I have a question for you or anyone else that may know. Hunted with a guy may years ago that rode jumping mules. Why do they wear the britching, I believe it’s called? Is it because of the shape of their body and it holds the saddle in place? Also, he had his saddles rigged so that the D ring was in the middle not underneath the mules armpits because it rubbed him wrong. Again, just because of the build maybe on that particular mule?
Very nice setups by the way.
A mule does not have much for withers so the breeching holds the saddle in place and will keep the saddle from riding down the mules neck if you are going downhill.
