an adversary.
Last updated: 25 September 2005

So now we know the story. I saw the pictures earlier and was wondering about it. Like most viewers I had my doubts but just wasn't sure. Thanks for sharing it with us. Best wishes.

Cal - Montreal