They re not too big yet, about up to my shoulder. If Justin had his way, he d spend all his time with those horses, Jachin and Boaz. People bring mules and horses from all over and there s a big show competition. Susan, Justin, and I went up Friday afternoon for the mule auction, which was a bit disappointing. On Saturday the whole family went back to watch the mule pulling competition and the show.
Mules compete in five or six classes for mule pulling.
A pair of mules is hitched to a big metal sled. They have to pull it at least ten feet. Catch is, they keep loading it with 50 pound concrete blocks until the teams that can t move it ten feet are eliminated. They may not weigh much, but they sure have a heart for digging in and pulling. Those little mules would make the sand fly digging for traction.