How To Breed A Horse And A Donkey? (Solved)

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• To breed them, feed each a golden carrot or golden apple which will activate love mode. They will then run to each other and mingle together for a few seconds, and a baby mule will be born between them. Can horses mate with donkeys? Fertility, sterility and rarity.

How do you breed a horse and a donkey in Minecraft?

Breeding. In order to breed a mule, one must have a donkey and a horse of any kind. To breed them, feed each a golden carrot or golden apple which will activate love mode. They will then run to each other and mingle together for a few seconds, and a baby mule will be born between them.

Why won’t my horse and donkey breed in Minecraft?

To breed horses in Minecraft, you need to feed two nearby tamed horses either a Golden Apple or Golden Carrot each. Forcing a horse to breed with a donkey will result in a baby mule. Mules are sterile and cannot breed.

Can horses mate with donkeys?

It is possible for a female donkey and a male horse to reproduce. The result is called a hinny. However, hinnies are infertile and cannot bear any fruit regardless of their sexual orientation. Hinnies are less common than mules.

How do you breed a donkey?

To make a golden carrot, go to a crafting table, put the carrot in the middle and then surround it with gold nuggets. Once you have the right food, feed it to both donkeys, and the donkeys will enter Love Mode. A baby will spawn within a few seconds.

How do you mate horses?

How do horses mate? Horses mate like many other mammals mate – through courtship, followed by the stallion (male horse) mounting a receptive mare (female horse). Mares will show signs of being in heat during her most fertile days, which are 5-7 days during the beginning of her cycle.

How do you breed the best horses in Minecraft?

The optimal breeding scheme is that you start with two parent horses and breed them, and if the foal is stronger than the weakest parent horse, replace the weakest parent horse with the foal. Each time a foal is produced counts as “1” breeding attempt, regardless of whether it replaces a parent or is discarded.

What is the fastest horse in Minecraft?

Black Pegasus is the fastest Minecraft horse that can serve you well compared with the other horses in Minecraft.

What Animals Can you breed in Minecraft?

Here are the animals that you can breed and the food items used to breed them:

• Wolves (Tamed): any meat other than fish.
• Cats (Tamed): raw cod and raw salmon.
• Horses/Donkeys (Tamed): golden apples and golden carrots.
• Llamas (Tamed): hay bales.
• Sheep, Cows, and Mooshrooms: wheat.
• Pigs: carrots, potatoes, and beetroot.

Can a donkey and a horse have a baby?

You’re right, a horse and a donkey can have kids. A male horse and a female donkey have a hinny. A female horse and a male donkey have a mule. A mule gets 32 horse chromosomes from mom and 31 donkey chromosomes from dad for a total of 63 chromosomes.

Can you breed a female donkey with a male horse?

Breeding between a female horse, or mare, and a male donkey, or jack, will produce a mule. When a female donkey, also known as a jenny or jennet, and a stallion or male horse are bred, the result is a hinny.

Can humans breed with any other animals?

Probably not. Ethical considerations preclude definitive research on the subject, but it’s safe to say that human DNA has become so different from that of other animals that interbreeding would likely be impossible. In general, two types of changes prevent animals from interbreeding.

What’s a good horse name?

List of the Most Popular Horse Names

• Bella.
• Alex.
• Lilly.
• Alexia.
• Fancy.
• Sugar.
• Lady.
• Tucker.

Mule

Mulesare passivemobsthat were introduced toMinecraftin Update1.6. Insurvival mode, they cannot be found naturally. They can only be obtained through thebreedingof ahorseand adonkey.

Breeding

If you want to breed mule, you must first get a donkey and a horse of any breed. Give each one a golden carrot or golden apple, which will activate love mode and allow you to breed them. When they come close enough to each other, they will mix for a few seconds, and a baby mule will be born in the space between them.

Appearance

Mules are somewhat smaller than their horse parent, and as they mature, they exhibit characteristics that are similar to both a donkey (such as large ears) and a horse (color, tail, etc.).

Riding

To ride a mule, a player must first domesticate or “tame” the animal. Once tamed, riding the mule is as simple as right clicking on it and no longer necessitates the use of an empty hand. At first, the mule will allow the rider to mount it and then it would roam aimlessly over the field. An asaddle must be installed in order to regulate the movement. This may be accomplished by opening one’s inventory while riding the mule and placing a saddle in the mule’s inventory that corresponds to the saddle slot on the player’s inventory.

Uses

Mules are used in the same way as donkeys are. They are not permitted to wear horse armor, however they are permitted to transport stuff for a player. Despite the fact that it looks to have two chests, a mule can only handle one chest (one on each side). Equipping a chest is as simple as right-clicking a mule who is holding the chest in his hand.

Characteristics

Some mules are quicker than others, while some can jump higher than others, and yet others have more health than others. The fastest mule is slower than the quickest horse that may be found in the world. Mules are a hybrid of the horse and the donkey, having the look of a horse but with large ears on the back of its head.

Advantages

Since mules and donkeys both carry chests, one would wonder what benefit mules have over donkeys. There are a couple of reasons behind this. First and foremost, mules have a distinct hue, similar to that of donkeys, that remains constant throughout time, but it is distinct from the color of donkeys. The second distinguishing characteristic is that they inherit characteristics from their horse parent, whereas donkeys have a set speed and leap height, respectively. Breeding a swift or jumpy horse with a donkey can take advantage of this by producing a newborn mule with greater speed or jump height than a donkey, depending on the horse’s speed and leap height.

