Letting Go
“Letting Go” is never easy. When we began with our herd of four, we never realized the impact they would have on our lives. The love we have for our donkeys and the amazing love they give in return can only be described as a gift from God. Feeling a gentle nudge from behind, the warmth of a nuzzle on our neck as we wrap our arms around them, or having one simply stand quietly beside us as if to say “I Love You”, can only be surpassed by holding a beautiful newborn foal in our arms, enfolding it with love and introducing it to our touch and smell. We are truly blessed.
God’s blessings are meant to be shared. We know that saying “Goodbye” to one of our donkeys means we are giving them and their new owner the chance to say “Hello”. Hopefully, they will also experience the wonderful and amazing love God has bestowed on these most humble of His Creatures.
High’s Starlet O’Hara
DOB: 9-11-07
Birth Height: 22”
Color: Gray with White Forehead Star
Sire: Unknown
Dam: High’s Sadie Hawkins – 32 ¾”
- Gray Dun
* SOLD *
What a star - this girl has personality plus! She and Emily are constant companions, and Starlet usually initiates the foolishness with Emily right behind her. We don’t know anything about her Dad as Sadie was pregnant when we got her, but she definitely has her Mom’s loving nature, and believe she will be about Sadie’s size. Starlet is delicate in stature but strong in body and spirit. She loves to play and TLC is right up there is her list of favorite things.
Starlet at 1 year, 9 months age.
High’s Diamond Jim Brady
DOB: 2-9-09
Birth Height: 21 ¾”
Color: Slate Gray & White Spotted
Sire: Someday’s Jubal – 31”
– Dark Gray Dun
Grand-Sire: Rocky
– Slate Gray
Grand-Dam: Someday’s Daisy – 31”
– Slate Gray
Dam: 40-Watt’s Betty Boop – 32 ¾”
– Slate Gray & White Spotted
Grand-Sire: Double N’s Patton’s Pride – 33”
– Brown 7 White Spotted
Grand-Dam: Double N’s April – 34 ½”
- Brown
Brady is named after the town where he was born, as a tribute to his former owners. He is definitely ALL BOY! Nosy, busy, loving – and would rather be with us than with Mom. Long after she has gone to pasture, she’ll come back and get him, as if to say “enough attention – come on with me!” Brady is very people-oriented and loves attention – he’ll make a great herdsire.
High’s Amazing Grace (Our Special Star)
February 7, 2008, would be a day full of challenges and blessings. We were in the barn visiting with the girls when Sara went into labor. We removed the other girls for her privacy and we, too, moved away. As the sac presented, we saw the front feet but no face. It was apparent the nose was hung up, so RW moved in and repositioned the nose for delivery. By now, Sara was on her feet, but calm. She produced the foal and afterbirth simultaneously without complications. However, as soon as the baby hit the ground, she spun around, tried to stomp her, then kicked her across the barn. Fortunately, we had been outside and heard the commotion. RW grabbed Sara, and I scooped up the baby. Sara adamantly refused to let the baby near her.
Knowing colostrum was vital, we summoned the only vet we could reach, whose half-hearted attempts to bond Mom and baby failed miserably. Sedation didn’t work, so the vet left, saying “Good, Luck, here’s your bill!” (Needless to say, we didn’t use that vet again!) I calmed her down, milked her for 2 days, then bottle-fed the baby. We tried 4 days to get her to accept the baby with no success. Sara was fine with us, but as soon as baby entered the stall, she went ballistic. She avoided any contact with the baby and stayed on the other end of the barn, some 40 feet away. NOTE: Three days after the birth, Sara was completely dried up and back in estrus. She was rebred in April.
 | Gracie at 1 Year Old
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We bottle-fed Manna Pro Kid colostrum first, then Land O’ Lakes Mare’s Match milk replacer every 3 hours 24/7, gradually increasing feeding intervals to 4 hours, then 6, for 4 weeks. We then introduced her to grain, reduced the liquid formula to twice daily and transitioned to Foal Lac milk pellets. By 7 weeks, she was off liquid formula. She thrived and today is a precious little girl who still thinks I’m her Mom. A gorgeous gray and white spotted jenny, we named her, appropriately, High’s Amazing Grace, for without the grace of God and our being there, she wouldn’t be alive today.