Talk:Twenty mule team

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[edit] Mules cannot be ridden?

I'm going to suggest that the statement be reconsidered; there is plenty of evidence that mules have been and continue to be excellent riding animals (see the wikipedia article on mules (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mule) for more information on their uses as riding animals ;))

There may have been a cultural bias against mules being ridden at the time of using horses as the 'wheelers' for the 20 mule teams, but perhaps more research should be done before the statement is made that horses were always used. It's possible that the only evidence of the horses being used in a 20 mule team comes from one or two photographs. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Thatcaptjim (talk • contribs) 21:18, 17 February 2007 (UTC).

The museum - linked at the bottom of the article - says the teams were 2 horses and 18 mules, but doesn't say why horses were used. - DavidWBrooks 22:24, 17 February 2007 (UTC)