Gallery

The mule in its previous incarnation.

Mobs in Minecraft
Passive Mobs
Bat	Cat	Chicken	Cow
Fish (various)	Fox	Glow Squid	Horse
Mooshroom	Brown Mooshroom	Ocelot	Parrot
Pig	Rabbit	Sheep	Snow Golem
Squid	Strider	Turtle	Villager
Wandering Trader
Neutral Mobs
Axolotl	Bee	Dolphin	Enderman
Goat	Iron Golem	Llama	Panda
Piglin	Polar Bear	Spider	Cave Spider
Wolf	Zombified Piglin
Hostile Mobs
Blaze	Creeper	Drowned	Ender Dragon
Endermite	Evoker	Evoker Fang	Ghast
Guardian	Elder Guardian	Hoglin	Husk
Magma Cube	Phantom	Piglin Brute	Pillager
Ravager	Shulker	Silverfish	Skeleton
Slime	Spider Jockey	Stray	Vex
Vindicator	Warden	Witch	Wither
Wither Skeleton	Wither Skeleton Jockey	Zoglin	Zombie
Zombie Villager

Mule

Mules are the sterile offspring of horses and donkeys that, if domesticated, may be ridden and outfitted with chests for transportation.

Spawning

Unlike horses, mules can not reproduce naturally; nevertheless, they can be produced by crossing an ahorse with a donkey. Mules are not allowed to mate with other mules. Mulespawn eggs yield foals in around 20% of cases.

Appearance

Mules are the offspring of horses and donkeys, and they are almost the same size as a typical horse (but not exactly). Mules have ears, coats, and manes that are similar to those of donkeys, except their coats are deeper and reddish-brown in color. Mushrooms, like donkeys, cannot be equipped with armor; however, they can be equipped with chests.

Mules, like mules in real life, are incapable of bearing children. Mules outfitted with saddles or chests, in contrast to nearly all other mobs, do not turn themselves invisible when under the spell of Invisibility.

Drops

Mules drop the following items upon death:

• 0–2Leather. The maximum quantity increases by 1 for each level of Looting, with a maximum of 0-5 with Looting III
• 1–3 when killed by a player-tamed wolf
• And 1–3 when slain by a player-tamed wolf.

If they are outfitted with an achestorsaddle, they will drop those things, as well as any other objects in their possession.

Usage

Mules may be fitted with chests and employed as pack animals, which is a common practice. They can be towed after a boat and tied down using an alead, and they can also be hauled while swimming behind a boat using an alead.

Equipment

When a mule is outfitted with a chest, the interface looks like this. Mules that have been tamed have the following slot available: Mules may also be outfitted with chests, however these do not have a designated inventory space like horses. Foals are incapable of being outfitted with anything. If you hold an item in your hand and right-click on the mule, it will be placed on the mule; otherwise, you can access the mule’s inventory. You may access the inventory of a mule in two ways: either by mounting the mule and accessing the player inventory, or by sneaking up on the mule and right-clicking on it.

Using a mule while holding the chest in one hand, chests may be delivered to the mule; however, the chest cannot be withdrawn without killing the mule.

Riding

Following the training and saddleing of a mule, the player may control it using basic directional controls, leap, and the computer mouse. The player dismounts himself by pressing thedismountcontrol button. When riding a mule, the hunger bar is replaced with the mule’s health meter insurvivaloradventuremode, and the hunger bar is removed altogether. When compared to the player’s health meter, it has a slightly distinct heart texture. The mule jump bar has taken the role of the experience bar. Any item, including potions, may be used while riding a mule, including opening or closing doors or redstone devices, utilizing chests, crafting tables, and furnaces, breaking and laying blocks (albeit at a significantly slower pace), and striking with melee weapons or bows and arrows.

1. They are capable of passing through a gap as low as 2.75 blocks in height without causing harm to themselves or others.
2. It is possible for the mule to penetrate gaps that are as low as 1.625 blocks high, but it may suffer suffocation damage if the clearance is less than 1.75 blocks high.
3. When mules are made by crossing a horse and a donkey, their maximum speed ranges between 4.8375 blocks per second and 14.5125 blocks per second (in comparison to the player’s walking speed, which is around 4.3 blocks per second).
4. Any mule that is created with its spawn egg will always move at a speed of 7.525 blocks per second, which is slower than the speed of a minecart traveling at full throttle.
5. A riding mule may be induced to jump while simultaneously holding the control charges for a higher leaping height.
6. The standarddismountcontrol, as well as entering into water that is deeper than two blocks, causes the mule to dismount.

While riding a mule, it is not feasible for a player to access a Nether portal. To get around this, you may either ride the mule into the portal and then dismount, allowing the animal to pass through on its own, or use alead to position the mule before pushing it through the portal.

Behavior

All mules are free to roam, occasionally pausing to rear, wag their tails, or dip their heads as if they were munching grass in the field. At least in comparison to sheep, the eating animation does not really result in any grass being ingested. Mules tilt their heads to gaze at any players that get close to them. Almost any mule, even a wild one, will allow itself to be tied to alead without raising an objection. If the player attempts to saddle an untrained mule, the animal rears and flails its front hooves, causing the player to lose control.

