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More than 700 mules compete in 181 events and the largest non-motorized parade in the United States. It started as a small show in 1969 with a few hundred attendees and has grown to Bishop's largest event, attracting as many as 30,000 spectators. Among mule shows, Bishop Mule Days has been described as "The Granddaddy of Them All". [1]
- Live Music at Main Stage11 a.m. - Mule Day Parade - Downtown Columbia11 a.m. - Mule Pulling Contest - Main Arena12 p.m. - Skillington Draft Mule Show - Old Arena 6 p.m. - Urban Cowboy, Line ...
"Mule Day" has been a popular Columbia tradition for nearly 170 years, since the 1840s. [1] It began as "Breeder's Day", a single day livestock show and mule market event held on the first Monday in May. Over time, "Mule Day" evolved from a single day event into a multi-day festival, attracting thousands of attendees, lasting almost a week.
Grace McDaniels (March 14, 1888 – March 17, 1958) was an American freak show star known as the "Mule-Faced Woman" due to a severe facial deformity known as Sturge–Weber syndrome. She joined Harry Lewiston 's Traveling Circus, where she was paid $175 per week.
Mule Day wrapped up another successful year celebrating its 50th anniversary since the festival's 1974 revival. Mule Day celebrates '50 years of long ears' with big crowds, old traditions and new ...
A hinny is a domestic equine hybrid, the offspring of a male horse (a stallion) and a female donkey (a jenny). It is the reciprocal cross to the more common mule, which is the product of a male donkey (a jack) and a female horse (a mare).
The Racehorse to Riding Horse class was introduced to the Horse of the Year Show in 2006. The format of the class is as for a traditional riding horse class, although horses which are good examples of a show hunter or show hack may also enter. To be eligible, horses must be full thoroughbred and registered in the Weatherbys General Stud Book ...
A Poitevin mule The exact origins of the Poitou breed are unknown, but donkeys and their use in the breeding of mules may have been introduced to the Poitou region of France by the Roman Empire . The Baudet de Poitou and the Mulassière (mule breeder) horse breed (also known as the Poitevin) were developed together for the use of producing ...