Helping You be Successful with Donkeys
Caring for donkeys in the spring has a big focus on fly protection for donkeys and shedding help because donkeys are very late to shed their winter coat. So I put together this article with links to all my articles on these subjects. What I do to protect my donkeys from flies and the tool … Read more
I’m writing this article, Donkey for sale Tennessee because I get asked at least once a month, “where can I find a donkey in Tennessee?” Makes sense… I’m a donkey trainer in TN. I should know, right? Most people think I’ll give them names of breeders. I actually don’t know many breeders and I especially … Read more
Haltering training a donkey is one of my favorite things to train! Since most of what I bring home to train are rescue donkeys with unpleasant experiences with the halter, it’s a challenge. Even more so challenging that taking a donkey in that has been feral and has no experiences with a halter. I love … 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
Since, How do you teach a donkey to lead, is a common question it was May’s monthly donkey training challenge! I’ve taught ALL kinds of donkey personalities to lead. Pushy, nippy, unmotivated, not confident, untrusting… young, old, foals, geldings, intact jacks, females. Trust me, all of them can learn to lead and lead well. I’ve … Read more
Need to know how to transport a donkey? Trailer loading a donkey is just like anything else… you need time, patience and a plan to train them for it. It’s not easy but its’ not difficult if you don’t allow it to be difficult. So change your mind set if you’re thinking it will be … Read more
How to gain a donkeys trust by using positive methods makes things a lot easier! This month’s donkey training challenge can help you do that and more! MONTHLY CHALLANGE: GROOMING TRAINING AKA TOUCH ALL OVER! Every month this year I’m suggesting a monthly donkey training challenge to help give you ideas, inspiration and maybe a … Read more