Mules, in contrast to other passive mobs, slowly restore their health.

Taming

Adult mules may be tamed by mounting them repeatedly with an empty hand until the mule no longer bucks the player and exhibits hearts, at which point it is tamed. A mule must be trained in order to be able to carry stuff or be ridden for any period of time on its back. Taming a mule is dependent on the mule’s “temperament.” Mules have a temper rating of 0 out of 100 at the start of the game. When a player is riding the mule, a number between 0 and 99 is selected at random by the computer. If this number is less than the temper, the mule turns tame; otherwise, the temper is increased by 5 and the player is bucked off.

An audible galloping sound is audible while riding an untamed mule, which can be more or less quick in order to offer an approximate indication of the mule’s pace.

If a domesticated animal is killed, a death message is given to the animal’s owner, just as it is with other tamed animals.

Breeding

Mules in Minecraft, like their real-life counterparts, are incapable of bearing children. Another option, in addition to breeding horses and donkeys, is to cross-breed them to generate mule offspring.

Food

Mule food can be given to them to change their behavior, make them to develop (if they are not yet adults; foals generally require 20 minutes to completely mature if not fed), and/or help them to recover their health. The consequences of the numerous meals that mules consume are listed in the table below. To feed a mule, place a qualifying food item in your hand and apply pressure to the animal. If the meal is deemed inedible, the player simply saddles the mule and continues. Mules, like other animals, can only be fed when it would have a beneficial influence on their health.

Food	Heals	Speeds growth by	Increases temper	Notes
Sugar	1	30 sec	+3
Wheat	2	20 sec	+3
Apple	3	1 min	+3
Golden Carrot	4	1 min	+5
Golden Apple	10	4 min	+10
Hay Bale	20× 10	3 min	N/A	Hay bales cannot be fed to untamed adult mules.

Statistics

Mules have three “equine stats” that differ from mule to mule: health, maximum movement speed, and leap strength. Health, maximum movement speed, and jump strength are the most important. These characteristics are formed when the mule is born or hatched, and they are not modified by the amount of food consumed.

Spawned values

When mules are created in any way other than via breeding — for example, by using commands or spawn eggs – they are assigned stats that fall inside particular ranges that are specific to their horse kind and are allocated to them.

Health

The health of a mule can range from 15 to 30, although it is most likely to be between 22 and 23. The number of hearts displayed is health divided by two and rounded down. Having an odd amount of health points (15, 17, 19, etc.) does not result in the mule not showing the last half-heart. If the mule has lost one fewer health point than the amount of damage caused and has not recovered, it has an odd number of health points; otherwise, it has an even number of health points if it has not recovered.

Movement speed

The speed of spawned mules is always 0.175, but the player’s usual walking speed is 0.1. The reported speed does not take into account any status effects that may have an impact on the pace of a horse or a player. Like every other horse breeding, bred mules have speed that is depending on the speeds of their parents. See transportation for a comparison of the speeds of various modes of transportation.

Jump strength

The leap strength of spawned mules is normally 0.5, which is sufficient to clear 19 x 16blocks in a single jump. Depending on the statistics of the parents, other jump strengths can be discovered in mules who have been bred (as explained later).

Bred values

A foal’s statistics are decided by averaging both of its parents’ statistics along with a third set of randomly selected ashorses’ statistics (i.e. add both of its parents’ statistics along with the random value and divide by three). For the third set, any speed and jump strength values that are appropriate for a horse that has hatched naturally or with a spawn egg can be utilized.

Sounds

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
hee-haws	?	?	entity.mule.ambient	subtitles.entity.mule.ambient	?	?	16
neighs	?	?	entity.mule.angry	subtitles.entity.mule.angry	?	?	16
Chest equips	?	?	entity.mule.chest	subtitles.entity.mule.chest	?	?	16
dies	?	?	entity.mule.death	subtitles.entity.mule.death	?	?	16
hurts	?	?	entity.mule.hurt	subtitles.entity.mule.hurt	?	?	16

Data values

Java Development Kit (JDK):

Name	Resource location	Translation key
Mule	mule	entity.minecraft.mule

Bedrock Edition (also known as “Bedrock Edition”) is a special edition of the book Bedrock.

Name	Resource location	Numeric ID (BE)	Translation key
Mule	mule	25	entity.mule.name

Entity data

Mules have entity data linked with them, which contains a variety of different characteristics. Java Development Kit (JDK):

• ChestedHorse: 1 or 0 (true/false) – true if the horse has chests
• Otherwise, false if the animal does not. In the event that there is no donkey or mule present, the game will be terminated. Items: This is a list of items. Only occurs if ChestedHorse is true
• Otherwise, does not exist.

• A single object, complete with the Slot tag. In the case of donkeys and mules, the slots are numbered 2 to 16, while none are available for all other horses.

Bedrock Edition: See the Bedrock Edition level format and entity format for further information.

