MULE DEAR/ Owners adore their versatile beasts

The Gazette | January 5, 2003| | Copyright

You've heard those old sayings - maybe even said them a time or two yourself:

"Stubborn as a mule." "Ornery as a mule." "Just plain mulish."

Better be careful who's around when you make such insensitive remarks: You might be maligning their favorite four-legged creature.

"They're just the coolest," gushes Kathy Herrin of Caon City, who will announce the mule and donkey events at the upcoming National Western Stock Show in Denver.

"People think they're stubborn, but it's just that they won't put themselves in a dangerous situation. There's a saying that a horse will ride off a cliff; a mule ...

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