The mules were harnessed and ready to go.
A horse and rider could cover more distance in a day that the mules could pulling the heavy freight wagons.
Get those mules inside the circle of wagons and be ready for trouble.
The hardier mules are generally employed for draught, carriage, and saddle purposes in every part of the country, and their breeding is a lucrative industry in the southern states.
We visit the horses and mules in their stalls and hunt for eggs and feed the turkeys.