Achievements

Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS4)
PS4	Other platforms
		Saddle Up	Tame a horse.	—	20G	Bronze
		Artificial Selection	Breed a mule from a horse and a donkey.	—	30G	Bronze

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Resource location
	The Parrots and the Bats	Breed two animals together	Husbandry	Breed a pair ofanyof these 22mobs:

• Axolotl, Bee, Cat, Chicken, Cow, Donkey, Fox, Goat, Hoglin, Horse, Llama, Mooshroom, Mule, Ocelot, Panda, Pig, Rabbit, Sheep, Strider, Trader Llama, Turtle, and Wolf

Amulemust be the result ofbreedingahorseand adonkeyfor this advancement as they are not breed-able together. Other breed-able mobs, if any, can be bred, but are ignored for this advancement.

husbandry/breed_an_animal
	Best Friends Forever	Tame an animal	Husbandry	Tame one of these tameablemobs:

husbandry/tame_an_animal
	Two by Two	Breed all the animals!	The Parrots and the Bats	Breed a pair ofeachof these 21mobs:

• Axolotl
• sBee
• sCat
• sChicken
• sCow
• sDonkey
• sFox
• sGoat
• sHoglin
• sHorse
• sLlama
• sMooshroom
• sMule
• sOcelot
• sPanda
• sPig
• sRabbit
• sSheep
• sStrider
• sTurtle
• sWolf

Atrader llamadoes not count as allama, and amulemust be the result ofbreedingahorseand adonkeyfor this advancement as they are not breed-able together. Other breed-able mobs, if any, can be bred, but are ignored for this advancement.

husbandry/bred_all_animals

Video

Java Edition
1.6.1	13w16a	Added mules, assisted by DrZhark (John Olarte), creator of theMo’ Creaturesmod, whosehorsesare a baseline for Minecraft’s mulemodels.
13w16b	Mules are now slower and no longer glide so much.
13w18a	Horse saddleshave now been removed. Mules are now ridden using thesaddle.
13w19a	The access to the muleinventorybysneakingand interacting has now been enabled.
13w21a	Added new GUI for mules, to control theirsaddlesandinventories.
13w22a	Added newsoundeffects for mules.
1.8	14w26c	Wheat ‘s acceleration of baby mule growth has now been reduced.
1.9	15w47b	Added sounds for mules eatingfoodgiven by aplayer.
1.10	16w20a	Added mulespawn egg.
pre2	The mule spawn egg has now been removed.
1.11	16w32a	Mules now have a separate ID fromhorses:mule.
The mule spawn egg has now been re-added.
1.13	17w45a	Themodelsof mules have now been changed.
17w46a	The new models of mules have now been slightly tweaked.
18w03a	The models of mules have now been updated again.
1.14	18w43b	The textures of mules have now been changed.
1.16	20w15a	Tamed mules can now be saddled bydispensers.
Dispensers can now putchestson tamed mules.
1.18	experimental snapshot 6	Mules now follow players that are holdinggolden carrots,golden apples, orenchanted golden apples.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.15.0	build 1	Added mules.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.6	beta 1.2.6.2	Themodelsof mules have now been changed toJava Edition 17w45a ‘s mule models.
1.10.0	beta 1.10.0.3	The textures of mules have now been changed.
Legacy Console Edition
TU19	CU7	1.12	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added mules.
TU22	CU10	1.15	Added quick move to the muleinventory.
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3	Baby mule growth can now be accelerated usingwheat.
TU43	CU33	1.36	Patch 13	Addedsoundsfor mules.
TU60	CU51	1.64	Patch 30	1.0.11	Themodelsof mules have now been changed toJava Edition 17w45a ‘s mule models.
		1.90			The textures of mules have now been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0	Added mules.

Issues

The bug tracker is used to keep track of issues pertaining to “Mule.” Issues should be reported there.

Trivia

• Similarly, when a player is on horseback and the horse is being drawn by a lead, he or she will be dragged along and may even be hoisted into the air in the same manner.

Gallery

• A herd of horses, including a baby mule, may be seen here. A donkey and a mule, to be precise.

See also

A herd of horses, including a young mule, can be seen in the background. Donkey and mules, to be precise.

• Horse color and patterns in Minecraft
• How to breed horses in Minecraft
• Which is the superior animal: the horse, the donkey, or the mule?

How to breed horses in Minecraft

To breed two horses in Minecraft, you must first tame them both and then breed them. To tame a horse, you must first saddle it by right-clicking on it with a free hand while holding the reins. It will most likely buck you off at first, but just keep mounting them till you reach your destination. You are growing the horse’s “temper” by 5 points with each mount, and once the horse’s temper threshold (a random value between 0 and 99) is reached, the horse will be tamed. Consequently, it is possible that you may have to saddle a particularly resistant horse up to 20 times in a row before it is tamed.

Horse breeding in Minecraft requires you to give two adjacent tamed horses either a Golden Apple or a Golden Carrot apiece in order to successfully breed them.

The horses will mate shortly after entering “love mode,” resulting in the birth of a foal. Donkeys and horses may both be trained using the same procedure.

• When two horses are forced to breed, they will produce a babyhorse. Forced breeding of two donkeys will result in the birth of a babydonkey. The effect of forcing a horse to mate with a donkey is the birth of a babymule. Mules are infertile and so unable to reproduce.

The offspring’s numbers (HP, speed, and leap height) will be derived from an average of the two parents’ stats as well as a third randomised set of stats, depending on your choice of breeding. As a result, there is a reasonably significant likelihood that two high-speed parent horses will have a youngster that will likewise grow up to be extremely fast.

