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21/02/18

Donkeys at The Donkey Sanctuary, Lamu Island, Kenya.

Photo: Sandy B

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Celebrate World Donkey Day: How You Can Help

Happy World Donkey Day, annually celebrated on May 8th of each year, to help humans raise awareness of the daily challenges and abuse donkeys face. You can be a human angel and make a difference in the life of a donkey. Donkeys have been the beasts of burden far too long. Please support saving and rescuing donkeys. Help spread awareness of donkeys’ diet, health, and care. Oscar’s Place Looking…

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Raising Awareness: The Donkey Crisis

Sharing donkey education creates awareness and change for donkeys living in our most fragile world. Thank you for reading and sharing this most important donkey post. Facts: Over 500 million people worldwide, mostly in poor communities, need the support of donkeys to stay alive. Donkeys provide a car, tractor, A.T.V., and much more to people working to survive. Donkeys are slaughtered at an…

Raising Awareness: The Donkey Crisis

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Learn How To Train A Donkey

Donkeys are among the most incredible animals on our planet. I love their eyes, soft bunny fur on their noses, unique fur brushed by God in Jesus Christ’s name in multiple colors, big fluffy ears, pointy hooves, and deep emotional personalities. Donkeys are not horses with long ears; they have gifts and traits unique to surviving wild in the desert. Donkeys are not flight equine; they are deep…

Learn How To Train A Donkey

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Rope Halter Vs Flat Halter

Many equestrians have stopped using the flat nylon halter made with nylon and metal on the face, known as the flat halter. Donkeys naturally push into pressure, the flat halter helps the donkey push more. Sadly many of the donkey shows are using a flat halter with a chain under the chain. In the horse world this is called a stud chain. The rope halter requires nothing this extreme to teach and…

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Donkeys Are Wood Eaters

Donkeys are not horses with long ears, donkeys are donkeys. Donkeys evolved from the desert they love to eat wood. Donkeys will seek out roots, dig holes, bark and leaves. Make sure you keep toxic leaves and trees away from donkeys. Donkeys are stoic will hide pain and sickness, sometimes it is too late to get a veterinarian. Prevention is most important when caring for donkeys. Pine Pellet…

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Donkey Paradise Paddock Track

Watch our six donkeys one standard, two formerly wild burro’s and three miniature running and playing on our mares (horses) track. Enjoy! How can I create a track for my equine? Read the book Paddock Paradise, Jaimie Jackson for some ideas. We have three tracks on the Donkey Whisperer Farm ®, one for our mares, one for the donkeys and a miniature track for the mini donkeys. What size is the…

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Bonded Donkeys What Do I Do When One Dies

Please understand that when donkeys are bonded its for life. To learn more read my blog post Goodbye Tuba It is vital that we show the living donkeys the body before burying if we do not the donkeys will bray non stop calling for the deceased donkey. Next we must get another donkey or two quickly. Why? Donkeys are intelligent and emotional beings they can grieve so deeply that they stop eating…

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