In a message dated 1/17/2006 7:51:30 AM Central Standard Time, shadowbear270@webtv.net writes: Some one mentioned some mules ==in our neck of the country I guess we used ozen more==those long horn cows from Texas I guess they were mean==you could work them all day and never make them sweat==The old ones told about the old days when they didn't have oxen sure was good to live in these modern times? SHADOW BEAR ========================================================= Shadowbear, My daddy preferred mules over horses. He always said that a mule will out work any horse and they would fend for themselves and a horse would just stand there and eat. I never knew of him using oxen, and never saw any in our area. Barbara In Oklahoma Native America