SOLD!! Is he a mule? UPDATE pg.3!!!

equine.trailrider · 09-07-2008, 09:27 AM

A lady wants to give me her mule. She emailed me a picture and his ears are cut off in it. Is this indeed a mule?

cascy · 09-07-2008, 09:28 AM

Looks like a mule to me

scrapchick · 09-07-2008, 09:41 AM

If you were trying to sell/give away, seems like the ears would be the one thing you got into the picture!! He looks like a mule to me too.

ToveroMom · 09-07-2008, 09:41 AM

Very horsey looking,shorter ears-I bet he is a hinny.
A beauty!

Tippy · 09-07-2008, 09:44 AM

He looks like a mule to me too.

country-mare · 09-07-2008, 09:51 AM

He's very cute.
And I agree with T-Mom
looks like a hinny.

B2Buckskins · 09-07-2008, 09:52 AM

He has a nice mule type head and he does not look anything like the Hinny up the road.

I think he cute

Gotta Love Duns · 09-07-2008, 09:55 AM

He looks like a mule to me as well and what a cute looking fellow as well!

ToveroMom · 09-07-2008, 10:07 AM

Hinnys do not all look alike Buckskins-they vary greatly.
One of the "usual" charaicteristics is that the heads are more horselike-and the ears are not usually as spacious as a mule.
It was opinions she was looking for-the only real way is to ask the seller if she knows or do a chromosome count.

**Range** · 09-07-2008, 10:33 AM

I'm thinking Hinny as well, looks way more horse-like. Doesn't matter, it's definitely a horse/donkey cross if that's what your looking for!

equine.trailrider · 09-07-2008, 10:49 AM

I take in unwanted horses and this is the first mule (or hinny) that I've dealt with. All the equines are evaluated by my trainer and it is decided if they just need miles or need to go into training. After they are ready for a new owner they are sold and price is based on the equine's ability. I've always wanted a mule for trail riding but this is as close as I will get to having one of my own. I have five horses already so any equines coming to the farm are the unwanted ones. I'm slowing down on reselling due to winter coming and buyers seem to get scarce during the winter months. I started all this to get the equines before they turned into a rescue situation from being starved. I wanted to be proactive vs. reactive. Just trying to do my part.

ToveroMom · 09-07-2008, 11:01 AM

He is darned attractive..wish he was closer

Bandit · 09-07-2008, 11:47 AM

He's a cutie. To me it also looks more like a Hinny, but it can be hard to tell between the two.

Horses&Soccer · 09-07-2008, 01:20 PM

I'm with T-Mom too. The face looks more horsey than muley, I go with Hinny. Whichever it's pretty.

aBreeze · 09-07-2008, 04:15 PM

I was under the impression that mules were more horselike than hinnys.

Either way he definitely looks to be a donkey cross, and a beautiful one at that.

snickers · 09-07-2008, 04:52 PM

Mule- Jack to Mare - longer ears
Hinny - Stallion to Jenny - shorter ears.

It is a hinny.

ToveroMom · 09-07-2008, 05:29 PM

hinny link
http://www.americola.com/sites/Hinny

Tippy · 09-07-2008, 05:42 PM

Hinny: This is the term used for the hybrid animal produced when the female ass (jennet) is mated to the male horse (stallion) to produce a foal. There are both male hinnies and females. The genetic inheritance of the hinny is exactly the same as the mule. Scientists think that differences in hinnies and mules may be from the result of maternal influences on the fetus, and in the upbringing of the foal. Some hinnies tend to look like horses with long ears, but most cannot be told apart from mules. Untraced animals can not be verified as hinnies. For all purposes, hinnies are classified with mules. Hinnies do not differ from mules in endurance, or other useful traits, but are bred more rarely because the donkey dam tends to make the offspring smaller. Donkeys do not as readily conceive to horse stallion as to donkeys. The equine hybrid is easier to obtain when the lower chromosome count (the donkey) is in the male.

Whatever he is he's cute

Best of luck

B2Buckskins · 09-07-2008, 06:16 PM

LOL when we get right down to it he is cute

. Someone needs to come talk to this thing up the road he makes some of the funnies noise I have ever heard and I know what mules sound like and this one has a frog stuck --he is funny, I ride with a lot of mule and my friends has 4 jacks and this thing is not right. but cute looks like a pony head almost and horse ears and I know he is a hinny know the sire and dam. MY girlfriend arab is scared to death of him side passes all the way past him

ToveroMom · 09-07-2008, 06:29 PM

Yep tippy all just guesses-I already agreed with that.

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09-07-2008, 09:27 AM
equine.trailrider Yearling Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 899	SOLD!! Is he a mule? UPDATE pg.3!!! A lady wants to give me her mule. She emailed me a picture and his ears are cut off in it. Is this indeed a mule? __________________ -I'll Take A Cold One. Make It A Draft! visit me at http://www.freewebs.com/sunshineacres Last edited by equine.trailrider : 09-29-2008 at 10:52 AM.

09-07-2008, 09:28 AM
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09-07-2008, 09:41 AM
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09-07-2008, 09:41 AM
ToveroMom Pasture Pet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland TX Posts: 15,296	Very horsey looking,shorter ears-I bet he is a hinny. A beauty! __________________ "In America,anyone can be President. That is one of the chances you take" Adlai Stevenson

09-07-2008, 09:44 AM
Tippy Long Yearling Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta Posts: 1,042	He looks like a mule to me too. __________________

09-07-2008, 09:51 AM
country-mare Long Yearling Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Fred, Texas Posts: 1,389	He's very cute. And I agree with T-Mom looks like a hinny.

