MeadowRidge Farm
Well-Known Member
I just thought I would put my two cents in on how I feel about hinnies, since I think there are only a very few of us on the forum that do have them. IMO, Hinnies are great, and comical,and well worth themselves! They do resemble a horse more so then a mule would, but hinnies are similar to mules in the respect that they are generally (OK--putting on my flame retardent suit, if any horse people are ready to disagree with me
)they are generally more intelligent then horses and more coorporative then alot of donkeys. (there said it!
)Hinnies are very difficult to breed for under most circumstances, because most stallions will not accept a jenny, and then there is also a differance in the chromosomes of the horse and donkey--a horse has 64 pair, and a donkey has 62, a mule and a hinny will have 63 the uneven number will result in a incomplete reproductive system. Hinnies will have more of a horse type head, and ears not quit as long as a mule would have, hinnies can also be gaited. Now maybe Shawna, can get on and add her version of a mule. Hope this helps some of you who have been emailing me, and I really do not have any secret on getting a stallion to breed a jenny
If you have more questions I will TRY to answer them if you email me. Corinne