Somehow, I had always heard that the cross between a jenny
and a stallion was a "hinny". Is that right? Other than the name and
which one got to be the "dad", is there any functional difference between a mule
and a hinny?
It's a funny story actually. The stallion was bred by a very
well known breeder here and sold to someone as a riding horse. Since this is
Egypt, he was never gelded, but he injured his legs in a jumping accident and
was left to recuperate at the stables of a rival breeder here. The owner was a
friend of the second breeder, so the stallion had a place to stay and was well
cared for when the owner was transferred back to the US. After a few years,
the owner indicated that a good home should be found for the stallion as he
wasn't really wanted by his host, and one of my neighbours was given a lovely
Egyptian Arab stallion. He does trail rides and stands at stud for local
breedings, produces lovely foals. Here's hoping.
Maryanne Stroud
Gabbani Cairo,
Egypt www.alsorat.com http://miloflamingo.blogspot.com On Oct 8,
2004, at 10:22 AM, sherman wrote:
Hmmm, never thought of that
before, but I guess if all or most of the horses are Arabs, then most the
mules are going to be Arab mules. Now, how are you going to get your donkey
bred without letting the breeder see her? Kathy Grass
Valley, CA
All of our
mules are Arab mules and some of them are stunning. I'm planning to breed my
donkey to an Arab stallion here but we can't tell the breeder. She's a
sweet old lady (well, semi-sweet) and she'd freak.
