“I grew up around horses and mules, so I rode both. But once you get up in the mountains, steep ground, narrow trails, places where you don’t get a second chance, that’s when I figured I really knew. A mule will flat out take care of you. They’re sure-footed, they think things through, and they won’t just blindly do something stupid. And truth be told, mules ain’t just what I ride, they’re what I come from. This dirt right here in Southeast Missouri… my people were trading mules on it back in th