Helping You be Successful with Donkeys
Donkey Listener Training Donkeys Tip. Train them as individuals. What do I mean by that? Sometimes a case study provides the best explanation. Travellers training journey… you have probably heard donkeys hate doing stuff over and over again .. most do,, but there is always an exception to the rule or role people have commonly laid out … Read more
The working donkey is a valuable addition to any farm. Especially a farm looking to be more ‘green’ and organic. Get your ass to work is not only a look at how your donkey can help you on a farm but its a look into history and a long time equine trainer’s methods. The Working … Read more
This Driving donkey training tip applies to all training really! We should always be aware of our donkeys moods and be cautious if we haven’t been working our donkeys consistently. Jeb, Love him SO much!! But he presented me with a challenge before I hooked up to his viceroy the other day.. Teaching an advanced … Read more
Training Donkeys and perspective. 🌟When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change🌟 Couldn’t tack up due to my hand injury.. but Jasper didn’t mind alittle fun ride around the arena bareback. He takes direction pretty good off leg pressure in the arena and on off the farm trails. … Read more
If you ride a donkey or mule you’ll probably need a saddle breeching. A saddle breeching helps keep the saddle from sliding up on donkeys and mules since they don’t have high withers like a horse. Also know as a donkey britchen or mule saddle britchen, these pieces of tack are usually made of leather … Read more
My vet says women in east TN want 2 things, Donkeys and Goats! Now she doesn’t understand why, but if you’re reading this, you probably do! Why Angora Goats? What came first, the donkey or the goat? On my farm it was the goat first. My goat barn was built before our house was done! … Read more
Having a Donkey Fly Mask is sometimes necessary to help prevent flies from getting in our donkeys eyes. Flies cause irritation, infections and just annoy our poor donkeys! I started making these donkey fly mask, aka fringed fly veils to help protect my donkeys eyes from flies. I experimented with different materials on my roughest … Read more
If you have a donkey, you need a donkey halter! Not a horse’s halter because most horse halters will not fit a donkey. The donkey and the horse have very different head shapes. Even donkeys the same height can vary in head shape and size. Having kept donkeys since 2011, I was beyond frustrated with finding … Read more
Saddle Donkey Training Update: Traveller Training session! Saddle donkey training update for Traveller! I’m going to tell you a little bit about how I encouraged a traumatized rescue donkey to start accepting his new job as a riding donkey. He is really doing great. This is an example of what we are working on these … Read more
Rescue donkey update on Boone and Theo. This has been a very difficult rescue for me… I know their feet hurt; I know they have a ton of mental scarring and I know they have zero trust but I also see them try… not because they like me though… just because they are so worried … Read more