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The terms are confusing. Male mules are infertile.

A "mule" is usually the crossing of a female horse (mare) with a male donkey (jack).

A "John" Mule is the nickname given to a male mule, though the correct registry term is "horse mule" or "Gelding". Female mules are called mare mules.

A "Jack" is the name given to a male donkey/ass. A "Jack" is fertile.

A "Jenny" or "Jennet" is the name given to a female donkey/ass. A "Jenny" is fertile.

A "hinny" is the name given when a female donkey (Jenny) is bred to a male horse (stallion). A hinny is classified as a mule and pertains to both male and female sexes of the species (male hinnies and female hinnies).

There are some terms that were used at the turn of the century that have fallen from use.

Mule-jacks were used to produce mules (ie, they are jack donkeys bred to mares). A jennet-jack was used on jennets to produce more donkeys.

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