Lovin Skeeter.....part 2

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Minatures are known for their loving personalities and make great pets and are perfect for therapy pets.

donkeys need company, other horses or donkeys, if pets should have 2. they don't Always get along with dogs, sheep or goats but they might and NO they can not be housebroken.

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Skeeter School Saga

Guess what? I am now a Donkey Agent/PR person for Skeeter the minature donkey (this means I find places for him to visit, and my pay is I get to pet him and hold his rope).

See labels on sidebar under donkeys for former post on Skeeter

Kathy is training Skeeter to be a therapy donkey and intends to have him visit Nursing Facilites and schools. Last week he made his debut at

Skeeter arrived in his travel trailer, unloaded with help from Kathy and her dad, Jim. Walked into the school yard and waited for the fun to begin.

Minatures are known for their loving personalities and make great pets and are perfect for therapy pets as you will see for the next few post. He loved the children but they loved him more.

First he visited the toddlers, and I wish I had a recording of the excited sounds coming from them.

The children were asked to line up and listen to Kathy tell them a few donkey facts. After the talk, each child walked past and petting or hugged Skeeter.

She told them donkeys like hay to eat and they can live to be 30 years or older. Males are called Jacks and Females are Jenny's and Skeeter is very happy on his ranch with 7 horses and 2 dogs to play with.

Donkeys need company of other donkeys or horses to be happy.

(DON'T MISS TOMORROW'S POST AND YOU WILL SEE THE JOY OF PETTING A DONKEY)

WHO is Running With Horses?

 Riddle and Mom Cheyenne

 Riddle, Cheyenne, Keechee

 Riddle and Cheyenne

Val, Keechee, Cheyenne and Riddle

 Ok, who is running with the horses. you have 3 chances to guess..............click on photo to see it better

By now, you should have guessed WHO is running with the horses.
It's "V". She took every step they took and wasn't even breathing hard. The thunder of the hooves on the ground is a wonderful sound.

Can you guess why this beauty has a name like Riddle????

this is a PS, i just got this video from my friend Madeline. take 1.18 seconds for your morning LAUGH..

"Wolfe's Way" cont......

These are the horses that live at "Wolfe's Way". Ginny made the comment she did not know about not making a horse a pet. Neither did I until 2007 when I drove out to take photos of Robert and Kathy's horses. This is Luke as he looks now.

And Luke in 2007 when I fell in love with him because he followed me around looking over my shoulder at the camera.

When Luke was a baby the size of a dog, he was treated like he was a dog. he grew up, no one could ride him, he thought he was a dog, he became dangerous because he wanted to sit in your lap, or jump up and put his hooves around your neck, or play like he did when he was small. a horse of over 1000 pounds can cause real damage. Because of this, Robert took him on to train him to be a horse, he is now a horse and not a dog, but still has the tendency to act like a pet.
Last week as I walked past him he reached out and grabbed the shirt on my shoulder and pulled, I managed to pull loose laughing like a crazy person and he thought lets play, he bumped my shoulder with his shoulder, Kathy thumped him and made him get away. You do not want a horse that big playing like a dog. Robert has turned him into a really good trail horse.

Robert with Cheyenne and her baby Riddle in 2007

 Kathy with Val in 2007 and now she is mother of their newest Baby Cookie,

 Cookie last week

Cookie and Mother Val in the background, could not get a face view of Val last week

 Keechee, Not the father of Cookie even though they look a like

Cheyenne, mother of Riddle



Riddle

and this is Rose, the newest member of the herd, adopted from a rescue ranch.

2007 running with the hounds, see "V" running and keeping up

Click HERE to see 2007 photos and story

"Wolfe's Way"

Robert and Kathy's ranch, "Wolfe's Way" is home to 7 horses, 1 donkey, 2 dogs. Above is "Cowboy" (no he is not a pointer) Cowboy is a joy to be around, he is so friendly and also rides on horses (with mommy of course). I was concerned that this sweet little guy might get stepped on by a horse, but he nimbly darts between their feet and knows exactly where to be at the right time.

This sweet little filly is "Cookie" newest member of the Wolfe's horse herd and 3 months old. Cookie is Skeeter's Sister and they are very close in age, but of course Cookie is MUCH larger. Kathy is NOT Mommy Kathy to Cookie or any of the horses.

I was told it is not a good idea to make a "pet" of a horse. It is ok to make a pet of the donkey(that's his job), not the young horse. Horses have to know who is in charge. Cookie might be petting size now, but she has doubled in size in 3 months and by a year can weigh 1000 or more pounds. It's ok to kissy kiss on a little donkey but not on a 1500 pound horse.

When the gate opens to let visitors in, they are met with hugs and kisses and lots of sweetness by "V" She is head guard dog for Wolfe's Way (shhhh don't tell Cowboy) and loves strangers.

NOTE: she is only friendly if the Rancher are at home, no visiting allowed when "V" is left in charge.

tomorrow The Horses

Click on Born to Ride, A Unique Trail Riding Experience if you live in our area.

"donkeys are good for the soul"

Minature Donkey's are beyond "cute". ...
but what do you DO with 'em??  

 Just ask my friend Kathy of Born To Ride. She has a baby minature donkey, a liitle more than 2 months old and she told me if I ever get down or depressed to come spend a little time watching "skeeter".

He looks big here, but he is only about 24 inchs tall. Skeeter is the size of a big dog, he will get to be about 30 inches tall, right now he is small enough I could stand with my legs on either side touching the ground. they live to be 25 to 35 years old and make great family pets, quick learners. some people train them for petting zoos, therapy pets for nursing homes and use them in Nativity scenes at Christmas.

If you are in to hiking, they make perfect pack animals, Kathy plans to train Skeeter to pull a cart to help with ranch work. She and her husband Robert have 7 horses and 2 dogs and now a beautiful little donkey. Everyone who lives on the ranch has a JOB

I think the below photo shows Skeeter has a very talented make up artist to get all that eye shadow just right. Can you tell I am in love.

Donkey's are: Cute, entertaining, fun to watch, and I found most of the above info  Minature Donkeys   
 COMING SOON TO A BLOG NEAR YOU. 7 HORSES AND 2 DOGS AND THEIR TRAINER

From the horses Mouth

"The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous And His ears are open to their cry." Psalm 34:15

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others;

for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness;

and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

Audrey Hepburn

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In trying to get our own way, we should remember that kisses are sweeter than whine. ~Author Unknown

"The eyes of the LORD are in every place, watching the evil and the good." Proverbs 15:3
1 peter 3: 8Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. 9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. 10For,



"Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. 11He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."[a]