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Paul Ruehling of Pocahontas has been in the business of jumping mules for more than a decade. With the help of his grandchildren, his quarter horse mules compete at several fairs and events in the ...

Great Jumpin' Mules! Mule-jumping competitions are popular at state fairs in the rural south and midwest. WSJ's Doug Belkin went to West Plains, Missouri to catch the high-jumping action.

It was dark as a tomb as I slipped through the sagebrush and down a steep slope, my flashlight slicing through the black. The moon and stars were smothered by low, scudding clouds. Snow was in the air ...