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4-Hers read this please2007-11-24 21:09:49

I need a huge favor, my son qualified for state in all 3 classes on my mule, halter, showmanship and trail. They will not allow him to show at state here in WY because he's a mule.

Other states, in fact all surrounding WY will allow mules, so we are going through the petitioning process, something new to me. I haven't ever done this before.

Could you tell me what state you are in and if mules are allowed at state 4-H and if so can they show in all classes?

I would very much appreciate it, as my son would. Feel free to email me privately also if there is other info you would like to include that you don't want to put to public. We appreciate your help, hes so bummed.

Heres his winning pic.

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Answers:

That's disgusting to let him win all that way up and then say "mmm, sorry no!", shuld be ashamed of themselves and their policies. I'll call KY 4H tomorrow and see what their policy is and get back with you. The KY website says that there are mule classes but they are under livestock, not grouped in with horses. I'll make some calls and let you know! Let me know if there's anything else I can do to help like petitions etc.

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I did 4H all through out my youth. There was a girl that showed a mule for many years she never placed well though, not because she had a mule, but because it was very badly behaved, and a terrible example of a mule. But anyway, she was allowed to do all the normal classes, with the exception on jumping. I can somewhat understand not allowing mules in jumping, because mules usually have so much natural jumping ability, but then agian, a jumping class isn't about how high you can jump, but how well you can do it...