Mules
have been bred and used for centuries as draft, pack, and riding
animals.
A mule's nose is usually lighter than their body color.
Mules can be used for the same purposes as horses and donkeys, such as jumping, chariot racing, pack trips down the Grand Canyon, dressage, driving, and much more.
Mules are sterile (they cannot produce offspring), but both males and females show some normal sexual characteristics and behavior (ex. mare mules come in season and horse mules show aggressive behavior).
Terms
Draft Mule= mule offspring from a draft horse mare
Gelding= castrated stallion/jack
Hinny= hybrid of a stallion and a jenny
Horse Mule= proper term for a male mule
Jack= intact male donkey
Jenny= female donkey
John= informal term for a male mule
Mammoth Jack= jack at least 56" tall at the withers
Mare= female horse
Mare Mule= proper term for a female mule
Molly= informal term for a female mule
Mule= hybrid of jack and a mare
Muleskinner= driver of a hitch of mules
Stallion= intact multiplemale horse
posted by equinevet
A mule's nose is usually lighter than their body color.
Mules can be used for the same purposes as horses and donkeys, such as jumping, chariot racing, pack trips down the Grand Canyon, dressage, driving, and much more.
Mules are sterile (they cannot produce offspring), but both males and females show some normal sexual characteristics and behavior (ex. mare mules come in season and horse mules show aggressive behavior).
Terms
Draft Mule= mule offspring from a draft horse mare
Gelding= castrated stallion/jack
Hinny= hybrid of a stallion and a jenny
Horse Mule= proper term for a male mule
Jack= intact male donkey
Jenny= female donkey
John= informal term for a male mule
Mammoth Jack= jack at least 56" tall at the withers
Mare= female horse
Mare Mule= proper term for a female mule
Molly= informal term for a female mule
Mule= hybrid of jack and a mare
Muleskinner= driver of a hitch of mules
Stallion= intact multiplemale horse
posted by equinevet
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