Aug 17, 2026 · 1 hr 33 min · 14 segments
Loren is one of the best in the mule industry. He is a man of integrity and values. His company is the famous "Paradice Mules" located in Missouri. Loren has a vast amount of mule knowledge and we sat…
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Well, because you already mentioned it, the money, you know, it's not, it is hard to make a living at it.

You know, you can't ride, you can't ride enough of them to make a living and keep up with the wear and tear on the place.

Like when I was first married, shoot my, it was just Sky and I, you know, and I had, you know, finding help on and off.

You'd get somebody to work for you for a few months and then they'd come and they'd go and you know the deal.

And, you know, I'd be up at 4 a.m. starting in the dark lights and then all the way to dark, turn lights on again.
And you wasn't getting ahead either, you know, and, and, you know, the, the cults suffer, uh, and you suffer from it and you're, you know, so we, when he started for me full time, I said, we're going to make this like, like, like a job, you know? Yeah.
There's going to be times we got to start a lot earlier and work a lot later, but as a rule, we're going to try to work this like a job.
And, you know, and that's kind of, That's kind of, I mean, I've got a super supportive wife that helps a lot.

Well, because you already mentioned it, the money, you know, it's not, it is hard to make a living at it.

You know, you can't ride, you can't ride enough of them to make a living and keep up with the wear and tear on the place.

Like when I was first married, shoot my, it was just Sky and I, you know, and I had, you know, finding help on and off.

You'd get somebody to work for you for a few months and then they'd come and they'd go and you know the deal.

And, you know, I'd be up at 4 a.m. starting in the dark lights and then all the way to dark, turn lights on again.
And you wasn't getting ahead either, you know, and, and, you know, the, the cults suffer, uh, and you suffer from it and you're, you know, so we, when he started for me full time, I said, we're going to make this like, like, like a job, you know? Yeah.
There's going to be times we got to start a lot earlier and work a lot later, but as a rule, we're going to try to work this like a job.
And, you know, and that's kind of, That's kind of, I mean, I've got a super supportive wife that helps a lot.
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