Horse colour and markings

It’s likely that the color and markings of the child will be derived from one of the parents if you’re mating two horses, but there’s also a small chance that the kid could have entirely random markings and coloring:

• The chance of getting a random color is 11.11 percent
• The chance of getting random marks is 20 percent.

It’s advisable to select a goodMinecraft texture pack that will allow you to add more variance to the appearance of horses, donkeys, and mules.

Horse vs Donkey vs Mule: which is best?

The primary difference between horses, donkeys, and mules in Minecraft is that horses can be outfitted with armour for greater protection (specialist horse armour, to be precise – you cannot make your horse wearDiamond or Netherite armour plating), whereas donkeys and mules can be outfitted with chests for more storage space. Regarding the mount’s statistics (health, movement speed, and leap height), all three species have the same maximum potential stats as each other. The stats of naturally spawning horses can be unpredictable, whereas the stats of naturally spawning donkeys are always fixed and mediocre, leading many to believe that horses are faster than donkeys and mules.

This brings us to the end of our Minecraft horse breeding guide.

Having difficulties locating horses?

Alternatively, you may enlist the assistance of friends or strangers on a Minecraft server!

How to Breed Horses in Minecraft

On October 5, 2020, David published an article in Minecraft.

Overview

Horses. In Minecraft, they’re really stunning animals. Originally developed by a mod developer, Mojang decided to include the mob because of how handy and appropriate they appeared to be, and they have since become a mainstay of the game. These lovely critters transport us from one location to another while preserving our energy levels, and they also happen to look fantastic! They’re a nimble bunch of rogues that can ride into combat on their beloved horse or go on an epic adventure. However, because they are so delicious, you may be stumped as to how to create more.

This will be a broad informational tutorial on how to breed horses in its most basic form.

How do you breed horses in Minecraft?

Horses spawn naturally in herds of roughly 2-6 individuals, and may also be found in animal pens constructed by Villages to house their livestock. All color variants have an equal chance of occurring. To be able to produce horses, you must first train them to be docile. To accomplish this, while holding nothing in your hand, hit the ‘use’ button (on Java, RMB) on the horse. Eventually, the Horse will buck you off after a few seconds. Continue to saddle it until you witness heart particle effects, at which point you have tamed the Horse.

Feeding both Horses with either will cause them to go into ‘love mode’ (ooh la la!) and mate, resulting in the birth of a child. (horse in its infancy) It is likely that this foal will look like one of its parents, but it has a 13% possibility of being a completely random color variant.

How to make a Mule

In the same manner that you would breed two horses, you may breed a Horse and a Donkey together, and the outcome will be the birth of a Mule. Mules are unable to reproduce, but they will essentially be a more refined version of the Donkey. Donkey Pro, to put it bluntly.

Why make a Mule?

If you’re wondering why you should go to the bother of mating a Horse with a Donkey, consider this: I’m sorry, but I’ve already anticipated your query, kind reader. Horses, on the other hand, are more quicker and can jump higher than Donkeys, but they are unable to transport chests. Donkeys are capable. Mules are a cross of the two breeds, and they are capable of transporting chests at reasonable speeds. They may not be able to compete with Horse numbers, but they are far superior to Donkeys.

Trivia

Dr. Zhark, the designer of the horses, appears in the credits following the conclusion of the film. The “Cow Tipper” accomplishment is awarded to a player who picks up leather that has been dropped by an adult horse. This is owing to the fact that the accomplishment is awarded anytime a player picks up any piece of leather, rather than when a cow is killed. The horse swims at the same pace as the boat if a player is pulling a horse with a lead when the horse is placed in the boat. Using a lead, a horse and rider may be hauled or even hoisted into the air, depending on the situation.

The quicker horse is the stronger horse.

Conclusion

Horses are rather simple to breed, and you shouldn’t have any trouble at all with it. The most significant problem you’ll have is that you may not have a lead or saddle, which will be necessary to drag the horsie wherever you need him. Horses are extremely important for travel and fighting, and they’re a fantastic addition to any of your Minecraft worlds, no matter how large or little (until you get an Elytra, that is.) Now, I’d want to wish you everyone a wonderful week!

Mules and Hinnies

Mule: A mule is the offspring of a donkey stallion and a female horse breeding. Mules have the head of a donkey and the extremities of a horse, which gives them their name. Hinnie: A female donkey who is the product of a horse stallion mating with her. Hinnies are less frequent than mules, and there may be small changes in appearance between the two types of animals. The size of the foal varies tremendously depending on the stallion and mare involved. It may be anywhere from 91 and 172cm in length.

1. They frequently have strong immune systems.
2. They are capable of pulling huge loads and carrying significantly heavier burdens than donkeys or horses of comparable size.
3. They have the potential to have surprising reactions.
4. The mane and tail of a hinny are generally comparable in appearance to that of a horse.

‘Horse Mule’ (also known as a “john” or “jack”) is a male mule that pulls a horse. Mare mules (also known as mollies) are female mules that are used for breeding. A ‘colt’ (male) or a ‘filly’ (female) is a young person (female).

Hinny – Wikipedia

Hinny
Conservation status
Domesticated
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Equidae
Tribe:	Equini
Genus:	Equus
Species:	E. caballus♂×E. asinus♀
Synonyms
Equus mulus

It is a domesticated equine hybrid that is the child of a malehorse (astallion) and a femaledonkey (donkey) (a jenny). It is a reciprocal cross to the more commonmule, which is the offspring of a male donkey (called a jack) and a female horse (called a mare) (amare). As a result of genetic imprinting, the hinny differs from the mule in terms of both physiology and behavior.

