Night of the Horse 2008 - Raccoon Jumping

On Saturday April 19th at the 63rd Annual Del Mar National Horse Show in Del Mar, California we were entertained by Raccoon Jumping. Also referred to as "Coon Jumping," this was done by mules that hunted raccoons mostly in the Midwest. Instead of jumping over brick or rock walls like fox hunting, the mules encountered a lot of barbed wire. The rider would dismount from the mule and put his jacket or a piece of rope over the barbed wire to cover the fence and make it more visible, since coon hunting took place at night.
The show competition evolved from the practice of using mules for the coon hunting. Now there are big "Coon Jumping" contests in all the mule shows. The mule is the only equine that can jump from a standing start.
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[ashleyfield71]

ok im not syaing that they cant or anything. i believe u that mules can jump 5 foot. but in the description on this video it says that theyare they only equines that can jump from a standing point. wich is a false statement

[ashleyfield71]

mules are deff not the only equine that can jump from a standing point my quarter jumped 2'6 from a standing point yesterday

[sstoval3]

Mules are the only equine that can jump from a standing point? Huh someone should mention that to my horses.

[PrettyGlamRock]

LOL the weanling miniature we had jumped more than his height from a standing point. We thought 28" was tall enough of a wall - not for that little leaper.

[XBLStillLife15]

mules are gonne jump, their half horse XD lol

[goldcreekfilms]

definitely cool - here's a few more jumping mules for ya from Missouri no less!

[mashbury]

MULES RULE..

[PsuddzLove]

I heard you can do this with donkeys too! Im gonna teach my donkey to do it when shes old enough!

[jmorrowbel]

the left pole should have been shorter to help the handler get the rope over

[HyPeRaCtIvEnEsS12345]

the first time they jumped the white mule there was no he was going to cleer it

[1horse1crazy1]

yep skip a head to minute 7

[JackAndArora]

whats so intresting about this? its a mule jumping??