Horse or Mule? Difference?

A mule is a cross of a horse and donkey (not trying to insult your intelligence by stating what is used to make a mule), but depending on how the cross was made, u will get 1 with more horse characteristics, or more donkey characteristics. The benefit to the mule is, u got the best of both. Heavy load carrying of the ass, and power and speed of the horse. They can babe a lil more stubborn than a horse, but once broke, are a better ride and hunting/shooting platform than either the ass or horse as an individual. I can't remember the name of the mule with more horse features, but I think it's a henny, but I could be wrong on the name. But if it were me, I would opt for the horse like mule. It will have a higher hands, which make them a better fence leaps than the shorter mule, have more get up and go off the line and on top end than the shorter mule. My dad had a mule that was half quarter horse, was as tall as the quarter, and had the speed of the quarter. Enough so, my dad wasn't ready for it and it threw him, braking his shoulder and shoulder blade, along with several ribs. An old hickory club fixed that the nxt time my dad climbed aboard him 6 months later. He knocked that outa the gate speed out of Toby and he calmed and didn't wanna run after that, just walk or a shallow gate.