Mule Britchen — How to Adjust the Britchen, Do Not Use A Crupper

The most important thing to know about the mule / donkey britchen is that you must ALWAYS ride with one.

Flat ground, uphill, downhill — it doesn’t matter. You must ride with a britchen.

The britchen does a lot of the work to keep your saddle in place — preventing it from rolling left or right and working with the front cinch, rear cinch (yes, rear cinch), and breast collar to keep the saddle from moving forward (riding up on the neck) or backward (riding back on the kidneys).

The second most important thing to know about the britchen is that it constantly needs adjusting. You want the position of the britchen to match the terrain you’re riding — including flat terrain. If you’re not actively adjusting your britchen, you are actively causing problems that may not show up for

The third most important thing to know about the britchen is that you cannot substitute it with a crupper. The animal’s tail and back cannot take the pressure put on by a crupper..

In this video, Steve Edwards from Queen Valley Mule Ranch goes through how to setup your britchen and make adjustments for the various riding. In addition, you can hear more about these most important things to know about the britchn.

Learn more about the britchen used in the video here, https://muleman.co/2WI8wqh

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