GEE & HAW Have you ever wondered just how one trains a mule to
respond to directions? Training or Breaking a mule is done in
the following sequents. A bridle is a harness that fits over the
mule’s head with an iron Bit placed in the mouth. The bit has
rings on either side to which leather or rope plow lines are
attached. The lines are run through rings attached to the hames
that are fitted onto the collar around the mules neck. The lines
then go to the handles on either side of the plow Trace chains
are hooked to the hames and travel through hooks on the backband
in the center of the animals back and on to the singletree that
is attached to the front of the plow. To guide the mule in the
proper direction, the farmer or trainer pulls on the right line
and yells GEE! After repeated moves such as this, the mule
begins to realize that GEE means move to the right. To move to
the left, the left line is pulled and the yell is HAW. After
repeated tugs on either line at the same time GEE or HAW is
yelled, the mule eve