76 PRINCIPLES OF BREEDING. 



while in all that relates to the internal organs and vital 

 qualities, the mule partakes of the character of the 

 horse, and the hinny of those of the ass. Mr. Orton 

 says — '' The mule, the produce of the male ass and 

 mare, is essentially a modified ass : the ears are those 

 of an ass somewhat shortened ; the mane is that of the 

 ass, erect ; the tail is that of an ass ; the skin and color 

 are those of an ass somewhat modified ; the legs are 

 slender and the hoofs high, narrow and contracted, like 

 those of an ass. In fact, in all these respects it is an 

 ass somewhat modified. The body and barrel, how- 

 ever, of the mule are round and full, in which it differs 

 from the ass and resembles the mare. 



The hinny, on the other hand, the produce of the 

 stallion and she ass, is essentially a modified ho7'se. 

 The ears are those of a horse somewhat lengthened ; 

 the mane flowing ; the tail bushy, like that of the horse ; 

 the skin is finer, like that of the horse, and the color 

 varies also, like the horse ; the legs are stronger and 

 the hoofs broad and expanded like those of the horse. 

 In fact, in all these respects it is a horse somewhat 

 modified. The body and barrel, however, of the hinny 

 are flat and narrow, in which it differs from the horse 

 and resembles the she ass. 



A very curious circumstance pertains to the voice of 

 the mule and the hinny. The mule brays, the hinny 



