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mare. A hinny is the product of a stallion mated to a jennet. 

 The latter is seldom seen in this country. It resembles the 

 mule. It is asserted, however, that the hinny takes more the 

 characters of the horse, the head is neater and ears shorter 

 than the mule, the hair in mane and tail heavier and the foot 

 larger. The bray is like the horse. Hinnies are scarce because 



Fig. 53. — A Pair of Premium M dles. Owned by C. F. Cook, Lexington, Ky. 



the stallion has an aversion to the jennet, and will not mate 

 with her unless he has been reared with jennets. 



The jack is likewise peculiar in his habits. Jacks will not serve 

 both mares and jennets. Nor will a jack serve a mare at all if 

 reared along with a jennet. In the rearing of mule-breeding 

 jacks, this is a factor of much importance and cannot be im- 

 pressed too strongly. To mate with mares, in order to breed 

 mules, a jack must be raised along with mare colts and 

 not permitted to see or smell a jennet until well broken 



