[Ag-eq] need to vent

[Zachary Mason]

I think the phrase is "stubborn as a mule. " Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 14, 2015, at 6:04 PM, Nella Foster via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> So, today I went to look at a mini mule.  I've been wanting to get one to be a
> friend for Cruiser.  The mule was owned by an elderly man who doesn't live far
> from me.  He told me that the mule was halter trained, but could be hard to
> catch.  The little mule was running in a pasture with several full sized horses
> and mules.
> 
> They had him caught so I could look at him and he was a little shy, but I liked
> him.  I thought He seemed very healthy and more reserved rather than
> frightened.  This is very common for mules.  I thought if I brought him home
> and put him in a stall I could get him used to me and he needed more work on
> the halter.
> 
> I told the man I would like to buy him.  The man said I didn't realize you were
> blind and I don't think he would be good for you.  I asked him why he thought
> that and he said I don't want you to get hurt.  I told him that I've owned 3
> full sized mules and 3 horses and am very comfortable with them on the ground. 
> The mule wasn't very big, not much larger than my goats.  The man refused to
> sell the mule to me.  He said he could find me a nice donkey; he didn't think a
> mule would be good for me.  I told him that I was capable of finding my own
> animals and that I didn't appreciate him deciding what was right for me.  I
> told him that I had a lot of experience with blindness and quite a lot of
> experience with mules.  He still refused to sell the mule, what an ass.
> 
> It's so frustrating; I thought I had found my mini mule and was all excited.  If
> it was a full sized mule that I wanted to ride it would be different, I would
> still be pissed off, but could understand it more.  It's his mule and he has
> the right to sell it to whom he likes, but I'm sure if I hadn't been blind he
> would have happily took my money.
> 
> Well, just wanted to vent.  I think only another blind person can truly
> understand my frustration.
> 
> Nella
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Quoting Jody Ianuzzi via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
> 
>> 
>> Hello Jewel and all
>> 
>> There is a new owner trainer guy dog list that I thought you might be
>> interested in   It was set up by Julie Johnson and Buddy Brannan   It is free
>> of all of the restrictions of other owner trainer list   I hope you consider
>> joining because it is really great
> Jodyhttp://lists.brannan.name/listinfo.cgi/guidedog-owner-trainers-brannan.name
>> 
>> 
>> JODY 🐺
>> thunderwalker321 at gmail.com
>> 
>> "There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes."
>> DOCTOR WHO (Tom Baker)
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