Clockwise from top left:
Little John Higgins III strained to reach above the jump as he encouraged Lady to jump at the 25th annual Pea Ridge Mule Jump Oct. 12, 2013. "Baby John" is the third generation of Higgins to compete in the Pea Ridge Mule Jump.
Xander Edwards from Tyler Texas led his mule, Ginny, out of the arena after the halter class judging of the 2013 event.
Alexa Higgins, 11, watched over baby brother, Lonnie, holding Buckwheat, a 26-year-old mule, as they waited their turns to compete. The Higgins family travels from Greentop, Mo., for the annual event.
And she's over! Lady, 28, cleared the jump for John Higgins III during the 2013 Mule Jump.
TIMES photographs by Annette Beard
General News on 10/08/2014