198 JUDGING JACKS, JENNETS, AND MULES 



the male parent. The foretop, mane and tail are not as 

 profuse with hair as in the horse, the tail of the ass or mule 

 having a brush or tuft. The bone of the mule is usually 

 acceptable, although the joints are sometimes coarse and 

 undefined. The chief distinctions between the mule and 

 the horse are the smaller size, lighter weight, less style and 

 symmetry, less definition of form, and less refinement of 

 the mule. 



Fig. 83. — A draft mule with quality and finish. 



Quality. — Mules do not show the same amount of quality as 

 horses, breeding considered. The indications of these qualities, 

 however, are the same. The head should be fine, trim and clear 

 in outline; the neck and shoulders smooth and compactly 

 laid in ; the bone hard, square and well defined ; and the hair 

 straight, sleek, and oily. The joints should be well defined, 

 and the tendons should stand back perceptibly from the 



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