Downtown Austin looks different from atop a horse. You gaze down at crosswalks, for one. People at bus stops snap pictures of you. Guardrails over bridges seem low and flimsy. And everybody smiles ...

Rarely do I hear a bad mule story, especially in conversations comparing mules with horses. Mules are held up most often as having common sense, having calmness in a wreck, not having a sense of humor ...

VAIL — With thick gray clouds blocking any shot at a gorgeous sunrise, two men in mud-flecked pickups bounce along a rutted road, chugging steadily forward with a cargo they'll ride back in time. Over ...

Grinning underneath a bushy white handlebar mustache and a straw cowboy hat, Utah rancher Paul Bliss cuts quite a figure at the annual Fiesta Days Grand Parade. He’s dressed in leather boots, a denim ...

LAKE ARTHUR — On a chilly January morning, a procession of mules, horses and wagons crosses the Cajun prairie. In the front, two riders in leather chaps and felt hats lead the way. By afternoon, the ...

DE SOTO, Ia. – Randy Tucker promised his granddaughter a mule, so now he's on a mission to keep his word, even if it means riding the animal hundreds of miles through the Midwest. The trek from ...