middle-leader

Updated: May 7, 2025

And in this case, as in many others, for want of a little knowledge of the peculiarities of a mule's feet, and the injury that results from over-growth, the animal had to suffer, and was permanently injured. No. 4 is the off-swing, or middle-leader mule. She is perfectly sound, of good height, a good eater, and a great worker. She is also well adapted for packing, and a tolerably good rider.

Harvey Riley - The Mule : A Treatise on the Breeding, Training, and Uses to Which He May Be Put