09-07-2008, 09:52 AM
B2Buckskins Weanling Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 452	He has a nice mule type head and he does not look anything like the Hinny up the road. I think he cute __________________ B2BUCKSKINS Foundation Quarters Horses

09-07-2008, 09:55 AM
Gotta Love Duns Bombproof Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dixonville, Alberta Posts: 7,794	He looks like a mule to me as well and what a cute looking fellow as well! __________________ A penny saved is a penny you can spend on your next horse.

09-07-2008, 10:07 AM
ToveroMom Pasture Pet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland TX Posts: 15,296	Hinnys do not all look alike Buckskins-they vary greatly. One of the "usual" charaicteristics is that the heads are more horselike-and the ears are not usually as spacious as a mule. It was opinions she was looking for-the only real way is to ask the seller if she knows or do a chromosome count. __________________ "In America,anyone can be President. That is one of the chances you take" Adlai Stevenson

09-07-2008, 10:33 AM
Range Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Back of Beyond Posts: 5,683	I'm thinking Hinny as well, looks way more horse-like. Doesn't matter, it's definitely a horse/donkey cross if that's what your looking for! __________________ If it harms none, do what you will.

09-07-2008, 10:49 AM
equine.trailrider Yearling Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 899	I take in unwanted horses and this is the first mule (or hinny) that I've dealt with. All the equines are evaluated by my trainer and it is decided if they just need miles or need to go into training. After they are ready for a new owner they are sold and price is based on the equine's ability. I've always wanted a mule for trail riding but this is as close as I will get to having one of my own. I have five horses already so any equines coming to the farm are the unwanted ones. I'm slowing down on reselling due to winter coming and buyers seem to get scarce during the winter months. I started all this to get the equines before they turned into a rescue situation from being starved. I wanted to be proactive vs. reactive. Just trying to do my part. __________________ -I'll Take A Cold One. Make It A Draft! visit me at http://www.freewebs.com/sunshineacres

09-07-2008, 11:01 AM
ToveroMom Pasture Pet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland TX Posts: 15,296	He is darned attractive..wish he was closer __________________ "In America,anyone can be President. That is one of the chances you take" Adlai Stevenson

09-07-2008, 11:47 AM
Bandit Coming two Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 1,787	He's a cutie. To me it also looks more like a Hinny, but it can be hard to tell between the two. __________________

09-07-2008, 01:20 PM
Horses&Soccer Started Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Warrenton, MO Posts: 2,717	I'm with T-Mom too. The face looks more horsey than muley, I go with Hinny. Whichever it's pretty. __________________ When life gives you lemons - find someone to throw them at!

09-07-2008, 04:15 PM
aBreeze Halter broke Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 126	I was under the impression that mules were more horselike than hinnys. Either way he definitely looks to be a donkey cross, and a beautiful one at that. __________________ Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems. Henry Brooks Adams

09-07-2008, 04:52 PM
snickers Bombproof Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Twilight Zone Posts: 8,845	Mule- Jack to Mare - longer ears Hinny - Stallion to Jenny - shorter ears. It is a hinny. __________________ " You cant fix stupid " Ron White Life is to short to argue with ignorant people.

09-07-2008, 05:29 PM
ToveroMom Pasture Pet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland TX Posts: 15,296	hinny link http://www.americola.com/sites/Hinny __________________ "In America,anyone can be President. That is one of the chances you take" Adlai Stevenson

09-07-2008, 05:42 PM
Tippy Long Yearling Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta Posts: 1,042	Hinny: This is the term used for the hybrid animal produced when the female ass (jennet) is mated to the male horse (stallion) to produce a foal. There are both male hinnies and females. The genetic inheritance of the hinny is exactly the same as the mule. Scientists think that differences in hinnies and mules may be from the result of maternal influences on the fetus, and in the upbringing of the foal. Some hinnies tend to look like horses with long ears, but most cannot be told apart from mules. Untraced animals can not be verified as hinnies. For all purposes, hinnies are classified with mules. Hinnies do not differ from mules in endurance, or other useful traits, but are bred more rarely because the donkey dam tends to make the offspring smaller. Donkeys do not as readily conceive to horse stallion as to donkeys. The equine hybrid is easier to obtain when the lower chromosome count (the donkey) is in the male. Whatever he is he's cute Best of luck __________________

09-07-2008, 06:16 PM
B2Buckskins Weanling Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 452	LOL when we get right down to it he is cute . Someone needs to come talk to this thing up the road he makes some of the funnies noise I have ever heard and I know what mules sound like and this one has a frog stuck --he is funny, I ride with a lot of mule and my friends has 4 jacks and this thing is not right. but cute looks like a pony head almost and horse ears and I know he is a hinny know the sire and dam. MY girlfriend arab is scared to death of him side passes all the way past him __________________ B2BUCKSKINS Foundation Quarters Horses

09-07-2008, 06:29 PM
ToveroMom Pasture Pet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland TX Posts: 15,296	Yep tippy all just guesses-I already agreed with that. __________________ "In America,anyone can be President. That is one of the chances you take" Adlai Stevenson