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Update - May
23, 2009 -- We had a great time at Bishop Mule Days (40th anniversary of this event by the way!). Thank you
to our family, friends and customers. We will be in Arizona the end of May, Colorado and Wyoming in June travelling
with the mules, so please call our ranch cellphone 940-367-6216 to inquire about any of the mules on our website you
might be interested in. We will be home at the ranch in Texas a few days here and there in the summer if you want to
come ride one of the good mules we offer for sale.
Greetings - thanks for visiting the Equines by Design website -if this is your first time, welcome.
And I know that many of you keep an eye on the mules we are working with that will be available soon...thanks for coming back. We are thrilled to announce that our jack
"Amarillo Slim" has been chosen for the featured jack on the cover of the annual Jack Issue of Mules and More
magazine. See more about this fine jack, his offspring and our breeding program in the February 2009 issue. And see our full page color ad in Western Mule Magazine Jack issue March 2009 issue! We have been training mules for 30 years now, since 1978..and horses several
years earlier than that. And we look forward to another 30 years with these unique longears. It has been a wonderful journey
and we appreciate everyone who has encouraged and supported us, family, friends and customers. Thanks for your confidence
in our training and animals that we offer for sale. At this point, the majority of our business is selling to repeat customers...following
that would be word of mouth about our animals...thank you for that...there's not much of a profit if you put a pencil to it
selling mules that you raise, train and put experience on for 4-5 years...but having mules go to good homes, with appreciative
buyers makes it worth the work!
We have some nice mules for sale right now...we never had a "lot" of mules for sale, we have what
we can ride and put experience on, then offer for sale. This means that each mule for sale from Equines by Design is
really going to be an all around experienced animal that is good to be around. Again,
we train, haul and ride these mules, they are not "sale" or "trading" mules - they are nice mules
that have been born and raised here...or bought at a young age so that we can give them our training foundation. They
are nice-minded, ones that we enjoy using. There's no need for us to keep anything other than the really good
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Jack "Amarillo Slim"(above) is an own son of JenJack. He was 1985 Bishop Mule Days World Champion Jack and 1986 Houston Livestock
Show Model Donkey. Siring mules with tremendous disposition, conformation and athletic ability.
We have been raising
and training mules since 1978. Our mules are good-minded, with sound conformation. They are trained with natural horsemanship
techniques. These mules are pretty enough for the showring, but good-minded enough to be great TRAIL animals.
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What a time...with the rest of the country, we are
experiencing the downturn of the economy and empathize with all of you...it will get better I'm sure...but I do know
that people are cutting down on spending...but our mules are selling to people who are especially ready to have an animal
they can enjoy...right now!...that's right for them and adds to their quality of life. Having a friendly, calm mule
provides kind of a "getaway" from the everyday problems, gets you out into the natural world and provides some time
each day, whether feeding, grooming or riding your mule, an "escape". Don't waste your time on a UNenjoyable
mule! ****************************************************** Please note that there are additional links on the bottom of each page. We
appreciate your confidence in our mules and wish everyone a great new year! Look forward to visiting with you...
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Equines by Design
World & Nat'l Champion Mules since 1978
James and Lisa Fergason
7563 Lois Road West
Sanger, Texas 76266
940 458-3404 It may be easiest to reach us by our cell phone 940-367-6216
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Wetzel
- Fergason
Land and Livestock
Partnership
If you'd like to see the Mammothstock
Donkeys we offer for sale, visit www.DonkeysAtWindchimesFarm.com
Our personal website is www.EquinesByDesign.com
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We have been fortunate to raise and train some great mules over the past 25 years. Mules that are
"willing partners", successful in the showpen as well as great trailriding companions. Thank you for our success--to our
family, friends, mentors and customers.
If you are looking for a really calm, gentle riding animal that
is not spooky or a run off, with lots of personality, you should consider a saddle donkey. We have started appreciating and
enjoying the mammoth donkeys for trailriding and as loyal companions...if you'd like to see what we have for big donkeys that
ride, some drive, see our website www.DonkeysAtWindchimesFarm.com . See the photo of the neat saddle donkey above!
In
addition to website pages listed on the MAIN navigation bar Upper Left, please note that there are ADDITIONAL Website pages
listed at the bottom of each page.
You may even want to take a look at the pages that include the mules we have
sold this past year...it will give you a better idea of the kind of mules we have raised and trained that have gone on to
new owners.
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