Hinnies v. Mules

Bonaiv · 03-12-2008, 10:27 AM

I am not a mule person at all-sorry love the horses but no offense meant. However, I have hardly ever heard of anyone having hinnies only mules. I wonder if there are any significant difference between the two and why mules are so much more popular. Unless hinny owners just call them mules for ease.

ToveroMom · 03-12-2008, 10:50 AM

They GENERALLY end up shorter-like not big enough for most folks since the donkey is the Mama.
Many more jacks will breed a mare than stallions will breed donkeys..2 reasons there.
PS Before discounting a good saddle mule you really must encounter one-ride a good one and you may change your mind

Mule Fool · 03-12-2008, 11:06 AM

What wrong with stallions? Don't they know a pretty face when they see one?

But also I recently read an article that stated the conception rate for the stallion/jenny cross is only 20%. I also think there are hinnies out there that are being called mules just because either the owners don't know or it's just easier to call them a mule.

**Orchid** · 03-12-2008, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mule Fool

What wrong with stallions? Don't they know a pretty face when they see one?

But also I recently read an article that stated the conception rate for the stallion/jenny cross is only 20%. I also think there are hinnies out there that are being called mules just because either the owners don't know or it's just easier to call them a mule.

I do think a lot of people just don't know the difference between a hinny and mule - so they call them all mules.

sherriawright · 03-16-2008, 04:47 PM

ok, another stupid mule question. I always thought that a mule was a cross between a donkey and a horse. I also thought that mules were sterile, both sexes. Is that not right?

Mule Fool · 03-17-2008, 08:10 AM

Yes a mule is a cross between a male donkey ( jack) and a mare. Since the horse and donkey have different numbers of chromosomes(I think it's 64 and 62? could be wrong) the resulting hybrid has an uneven number of chromosomes and is sterile. HOWEVER just because they are sterile they don't seem to know it, so you still need to geld the males and the mollies do come in heat. AND there have been documented cases of molly mules giving birth but it's extremely rare.

frenchi04 · 03-30-2008, 07:09 PM

OK folks the reason why there are more mules than hinnys is due to the fact that jennys body temps are different and the protien level in concieving is diffrent from horses. i raise mules and will be trying for a hinny this year. and you can bred stallions to jennys you just have train them like you train a jack to bred mares

Clippity-Clop · 04-07-2008, 05:24 PM

So another stupid question ;o)..

How do you tell the difference between a Hinny
and a female donkey or jenny?

Mule360 · 04-08-2008, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Clippity-Clop

So another stupid question ;o)..

How do you tell the difference between a Hinny
and a female donkey or jenny?

Not stupid at all. A jenny or female donkey normally has a lankier build with longer ears than a hinny or female mule.

cascy · 04-08-2008, 11:24 PM

I've heard alot of the old timers say that hinney's are more herd bound and more difficult to train then mules... Don't know that there is any truth to that but.... take it for what it's worth

snickers · 04-09-2008, 05:45 AM

Telling a hinny and jenny apart is really easy.
A Jenny has longer ears and looks like a donkey when a hinny will have the mulish look and shorter ears than a donkey does.
A mule has longer ears than a hinny.

Slim Pikkens · 04-09-2008, 07:23 AM

A friends hinny is built like a much taller donkey-quite narrow in the chest, round abdomen and narrow hindquarters. This one also gaits and is curly to boot. Almost impossible to get a saddle to fit altho with some rather inventive padding we were able to make one work. He's just not built like a mule and is better suited to driving. Mule is the result of a jack donkey breeding a mare. A hinny is the result of a stallion breeding a jenny. Oh yes, friend's hinny is also appaloosa.

snickers · 04-09-2008, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slim Pikkens

A friends hinny is built like a much taller donkey-quite narrow in the chest, round abdomen and narrow hindquarters. This one also gaits and is curly to boot. Almost impossible to get a saddle to fit altho with some rather inventive padding we were able to make one work. He's just not built like a mule and is better suited to driving.

The slimmnest most likely comes from the stallion since he is gaited and has the curly gene.

Slim Pikkens · 04-09-2008, 07:31 AM

Actually the appaloosa stallion was on the chunky side. The hinny appears built like a leggier donkey. The hinny is 14.1 hh. This build is why they aren't saddle animals. His temperment is placid and he just goes with the flow. He also has his mother's long ears and donkey head.

snickers · 04-09-2008, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slim Pikkens

Actually the appaloosa stallion was on the chunky side. The hinny appears built like a leggier donkey. The hinny is 14.1 hh. This build is why they aren't saddle animals. His temperment is placid and he just goes with the flow.

Kinda confused then. The Appy stallion is then by a gaited sire or dam and one of them carries the curly gene??

