title: Life Lessons In The Saddle & Around The Manure Pile: Mule Tales of Whimsy from a Mid-Western Cowgirl
author:  Cindy K Roberts 
description: Cindy K. (McKinnon) Roberts has a life-time experience in riding and training equines since her early childhood years. Cindy began training saddle mules in 1985, showed mules early in her career and after three grand championships produced Behavior &amp; Training Of The Saddle Mule DVD. Cindy also co-hosted and produced the radio program "Horse Sense" to promote the western way of life and to keep the cowgirl spirit alive. Cindy currently is a contributing feature and column writer creating human interest stories with that humorous cowgirl twist. Cindys restless heart, dizzy spells and passion for the wild west keeps her on the road to adventure in search of the cowgirl spirit...all to promote mules. Cindy can be reached through her web site: WWW.EVERYCOWGIRLSDREAM.COM
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  ## Contents
  
  
  [Chapter 1: Ride ’Em, Cowgirls!](ch01.html#ch01)
  
  
  [Chapter 2: Annie’s Story](ch02.html#ch02)
  
  
  [Chapter 3: Hot on the Trail](ch03.html#ch03)
  
  
  [Chapter 4: Follow That Carrot!](ch04.html#ch04)
  
  
  [Chapter 5: Wild West Pest](ch05.html#ch05)
  
  
  [Chapter 6: Hoedown Lowdown](ch06.html#ch06)
  
  
  [Chapter 7: Pony Tail](ch07.html#ch07)
  
  
  [Chapter 8: Shining Star](ch08.html#ch08)
  
  
  ## [1](contents.html)
  
  
  Ride ’Em, Cowgirls!
  
  
  Are these cowboy hats for us, Slim?” eight-year-old Nancy Drew asked the tall
  man in the gift shop.
  
  
  “You bet,” Slim said. He tipped his own white cowboy hat. “Compliments of the
  Galloping Grits Dude Ranch.”
  
  
  “Cool!” Nancy’s best friend George Fayne said. She placed the cowboy hat over
  her dark curls. “Now we’re real cowboys!”
  
  
  “Cow-girls,” Bess Marvin said. Bess was Nancy’s other best friend. She was
  also George’s cousin. “Do these hats come in pink?” Bess asked Slim.
  
  
  “A pink cowboy hat?” George cried. She rolled her eyes. “Give me a bre