Mules and More Magazine: History, Special Issues, Content and Editor
Profile updated November 2026
Mules and More magazine has been published monthly for mule and donkey enthusiasts since 1980 from the small town of Bland, Missouri, in the heart of a state whose name is still tied to the mule. It covers training, care, trail riding, shows, sales and the people who swear by long-eared animals.
| Published since | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Mules and More, Inc. |
| Home | PO Box 460, Bland, Missouri |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Special issues | February Jack Issue; April Trail Riding Issue |
| Editor | Cori Daniels |
| Official website | MulesAndMore.com |
History of Mules and More
Mules and More has been published monthly since 1980, making it one of the longest-running magazines devoted to mules and donkeys in the United States. A 2022 issue carried Volume 32, a numbering that reflects its long run as an independent title owned by Mules and More, Inc.
Its home in Bland, a small town in Gasconade County, Missouri, is fitting. Missouri mules were famous as farm and military draft animals in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and the University of Missouri's own publications have documented the state's miniature and hunting mules. The magazine grew up serving the people who kept that tradition going after tractors replaced mules in the fields.
Over the decades it built its calendar around the mule world's big events and around reader participation, inviting subscriber letters, owner spotlights and historical stories alongside its regular columnists.
Mules and More Today
Mules and More publishes 12 issues a year in print, with digital editions posted online. A typical issue carries training and horsemanship articles, health and care advice, personal stories and columns, show results, sale listings and consignor ads, classifieds and an events calendar.
Each year brings two special editions: the February Jack Issue, with a Jack Index and articles on breeding and raising mules and donkeys, and the April Trail Riding Issue, with a Trail Riding Guide.
What Mules and More Is Publishing Now
Mule Days and shows
Special sections cover Bishop Mule Days in California, Jake Clark Mule Days, The Great Celebration Mule and Donkey Show and the National Championship Chuckwagon Races.
Training and care
Articles on training, tack, hoof care and health for saddle mules, draft mules and donkeys of all sizes.
Ranch, trail and history
Ranch work, trail riding, owner spotlights, notable animals and stories from mule history.
Mules and More Editors and Staff
The magazine's masthead and submission guidelines name:
- Cori Daniels - Editor
The magazine lists mulesandmore@gmail.com as its contact address.
Who Reads Mules and More
Readers are mule and donkey owners, breeders, trail riders, packers, ranchers, show exhibitors and longear fans across the United States. Many keep their animals on small farms, and University of Missouri Extension's equine program offers practical guidance on feeding, pasture and health that applies to mules and donkeys as well as horses.
Mule people have heard every stubbornness joke ever told and know the mule is usually the smartest one in the conversation. They will enjoy farm.FM, where farm satire and farm humor give longears the respect they deserve, with ranch humor for packers and outfitters too. Its farm jokes are best told out of earshot of a jack with a long memory.
farm.FM calls itself the nation's first satirical farm site, and between the headlines it spins Tractor Tunes, country music for farmers; a good place to start reading is this farm.FM columnist's archive.
Mules and More Sources and Agriculture Authority Links
- Rural Heritage: magazines directory - listing for Mules and More of Bland, Missouri.
- Mules and More on Issuu: May 2022 - a digital issue with masthead and contents.
- Southeast Missourian: mules in Missouri history - background on the state's mule heritage.
- University of Missouri MOspace: Miniature and hunting mules of Missouri - a land-grant publication on Missouri mules.
- University of Missouri Extension: Equine - extension resources for equine owners.
Mules and More FAQ
When did Mules and More start?
It has been published monthly for mule and donkey enthusiasts since 1980.
Where is Mules and More published?
In Bland, Missouri.
What are its special issues?
The February Jack Issue on breeding and the April Trail Riding Issue with a Trail Riding Guide.
Who edits Mules and More?
Cori Daniels is named as editor on the magazine's masthead.
For more than four decades, Mules and More magazine has given the long-eared side of the horse world a monthly voice from Missouri.