– From the Editor The Maury County Bridle @ Saddle Club which sponsors Mule Day was chartered” as a non-profit organization in 1973. Looking for a way to raise money to support the club’s activities and  contribute back to the community, someone came up the idea of bringing Mule Day back after an absence of 24 years. The club’s charter places emphasis on supporting

A mule is an offspring from a Jack (donkey) and a female horse, while the reverse of such is called a Hinny. They are almost always sterile,  however there are some rare cases where mules and Hinnies have been able to produce offspring. Donkeys have a total of 62  chromosomes and horses have 64—so a mule being a hybrid, has a total of

In 1950 my father Charlie Skillington, rode Headlight Nell from our home in Santa Fe to the State Capital, to “deliver” an invitation to  Governor Gordon Browning, to lead the 1950 Parade. The above picture “reflects” a third person, that being Congressman Pat Sutton from  Lawrenceburg, TN. Note that my father (far right) was not pleased, he and the

At the end of March, year after year There’s a place I love to be. It’s called Mule Days, a four day celebration In Columbia, Tennessee. There’s things to see like nowhere else And it involves Donkeys and Mules Why this thing’s so big with so many involved They close down all the schools. People