Fair-goers pack the stands at the East Perry Community Fair in Altenburg, Mo., on a warm, sunny Saturday afternoon. They aren’t here for the blue ribbon pigs, the truck pull or the beauty contest.

PEA RIDGE -- I've read "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," a classic short story written by Mark Twain. I've watched the Terrapin Derby in Lepanto, where hundreds of turtles meander ...

A longtime Wicomico County tradition continues Sunday, Oct. 19, with the 37th annual Mule Show hosted by the Delmarva Coon Hunters Association. The event is expected to attract dozens of mules from ...

ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Just as most rodeo events had a practical origin, the East Perry Community Fair's jumping mules competition began in a logical way. "It started from night-hunting of raccoons so the ...

PEA RIDGE -- The crowds yelled and cheered, encouraging the recalcitrant mules to jump over the curtain that was taller than they were. Each mule had two opportunities to try the height, and some ...

Les Clancy is pretty sure he's training a future world-class athlete in Ozark. Only 7 years old, the four-legged powerhouse already has easily cleared a 66-inch-high bar, and Clancy believes the world ...

World record jumping mules can jump more than five feet, and an unverified source says the highest a mule has ever jumped is six feet. Prielipp, who lives on a 300 acre dairy farm with her husband ...

The Delmarva Coon Hunters’ Association is happy to announce that their annual Mule Show will be back in Pittsville for its 38th year! The Oct. 18 show is the group’s main fundraising event. It will ...