Clippity-Clop · 04-09-2008, 09:51 AM

Wow! Lots of good info here. I'm still
not certain I could distinguish a hinny
from a jenny if they weren't side by side
but I would at least have a better chance.
Thanks!

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03-12-2008, 10:27 AM
Bonaiv Halter broke Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California Posts: 70	Hinnies v. Mules I am not a mule person at all-sorry love the horses but no offense meant. However, I have hardly ever heard of anyone having hinnies only mules. I wonder if there are any significant difference between the two and why mules are so much more popular. Unless hinny owners just call them mules for ease.

03-12-2008, 10:50 AM
ToveroMom Pasture Pet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland TX Posts: 15,296	They GENERALLY end up shorter-like not big enough for most folks since the donkey is the Mama. Many more jacks will breed a mare than stallions will breed donkeys..2 reasons there. PS Before discounting a good saddle mule you really must encounter one-ride a good one and you may change your mind __________________ "In America,anyone can be President. That is one of the chances you take" Adlai Stevenson

03-12-2008, 11:06 AM
Mule Fool Started Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Washington State Posts: 2,283	What wrong with stallions? Don't they know a pretty face when they see one? But also I recently read an article that stated the conception rate for the stallion/jenny cross is only 20%. I also think there are hinnies out there that are being called mules just because either the owners don't know or it's just easier to call them a mule.

03-16-2008, 04:47 PM
sherriawright Weanling Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Pekin, Illinois Posts: 453	ok, another stupid mule question. I always thought that a mule was a cross between a donkey and a horse. I also thought that mules were sterile, both sexes. Is that not right? __________________ The art of riding is keeping the horse between you and the ground.

03-17-2008, 08:10 AM
Mule Fool Started Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Washington State Posts: 2,283	Yes a mule is a cross between a male donkey ( jack) and a mare. Since the horse and donkey have different numbers of chromosomes(I think it's 64 and 62? could be wrong) the resulting hybrid has an uneven number of chromosomes and is sterile. HOWEVER just because they are sterile they don't seem to know it, so you still need to geld the males and the mollies do come in heat. AND there have been documented cases of molly mules giving birth but it's extremely rare.

03-30-2008, 07:09 PM
frenchi04 Newborn Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: ozark ,ar Posts: 2	mules vs hinny OK folks the reason why there are more mules than hinnys is due to the fact that jennys body temps are different and the protien level in concieving is diffrent from horses. i raise mules and will be trying for a hinny this year. and you can bred stallions to jennys you just have train them like you train a jack to bred mares __________________ my ears might be long but im big and strong

04-07-2008, 05:24 PM
Clippity-Clop Long Yearling Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesburg, Tennessee Posts: 1,026	So another stupid question ;o).. How do you tell the difference between a Hinny and a female donkey or jenny? __________________ Crooked Creek Ranch & Cattle Company http://www.crookedcreekrcc.com/

04-08-2008, 11:24 PM
cascy Kid Safe Join Date: May 2006 Location: arkansas Posts: 6,006	I've heard alot of the old timers say that hinney's are more herd bound and more difficult to train then mules... Don't know that there is any truth to that but.... take it for what it's worth __________________ To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

04-09-2008, 05:45 AM
snickers Bombproof Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Twilight Zone Posts: 8,842	Telling a hinny and jenny apart is really easy. A Jenny has longer ears and looks like a donkey when a hinny will have the mulish look and shorter ears than a donkey does. A mule has longer ears than a hinny. __________________ " You cant fix stupid " Ron White Life is to short to argue with ignorant people.

04-09-2008, 07:23 AM
Slim Pikkens Started Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,926	A friends hinny is built like a much taller donkey-quite narrow in the chest, round abdomen and narrow hindquarters. This one also gaits and is curly to boot. Almost impossible to get a saddle to fit altho with some rather inventive padding we were able to make one work. He's just not built like a mule and is better suited to driving. Mule is the result of a jack donkey breeding a mare. A hinny is the result of a stallion breeding a jenny. Oh yes, friend's hinny is also appaloosa. Last edited by Slim Pikkens : 04-09-2008 at 07:28 AM.

04-09-2008, 07:31 AM
Slim Pikkens Started Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,926	Actually the appaloosa stallion was on the chunky side. The hinny appears built like a leggier donkey. The hinny is 14.1 hh. This build is why they aren't saddle animals. His temperment is placid and he just goes with the flow. He also has his mother's long ears and donkey head. Last edited by Slim Pikkens : 04-09-2008 at 07:33 AM.

04-09-2008, 09:51 AM
Clippity-Clop Long Yearling Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesburg, Tennessee Posts: 1,026	Wow! Lots of good info here. I'm still not certain I could distinguish a hinny from a jenny if they weren't side by side but I would at least have a better chance. Thanks! __________________ Crooked Creek Ranch & Cattle Company http://www.crookedcreekrcc.com/