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I raised horses for many years and always thought, like most people, that
donkeys were mean, stubborn, and stupid. Boy was I wrong! I bought my
first donkey quite by accident. It was a sympathy purchase. I was looking
for an older broke to death pony for my young son. A gentleman I knew
told me he had an older, extremely gentle mule for sale. I went to look.
What I found was a donkey that was mostly blind, deaf and the flies had
eaten away most of its leg hair. Every bone in this animals body showed
and she had no teeth. I knew this was a very old animal and should probably
be put out of its misery but I just told the man "no way" and started to
walk away. That is when the donkey had her say. We had petted her for a
few minutes and as we left, she followed us braying loudly for attention.
Being an old softy, I decided against my better judgement , to bring her
home. I figured I could at least make her last few days more comfortable.
As those of you who have donkeys know, the rest is history. She was the
sweetest little animal I could ever hope to meet. She taught me much. I
thought I was smart. I thought I knew a lot about horses.
Donkeys couldn't be any different. She patiently taught me that I knew
absolutely nothing. She died of old age (the nearest we could put her age
after all my searching her background was at LEAST 50 years old). I started
searching for a new donkey after we had grieved her loss for awhile. I
couldn't find any in our area. I finally adopted two of the wild burros
from the BLM. It was the best move I could have made. I now keep a small
herd . All are standards with the exception
of usually keeping one
mammoth for me to ride. I cannot give
them all the attention they need and crave if I have as many as I'd like so
I keep my herd small.
They each get personal time with us and are wonderful pets. They love
unconditionally and never turn their back when the chips are down.
I no longer have any horses. I still have a love of all equines but my heart
belongs to the donkeys. I sold my horses to make more time for my donkeys.
I always enjoy showing them off and talking about them. As this site
grows, I hope to be able to share information with others and gather
information from others. Having donkeys has taught me that we all have
much to learn and the donkeys are the most patient teachers in the world.
If you have questions about donkeys, feel free to use the message board to
ask your questions. Please be sure to check back from time to time for answers ,
or leave an e-mail address where you can be reached. If you have experience with donkeys, please check out the message board to answer any question you might be able to answer.
Please visit this website
often as we are a work in progress and hope to encompass much in the
donkey world. Thanks for checking us out and come again soon.
