Mule
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In its common modern meaning, a mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. The reverse, the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey, is called a hinny. The term "mule" (Latin mulus) was formerly applied to the offspring of any two creatures of different species – in modern usage, a "hybrid".

The mule, easier to breed and usually larger in size than a hinny, has monopolized the attention of breeders. The chromosome match-up more often occurs when the jack (male donkey) is the sire and the mare (female horse) is the dam. Sometimes people let a stallion (male horse) run with a jenny (female donkey) for as long as six years before getting her pregnant. Mules and hinnies are almost always sterile (see fertile mules below for rare cases). The sterility is attributed to the differing number of chromosomes of the two species: donkeys have 62 chromosomes, whereas horses have 64. Their offspring thus have 63 chromosomes which cannot evenly divide.

A female mule, called a "molly", that has estrus cycles and can carry a fetus, can occasionally occur naturally as well as through embryo transfer. The difficulty is in getting the molly pregnant in the first place.

• Birkenholz Stock Farm - We are a family operation focusing on Show Quality Draft Mules and Mammoth Jackstock (Blonde Sorrel with White Manes and Tails) and Registered AQHA quarter horses.
• Bray Haven Farm - BJ is the perfect choice to sire your next mule. We call his get “Designer Mules” because they are bred for specific riding and light driving persuasions.
• Brayer Hill Farm - Saddle Mules for sale National Champion Performance Mules trail riding mules Exceptional quality
• Cameron Mule Company - Professional mule training by Brad Cameron. Training videos, training clinics and seminars taught (USA) from coast to coast.
• Diamond C Mule Ranch - Mule breeders offering a large number of quality mules ready for the riding season. Located in Claremore, Oklahoma, USA.
• Diamond Creek Ranch - Breeding facility for working mules and donkeys. Quality is the primary interest, producing only a few mules and donkeys each year from proven mares and jennets.
• Freds Mules - Raising and training mules in Lancaster, California.
• Freeburys Heart Breaker Mule Co. - About mules, spotted asses, spotted mules.
• Gate Farm, Home of Diamond C Montana Jack - Home of Diamond C Montana Jack; producing large colored and solid mules. Located in Rock Cave, WV, USA.
• J Star Mule Farm - Riding mules, arena, hunting, and Ozark Mules.
• JAYEMULE'S FARM - You will find a variety of mule information and a few things just for fun.
• Knute's Kustom Mule Kompany - Standing four mammoth jacks for stud; also have mules for sale as well as backcountry tents and pack saddles. Bitterroot Valley, Montana.
• Locust Creek Mules - Specializing in the breeding, training, show and sales of gaited mules.
• McAuley Mules - For quality saddle mules born and bred on the Double M Ranch of North Carolina come by and visit this site.
• Meredith Hodges and the Lucky 3 Ranch - Leaders in training, breeding and promotion of mules.
• Precious Stone Ranch - Breeders of Thoroughbred racing mules and Mammoth Jacks. Home of the registered American Mammoth Jack DIAMOND REO. Located in Fort Collins, CO, USA.
• Queen Valley Mule Ranch - Queen Valley Mule Ranch is a college for mules and their human companions. They train mules and educate and train humans about the lowly beast of burden.
• Rancho Santiago - A Texas equine ranch dedicated to the raising and training of show and riding mules, registered Appaloosa brood mares, and Percheron draft horse teams.
• R&M Gaited Mules - At R&M Gaited Mules our purpose is to raise naturally gaited saddle mules of good conformation and superior temperament and to promote the gaited saddle mule. AGMA registered gaited jacks.
• Rocking S Mules - Information regarding health topics on mules as well as shoeing information. Producers of top quality riding mules.
• Smiths' Farm Mules & Training - Paul V. Smith mule training, stud service and horse drawn farm equipment in scenic Crossville, TN.
• Spoon Branch Rackin Mules - A small farm in Kentucky for gaited mules. Have a gaited spotted jack.
• Stepping Out Farm - Tennessee Walking mules? You better believe it.