by goldendryad » Wed Mar 30, 2005 11:20 am
I have to say it, he's gorgeous!!!! I really think that he is lovely, very cute!#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
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About the hormones thing...I don't know a lot about mules and donkeys....but I thought that a mule was sterile.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
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horse mare + donkey sire = jack mule, I think? I think the jacks have a donkey front end and a horse back end?#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
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donkey mare + horse sire = jenny mule, I think? Jenny has a horse front end and a donkey back end?#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
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I could also be totally out to lunch, but that's what I thought!#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
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Donkeys are lovely creatures, but I agree about handling their feet a
lot. They tend to be hard to trim(kicking) and stubborn about it.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
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I know you can ride mules, and there are some people that love
them...they compete in the Spruce Meadows "Battle of the Breeds" and do
quite well. (the battle of the breeds has teams competing in barrel
racing, driving, show jumping, and trail class....the top breed is
chosen based on how they do at the different components...for the last
few years appies have won...but Morgans and connemara's...and Canadians
(the breed...not the "Canadian warmblood") have won. Mules do quite
well, especially in barrel racing and trail, I've heard)#ed_op#br#ed_cl#