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The rate of sucess producing a Hinny is much lower than the success rate for a mule foal. That reason alone is a good one. The Hinny is also a much less robust animal as well.
The cause of this discrepancy hinges on the differences in reproduction between a donkey and a horse an the jenny or mare's ability to recognize an support the developing conceptus.
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When a male horse and a female donkey mate?
A mule. Same for both genders, though all males and some females are infertile.
What is a hinny?
A hinny is a hybrid offspring of a male horse (stallion) and a female donkey (jenny). Hinnies are less common than mules, which are the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. Hinny tend to have a more horse-like appearance compared to mules.
What if you cross breed horse to donkey be called?
The cross between a male donkey and a female horse is called a mule. Mules are generally infertile animals, and may only be produced by interbreeding between horses and donkeys. Interbreeding between a female donkey and a male horse is more rare, but produces a hinny. A hinny tends to be somewhat smaller than a mule, and is likewise infertile.
If your mother was your father and your father was your mother you would be hinny instead you are just plain old?
mule. When a male donkey is bred to a female horse, it is a mule. However, if the dad was a horse rather than a donkey, and the mother was a jenney(female donkey) instead of a mare (making the mother the father and the father the mother) you would get a Hinny. But since it was a donkey with a mare, it was just a plain old Mule.
A mule is what?
A mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. They are known for their sure-footedness, as well as their ability to carry a heavy load and work with humans. A cross breed between a male horse and female donkey is called a hinny. A hinny looks a bit more like a horse than a mule does. Female mules and female hinnys can rarely have offspring. The males can't ever reproduce, but they can mate.
Can a mule jump?
Yes, very well. Mules are naturally more athletic than horses. When professional showjumping began in the 1930s, the US Army used to win most of the competitions by entering on their mules, so if you want a good showjumper or eventer, get yourself a mule or hinny.
What is a mammoth mule?
I've actually never heard this term used, but there is a breed of donkey (though some contend this, actually) called the American Mammoth Jackstock donkey. I would assume that a Mammoth Mule would be a mule whose sire was a Mammoth Jackstock donkey. FYI, a mule is the offspring of a donkey sire (jack) and a horse dam (mare). The offspring of a horse sire (stallion) and a donkey dam (jennet or jenny) is called a hinny and is much rarer than are mules. Finally, a bit of trivia about American Mammoth Jackstock. The breed is said to have been created by George Washington, using large European donkey breeds, including the rare Poitou donkey from France. He wanted a large donkey to breed with draft mares to create a draft mule strong enough to plow the tough soils of Virginia.
The offspring of a donkey?
The offspring of a female donkey (a jenny or jennet) and a male horse (stallion) is called a hinny. Hinnies are much rarer than are mules (the offspring of a jack (male donkey) and mare (female horse)).
Are hinny horses wild?
A hinny is not a horse, wild or otherwise. A hinny is the offspring of a horse stallion and a donkey jenny. Hinnys, unlike mules, are quite rare as the embryos produced through this mating are less viable than the donkey jack, mare cross.
What does a mare and a donkey make?
A mule, some are males and some will be born females. Males are called Mules while females are known as Hinnies. It is believed that a when a stallion horse breeds a female donkey, the offspring will be a female, however, our herd Donkey bred a female pony and the offspring was a female. Keep in mind that male mules are more common than hinny mules.
Can you breed a stud horse to a jenny?
Yes but most pony stallions aren't interested in jennies so you might have to use AI. A good jenny and a good stallion will produce a good hinny but there is always a higher risk of spontaneous abortion than with mules so you might have to try several times to get a foal. Choose a sire no more than 2 hands taller than the jenny and go for quality. Having a hinny foal will increase your jenny's value.
How many chromosomes does a donkey have?
The mule has 63 chromosomes. A donkey has 31 pairs and a horse 32 pairs so the mule or hinny inherits 31 from its donkey parent (usually the father) and 32 from its horse parent. The fact that the donkey has fewer chromosomes than the horse is thought to be the reason why hinny-breeding (where the father is the horse) is more difficult, resulting in a high rate of spontaneous abortion. If two species are to be crossed, therefore, the male should be the one with fewer chromosomes.
