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All Hail the Mule Queen!

March 11, 2009
Posted by Erin

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I don’t know about where you live, but south of the Sweet Tea Line, spring is in the air. Birds are chirping. Hair is flying. Mares are sassy.

But spring is important for another reason.

That’s right, it’s almost time for Mule Day! Held in Columbia, Tenn., since 1840, more than 200,000 attend the event that celebrates all things mule

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