Mule and Car, Clash
(Perhaps A Clash between Urban and Rural Cultures)
Barry Bouchard - July 24, 2009

Golden Valley – A woman (Shari Pheasant) walking her young mule, when a car was encountered. Circumstances are unknown at this time; all that is known is that the car has a dent in the fender from the mule. The driver of the automobile was not cited. The woman was cited for Impeding traffic, minimum speed.

More on this story as it developes.
Sept. 3, 2009, Court Dismisses Citation

What is a Mule-
A mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. Horses and donkeys are different species, with different numbers of chromosomes. Of the two F1 hybrids between these two species, a mule is easier to obtain than a hinny (the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey). All male mules and most female mules are infertile.

The size of a mule and work to which it is put depends largely on the breeding of the mule's dam. Mules can be lightweight, medium weight, or even, when produced from draught horse mares, of moderate heavy weight.

Characteristics
The median weight range for a mule is between 800 and 1,000 pounds
The virtue of the mule is that a mule is pound-for-pound stronger than a horse of similar size and inherits the strong will and higher intelligence of the donkey father. Mules also tend to require less food than a horse of similar size.

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