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Re: [RC] mini donkey - Sunset Farm

Remember the junkyard dog, he killed all my goats, had a nice little herd, couldn't touch the mommas but very quickly the babies learned to come up and beg and that humans were good for scratching on. That is why I like my donkey, he is actually out with my broodmare band, hopefully the dog will respect his space and not mess with my foals. I agree with Adele----gotta love the SE, freezing one day and 60's the next, Lynn


At 12:05 AM 2/9/2003 -0500, you wrote:
On the subject of horse companions, I also recommend a goat. I was given a
sterile female goat about 5 years ago to keep my gelding company. After a few
days at his new home my gelding settled down and accepted the goat. She takes
no extra TLC and gets along great with my 5 horses. She grabs a few bites of
feed from the horses and has access to hay and pasture 24/7 and has never had
any problems. The only complaint I have is after 5 years of friendly contact
with humans she will not let me touch her. I can only figure that she had a
traumatic episode with humans before I got her. She could have escaped through
my fences from the very beginning and has chosen to stay with her horse
"family". To those that only have one horse and need companionship this is a
nice inexpensive alternative. Unless there is some hidden problem medically of
combining these two animals it is a great alternative. Are there any problems I
should be worried about? After 5 years and no problems I doubt I need to worry?
Should I?
Adele, Awesome, Calypso, Beau, Luke, Magic, and the goat ( perhaps she needs
a name by now-- any suggestions!!)
SE Region- where it was 15 degrees 2 weeks ago and 7O degrees a week ago.

Sunset Farm wrote:

> On the subject of little donkeys,  I bought my children a donkey this
> summer.   This was probably the best 325 dollars I have ever spent.  He is
> great with my 6 and 3 year old daughters, infinitely amusing in the
> pasture,  he fetches like a dog, and comes running and hee-hawing when
> called.  And the best feature is his watchdog abilities, no strange car
> pulls in the driveway with out him announcing it to the world.  He might
> annoy the neighbors but he also keeps their nasty junkyard dog out
> of  "his" pasture with "his" mares.  They are great companion animals and
> cute to look at, and the kids can ride him!!!  I have not had any tail
> chewing or other unwanted behaviors,  but he and his horse friends are in a
> pasture big enough that I only supplement with hay and grain in the wet and
> cold weather.  I would highly recommend a donkey companion for any lonely
> equine,  happy trails,  Lynn
>
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