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Heart B Ranch lies on 36 acres in a beautiful valley in Emmett, Idaho. We are in the southwest area of Idaho about 30 miles northwest of Boise. We are often asked how we got started with mules so I'll tell you a short version. Around 1980 two things took place that changed Tom's thinking and direction with equines. First he aquired a 4 yr. old john mule he named "Rosebud" who had been running out, untouched except to be castrated so he wasn't what you'd call friendly. He had to be cowboyed and run into a stock trailer. Tom spent many days at the round pen and sleepless night trying to figure out the best way to deal with "Rosebud". At the same time Tom was dissatisfied with the racing world and hauling his mares to be bred only to find out they were empty. So, fascinated with and challenged with his new mule he went to see an old friend in the valley for whom he had broke a mule and hinney for. This friend had a coule of jacks and a bunch of mules mostly out of appaloosa mares. Tom bought one of the young mules a pretty black weanling out of a morgan cross mare, he called this mule "Joe". It didn't take long for Tom to go back over to his friends and this time he bought a jack that his friend had gotten in from California. This jack was like his wild mule, not broke to lead, hard to handle and pretty much out of control but nicely made. Tom bred his mares to his new jack and well, like they say the rest is history. We met and married in 1982 I had an old gelding that came with me but Tom thought it fitting to give me one of his two weanling mules as a wedding present (what a guy) I named her "Marjorie" It took a few years before I accidentally ran into a mule I felt comfortable enough with to become my mount, "Judy" was her name. Judy was a appaloosa molly off of a sheep camp but it was love at first sight for me. We usually keep around 10 mares of thoroughbred, quarter horse or paint breeding. We currently have one mammoth jennet. We select our mares for their breeding, conformation and dispostion. We used to show our mules a lot more than we do now but we still try to fit in atleast a couple of shows a year. Our favorite thing to do is ride in the wilderness to some high mountain lake and do a little trout fishing. If you're ever in the area...stop by and we'll talk "mules".