Description

Mules are the more prevalent cross, and hinnies are the opposite of mules. In comparison to the average mule, the average hinny is smaller in height, has shorter ears, stronger legs, and a thicker mane. Genomic imprinting, which is a component of epigenetic inheritance, is responsible for some of the differences between the hinny and the mule’s appearance. The smaller womb of the female donkey (dam) compared to the bigger womb of the female horse (dam) is cited as a physiological explanation for the difference in stature between the hinny and the mule (mare).

This distinction appears to be entirely physiological, according to the American Donkey and Mule Society (ADMS), which claims that “the genetic inheritance of the hinny is precisely the same as that of the mule.” Whatever the case, the hinny’s epigenetic inheritance differs from that of the mule, as “the differences between the mule and the hinny are now known to be caused by genomic imprinting, in which the expression of a gene is determined by its origin rather than its DNA sequence,” according to the authors.

• Hinnies, like mules, exhibit a wide range of physical characteristics.
• As a result, the size of a hinny is confined to that of the largest breed of donkey.
• The distinctions in physical characteristics between hinnies and mules are not limited to stature.
• Aside from physical differences, hinnies and mules have quite different temperaments, despite the fact that they share nuclear DNA.
• A male hinny is properly referred to as ahorse hinny, and a female hinny is technically referred to as anamare hinny, albeit in British English, both female hinnies and female donkeys are commonly referred to asjennets (short for Jenny).

Fertility, sterility and rarity

Hinnies are difficult to come by due to the disparity in the number of chromosomes between the horse and the donkey. A donkey possesses 62 chromosomes, but a horse possesses 64 chromosomes. Hinnies, which are crossbreds of the two species, contain 63 chromosomes and are virtually all sterile, despite their hybrid status. The unequal distribution of chromosomes leads in an insufficiently functional reproductive system. In accordance with the ADMS: “In order to produce an equine hybrid, it is preferable for the male to have the donkey chromosomal count, which is lower than that of the female.

1. Many of the sperm in the emission are non-motile, while others are motile but do not produce any sperm.
2. Female hinnies and mules are not routinely spayed, and they may or may not go into estrus during their lives.
3. The mating of female mules with horses or donkeys has been observed on rare instances to result in the birth of offspring, albeit this is highly unusual.
4. In China, for example, in 1981, a mule mare was found to be viable when bred to a donkey sire.
5. In 2002, a mule mare who had been mated to a donkey sire gave birth to a male offspring in Morocco.
6. Donkey jennies and horse stallions have the ability to be more selective in their mate selection than horse mares and donkey jacks.
7. In spite of the fact that they are more willing to cooperate, donkey jennies are less likely to get pregnant when crossbred with a stallion than horse mares are when crossed with a donkey jack.
8. Mammoth donkey stock is becoming more scarce, and the species has been listed as an endangered domestic breed by the United Nations.

When Mammoth jennies are in great demand to produce viable purebred Mammoth foals, it is doubtful that fanciers will commit important breeding time to developing sterile hinny hybrids. Instead, they will dedicate their valuable breeding time to producing fertile purebred Mammoth foals.

See also

• Caballo de Messara
• Caballo de Messara
• It is also a term of affection inNorth East England, and is comparable to the word honey
• SeeGeordieandMackem for further information.

References

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Further reading

• Editors: McKinnon, Angus O, Edward L Squires, Wendy E Vaala, and others. McKinnon, Angus O, Edward L Squires, Wendy E Vaala, and others (2011). Equine Reproduction is a term that refers to the reproduction of horses (2nd ed.). ISBN: 978-0-4709-6187-2
• John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

External links

• Why Not Hinnies
• The American Donkey and Mule Society

Rural Heritage – To Make a Mule

Marlene Malcher demonstrates how to make a Mule. If you are thinking of mating your mare to a jack in the hopes of producing a baby mule, allow me to provide you with some helpful information and personal experiences from my own breeding program. Despite the fact that I do not profess to be an expert, I have learnt a few things the hard way, so why not share what I have learned? The majority of mares will not consent to being bred by a jack, which appears to be a surprise to the majority of people.

• It is likely that the mare will be scared to death by the donkey unless she is used to donkeys as pasture mates.
• This one difficulty is sometimes the most hardest to overcome in the process of creating a mule from scratch.
• Others are violent and loud, and if given the opportunity, will harass the mare, while others are quiet and gentlemanly.
• Even in that case, a mare in full heat may refuse to exhibit herself to the jack.
• Believe me when I say that no one enjoys the process of attempting to breed a mare whose desires do not coincide with those of the jack.
• Pasture breeding may be successful, but it is fraught with dangers.
• If she has a foal at her side, the jack may kill the foal.

Beware of the backyard breeder who will turn your mare out with his jack for a nominal fee and assume his jack will breed your mare.

He must have been raised to think he’s a horse, otherwise he will not cross the equine line and will be interested only in jennets.

She should be at least three years old.

The few times we have tried breeding fillies and they foaled, they were barren the following year, telling us their bodies needed time off to grow up.

Her chances of carrying are not good, but not impossible.

