A ride on a mule
@allknowing (136962)
India
October 11, 2023 7:30pm CST
While on a holiday in Kashmir we got the opportunity to ride on a mule to reach a spot that was at a height.
The sure footed mule maneuvered the narrow strips without a fault - not an easy task.
No doubt we were not sure whether we would reach up there safely but the mule took on the responsibility and we were up there to enjoy the view around.
Getting back was equally tough but not for the mule. It was a difficult terrain.
Have you ridden on a mule?
Image credit:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mule_Ride,_Bryce_Canyon_%285882149152%29.jpg
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@allknowing (136962)
• India
12 Oct 23
By the time we returned to the hotel we were all sore and had to have a warm water bath.
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@allknowing (136962)
• India
12 Oct 23
@sallypup Days are over for me to travel now and yes the ride was painful but the joy of getting up there made us forget our pain
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@sallypup (61308)
• Centralia, Washington
12 Oct 23
@allknowing Staying up on a mule or a horse takes good leg muscles and an ability to balance. I miss being able to ride a horse but those days are over for me.
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@Deepizzaguy (103279)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
12 Oct 23
I have ridden on a horse when I visited my late grandmother who lived in the mountains in the interior of Panama.
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@allknowing (136962)
• India
12 Oct 23
Riding on a mule is not as enjoyable as riding on a horse as it was more to reach a terrain that was high and the ride was indeed tiring but the enthusiasm to get there made us forget what we were going through but sitting for hours was painful.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
13 Oct 23
@allknowing yes, I have some pretty good memories.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
12 Oct 23
I feel really scared riding them as I feel they might slip off
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
12 Oct 23
@allknowing yes..but still no reasoning works for a phobic person
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@Beestring (14582)
• Hong Kong
12 Oct 23
Yes I rode on a mule many years ago. I was on a tour.
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@allknowing (136962)
• India
12 Oct 23
Was it because you could not get to the site on foot We did it because going up there on foot was not easy.
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@Beestring (14582)
• Hong Kong
12 Oct 23
@allknowing No, just for an experience. I just rode on the street of a village.
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@RebeccasFarm (90028)
• Arvada, Colorado
14 Oct 23
Oh my gosh you went also to Kashmir,,
I always wanted to see it thanks.
No I had not only a horse.
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@allknowing (136962)
• India
15 Oct 23
@RebeccasFarm Depends on one's interests I had a passion for travel
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@RebeccasFarm (90028)
• Arvada, Colorado
15 Oct 23
@allknowing I havent. Clearly.
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@jstory07 (139810)
• Roseburg, Oregon
12 Oct 23
@allknowing No the mule was owned by a friend.
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@RasmaSandra (80142)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Oct 23
I have never ridden on a mule, I did ride a horse once. I am scared of heights so once I got on the horse it seemed so high up to me and then the horse moved and the first thing I said was It moves! After that the guide led us on a trail and was was all right and me and the horse became friends,
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@allknowing (136962)
• India
13 Oct 23
You just needed a start and glad you became friends with the horse and enjoyed the ride.
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@allknowing (136962)
• India
12 Oct 23
Kashmir is a pretty place but to reach steep areas you need ride on a mule.
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@allknowing (136962)
• India
13 Oct 23
There is so much to enjoy in Kashmir specially for us it was a first time that we saw snow clad mountains
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@aninditasen (16420)
• Raurkela, India
12 Oct 23
No, I haven't but I took a horse ride when we went on a trip to Darjeeling.
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@allknowing (136962)
• India
12 Oct 23
We had that opportunity when we were on tour of Darjeeling but did not take it
@arunima25 (87820)
• Bangalore, India
12 Oct 23
Yes, I have a long time back. I must be around 10 years old and had gone to Vaishnodevi temple with my whole family. I was too young to walk that distance with altitude. My grandparents also took a mule ride.
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@allknowing (136962)
• India
12 Oct 23
We were in Pahelgam and it was a great memory.
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@arunima25 (87820)
• Bangalore, India
12 Oct 23
@allknowing That was my last trip there. I have not visited Kashmir as an adult. I would love to do that.
@jefferson126 (3287)
• Shenzhen, China
12 Oct 23
i didn't ride a mule,guess that must be interesting,i rode a horse before.Maybe horse is simliar with a mule,but run faster,
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@allknowing (136962)
• India
12 Oct 23
The ride we had was on narrow paths and the mule had to be slow to manage as running was just not possible
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@snowy22315 (181114)
• United States
12 Oct 23
I see one mule, the others look like horses. I have only ridden horses, but my sister once went on a mule ride down the Grand Canyon. I might do that, but I would have to think about it. I was on a trail ride once near the mountains and it was very steep. I was panicked my horse was gonna lose its footing and send me tumbling. Needless anxiety though.
@wolfgirl569 (106874)
• Marion, Ohio
12 Oct 23
I prefer a good mule over a horse, especially on rough terrain
