Consignor Bio

Shawn & Nellie Petersen - PETERSEN MULE COMPAN

Shawn has trained mules and horses since he was a kid. Shawn grew up on the heels of his father who was the local government trapper for 38 years, they spent their days horseback protecting the local herds. This is when he developed a huge love for mules and horses and a passion for training them. Throughout his life Shawn has always dreamed of doing this as a career. Nellie was a government packer in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness for the USFS based out of her hometown of Salmon, Idaho. Packing mules in the traditional Decker style to supply fire and trail crews. When these two met up, it was mules at first sight, or I mean love at first sight.
Shawn has consigned with Jake Clark Mule Days since 2011. He has always brought quality mules and was the High Selling Consignor in 2013 with his mule “Miss June Bug”. Shawn was chosen for 2 years as a trainer for the American Mule Trainers Challenge winning the People’s Choice Award. In 2018 with a marriage proposal, and a new career goal, Shawn and Nellie would start their mule business together, marking the beginning of Petersen Mule Company. 2019 would show that this team was on the track to success with another High Selling Mule “MOUSE” at Jake Clark Mule Days. Later that same year Shawn would be one of the Top Trainers in the Missouri Mule Makeover.
Petersen Mule Company’s success has continued to grow each year. Hard work, dedication to quality mules, training only their own stock, with enough fun mixed in to make it all worth the work. Shawn and Nellie have claimed several awards through the years including “Best of Sale Pen”, “1rst in Competition Trail Course”, “High Selling Mule”, and “Consignors of The Year” to name a few.
With the motto of “Quality over Quantity”, Shawn and Nellie are trainers that focus all their time and effort on a select handful of mules that are carefully chosen for their program. Each mule brought to sale by Shawn and Nellie has spent an extensive amount of time training at the Petersen facility. Each mule is started from day 1, the “Petersen Way”. Each mule will spend an extensive amount of time packing, trail riding, obstacles, desensitizing, and arena /reining training. Each mule is then evaluated and picked for this sale. Each Petersen Mule Company mule is sold with the option of a free 3-day clinic at our facility to ensure a smooth transition for the mule and the new owner. Shawn and Nellie take pride in their honesty and doing whatever it takes to make sure the right mule goes to the right buyer. All potential buyers are welcome to come and ride with us at any time!
The highlight of this journey is the great friends and mule family that we have got to know, ride and spend time with. The 3-day clinic has proved to be a huge blessing in the way of getting to know our buyers on day 1 and leaving as lifelong friends by day 3. As a result of these successes, Shawn has met his lifelong goal of leaving the 9-5 life and is now 100% dedicated to his passion of training mules for Petersen Mule Company. We would like to Thank each and every one who has supported us along the way helping make this dream become reality. We look forward to the upcoming years and adventures with new and old friends!
Our mule family just keeps on growing!!!
Contact Information:
Shawn 208-221-5544
Nellie 406-560-6301
petersenmulecompany@gmail.com
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