You might also get a biopsy of her uterus to find out what her chances are of conceiving.

To acquire a good mule, you must start with a good-minded mare.

Yes, a good-minded jack is important, but not nearly as critical as the mare.

Consider also the mare’s conformation.

Both parents should have good conformation to guarantee a good looking and useful mule.

She must be halter broke and able to stand tied without pulling back.

If she is shod, pull her back shoes.

As with any baby animal, but especially with a mule foal, establishing a human relationship from day one is important.

Mules that do not trust people, whether from being mishandled or mistreated, are next to impossible to change.

Although handling your mule baby a lot is important, the foal also must be taught to respect you.

Baby mules do not need harsh discipline.

They are intelligent and easy to work with, and respond wonderfully to human handling.

We believe this early time with humans is the most critical and opportune in the making of a good mule.

The bond with a mule that has been handled since birth is so much greater than with one that has been raised without human intervention and lacks the same level of trust.

Nothing is so entertaining and delightful as a baby mule.

Marlene Malcherputs out the newsletter forAlberta Donkey and Mule Clubfrom which this article has been reprinted with permission. This article appeared in theHoliday 2000issue ofRuralHeritage.

Donkey Reproduction

David Pugh, DVM, MS, DACT, and DACVN, is the author of this article. Introduction Donkeys are used all over the world as guard animals to protect small ruminants (sheep, goats, and llamas), as companion animals (for people, foals, and other animals), for halter training (calves, foals, and other animals), for work (packing, pulling wagons, plowing, and other activities), for riding, and for exhibition. Additionally, the mare and donkey are mated with horses in order to create mules and hinnies, respectively.

• Female Reproduction is a term that refers to the act of reproducing a female.
• Puberty is often reached between the ages of one and two years.
• Nonetheless, these workers observed less “partitioning” in the donkey’s ovulatory and anovulatory (non-breeding) seasons than they did in the horse’s ovulatory and anovulatory (non-breeding) seasons.
• In most cases, estrus lasts between 6 and 9 days, with ovulation occurring between 5 and 6 days following the commencement of estrus.
• The presence of follicles 25-30 mm in diameter should be regarded ovulatory when palpation or ultrasonographic assessment is performed on the patient.
• This discrepancy may be analogous to the variances in multiple ovulations observed in different horse breeds, as previously stated (Arabians versus Thoroughbreds).
• Foal heat normally develops between 5 and 13 days after the birth of the foal.

The donkey’s cervix protrudes into the vaginal canal, and this protrusion may prevent intrauterine ejaculation, making artificial insemination more difficult, as well as increasing the likelihood of a high incidence of post dystocia cervical adhesions in the donkey.

There are, however, some distinctions between the two.

Despite the fact that the jack and stallion have the identical accessory sex glands, the jack’s ampulla is significantly bigger than that of the stallion.

Jacks will often require 5-30 minutes to accomplish a breeding (as opposed to 10-11 minutes for females).

Despite the fact that certain seasonal changes in libido have been documented, it appears that seminal parameters have changed little or not at all over the winter months.

Donkey sperm may be treated in the same way as stallion sperm is, and skim milk extenders appear to be beneficial in artificial insemination operations, as well.

If you are implementing a hand-breeding program (either through natural breeding or artificial insemination), a good teasing program can help you achieve more success.

The jenny’s reproductive management is quite similar to that of the mare.

Although this may not be the case in some places, herds, or breeds, it is possible that this observation is in conflict with other observations. In 2016, the original author reviewed the manuscript.

What Is the Name for the Offspring of a Male Donkey and a Female Horse?

Donkey-horse hybrids are rather frequent among domesticated animals, especially donkeys. Despite this, there are some slight distinctions between hybrids that are mostly determined by their parents’ genetics. The kids produced by crossbreeding a horse and a donkey can be given a variety of names based on the species of their mother and father. Let’s have a look at what the children of a male donkey and a female horse are referred to as.

Types of Equine Hybrids

The equine (horse family) is a subfamily of the Equidae animal family, which includes horses and mules. Horses, ponies, donkeys, zebras, and hybrid species such as mules and hinnies are all examples of equines, as are other types of horses (asses). Hybrids are creatures whose parents are descended from two or more distinct species. A crucial prerequisite for interbreeding is that the species in question be sufficiently similar to be compatible with one another. With another way of saying this, you can’t match two things that are too dissimilar, such as a horse and a fish.

Crossbreeding of this nature nearly often occurs as a result of human interference.

Crossbreeding Process

A donkey and a horse are the finest options for creating a hybrid equine when trying to breed them together. This type of breeding has the potential to produce two different results. When a female donkey (jennet, jenny) and a male horse (stallion) are bred together, the resultant child is referred to as a hinny. A mule is the animal produced by mating a male donkey (jack) with a female horse (mare), and it is the consequence of this mating. Male mules are referred to as horse mules, john mules, or jack mules, whilst female mules are referred to as mare mules or molly mules, depending on their gender.

A colt is the name given to a young male mule, whereas a filly is the name given to a young female mule.

A mule is a hybrid species, descended from a donkey father (sire) and a horse mother (dam).

Mules’ Reproduction

The majority of hybrid animals are sterile, which means they are unable to reproduce. That is frequently the result of various animals having a varying number of chromosomes. When you look at the biology of horses and donkeys, you can see that the horse has 64 chromosomes and the donkey only has 62, which is a significant difference. Their interbreeding produces a mule with 63 chromosomes as a result of their interbreeding. Because of the unequal number, they are unable to couple appropriately, resulting in the infertility of the hybrid animal.

There have only been a few documented cases in which a mare mule was matched with a purebred horse or donkey and gave birth to mules, and these are rare. That type of reproduction, on the other hand, is only occasional.

Mule’s Characteristics

Mules exhibit traits of both donkeys and horses due to the fact that their parents come from two distinct species. They often inherit all of the positive characteristics of both parents and only a few of the negative characteristics.

Mule’s physical appearance

Mule kids, like many animal offspring, resemble their mothers in terms of morphological characteristics. Taking a glance at their bodies’ proportions, notably the curvature of their necks and rumps, you can notice this most clearly.

Body shape and structure

Horses are always larger than donkeys, and this means that horse females have larger wombs than donkey females. A mule may grow more than twice as fast as an ordinary donkey when raised by a horse mother. Mules’ teeth and coats are similar to those of horses, however their backs are flatter than those of horses. Mules are distinguished by their small, heavy heads and short manes. They have ears that are longer than those of a horse, but they are still shorter than those of their donkey mothers and fathers.

The features they have in common with their donkey ancestors are as follows:

Size and color

Mules seldom inherit coat colors like as white, pinto (with spots), or palomino (yellowish). Their most popular hues are as follows: When it comes to weight, mules range in size from 200 pounds (91 kg) to more than 1,000 pounds (454 kg). Horses can range in size from miniature to large, with some standing just 35 inches (91 cm) tall while others can stand up to 68 inches (172 cm) tall from the ground to the top of their heads. As you can see, mules can be as little and pudgy as ponies or as massive and powerful as draft horses, depending on their breed.

Because there are so many variants among these hybrids, you shouldn’t rely on this description as a rigid guideline.

These characteristics are mostly determined by the gene combinations of their parents.

Mule’s behavior

You’ve undoubtedly heard it said that donkeys are obstinate and lacking in cognitive abilities. In actuality, these creatures are quite intelligent and exhibit excellent common sense. Their obstinacy stems from a strong drive to protect themselves, and this trait keeps them safe. A donkey sire passes on these qualities to his offspring, which might make the mule unpredictable when faced with a dangerous situation. In the event that something shocks this animal, it will either flee or freeze in one spot.

Because of the horse’s flight response, it will flee if anything scares it.

However, a donkey will refuse to walk if anything frightening is in its path, owing to its freeze reflex. The way each mule reacts in such situations is determined not by the characteristics it got from its parents, but rather by the mule’s own character.

Attitude towards humans

Donkeys may be a pleasure to deal with since they are friendly and seem to have an almost natural connection to humans. Horses, on the other hand, are faithful and obedient only when they have been properly taught. Mules are treated in the same way. Mushrooms will trust you and heed to your instructions if you show them patience and love. If, on the other hand, you try to push your way into anything, the mule will not be a very good partner.

Hybrid vigor

The fundamental goal of crossbreeding and creating hybrid creatures is to combine the best characteristics of both parent species in one creature. During the crossbreeding process, the objective is to eliminate their undesirable characteristics and weaknesses while passing on their favorable and desirable characteristics. That is referred to as hybrid vigor. Mules are arguably the finest illustration of the vigor that may be achieved through hybridization. They have exceptional endurance, strength, and intellect, as well as a strong need for self-preservation, which has been handed down from their donkey sires.

This means that mules are less prone than horses and donkeys to get illnesses or parasites that are common in those animals.

The mule inherited from its horse forebears the tremendous speed and athletic qualities, as well as a beautiful body structure, that the horse possessed.

Mules Usage

Because mules have a combination of the best traits of both horses and donkeys, they are valuable to people. Furthermore, because of their hybrid vigor, they are more durable than their purebred parents. Mules, for example, have the ability to jump extremely high from a standing start, even over their own height. Their intellect and obedience are always passed on to them, so they readily accept training and pick up new skills rapidly. On addition, they are comfortable in the saddle. A mule’s footing is exceptional, and they can travel long distances on tough and uneven terrain with far less effort than a horse.

The carrying capacity of mules is likewise rather substantial.

In addition, these species are typically not bothered by extreme temperatures, if at all.

Another big advantage of using mules instead of horses for transportation is the lower cost.

Therefore, they can not only transport more items or equipment because their meal takes up less room, but they can also do so at a lower cost.

Having such characteristic was critical during World War II. Mules, as opposed to horses, were more dependable for delivering ammunition and supplies in regions affected by the conflict since they did not bolt when a loud disturbance was made.

Advantages of Mules in Modern Times

The versatility of mules allows them to convey a wide range of goods, equipment, and people. Mules are great draft animals. The fact that they can travel to locations where motor vehicles cannot is useful even in the modern world since they can access areas where motor vehicles cannot. Mules are useful for those who need to go across rugged mountain terrain, canyons, or unstable terrain, among other things.

Summary

When two animal species are sufficiently similar, such as horses and donkeys, it is possible to crossbreed them and produce hybrid creatures that combine the best characteristics of both parents. When male donkeys and female horses are bred together, mules are produced, which are extraordinarily robust and important in everyday life.