SILVER
SILVER IS OUR SMALLEST AND BOSSIEST DONKEY. SHE HAS BEEN WITH US FROM THE START AND IS VERY SWEET. SHE AND HER SIDEKICK (SNOWDROP) ARE VERY MISCHIEVOUS AND ARE ALWAYS THE FIRST TO GET INTO TROUBLE. IN THIS PICTURE LILY THE JACK RUSSELL IS HITCHING A LIFT AND THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO HER QUIET NATURE.
*UPDATE* SADLY, SILVER HAS PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT HOME OF OLD AGE. WE WERE BLESSED TO HAVE HER AND SHE MADE SO MANY CHILDREN HAPPY.
SILVER IS OUR SMALLEST AND BOSSIEST DONKEY. SHE HAS BEEN WITH US FROM THE START AND IS VERY SWEET. SHE AND HER SIDEKICK (SNOWDROP) ARE VERY MISCHIEVOUS AND ARE ALWAYS THE FIRST TO GET INTO TROUBLE. IN THIS PICTURE LILY THE JACK RUSSELL IS HITCHING A LIFT AND THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO HER QUIET NATURE.
*UPDATE* SADLY, SILVER HAS PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT HOME OF OLD AGE. WE WERE BLESSED TO HAVE HER AND SHE MADE SO MANY CHILDREN HAPPY.
SNOWDROP
SNOWDROP HAS ALSO BEEN WITH US FROM THE START AND IS SILVERS SIDEKICK. THEY ARE A BONDED PAIR AND ONE WILL NOT GO OUT WITHOUT THE OTHER. SHE IS VERY PRETTY AND HAS A BEAUTIFUL LONG WHITE COAT. AS SNOWDROP HAS A PINK NOSE SHE NEEDS REGULAR SUN CREAM ON HER WHITE BITS. SHE IS WEARING IT IN THIS PICTURE.
SNOWDROP HAS ALSO BEEN WITH US FROM THE START AND IS SILVERS SIDEKICK. THEY ARE A BONDED PAIR AND ONE WILL NOT GO OUT WITHOUT THE OTHER. SHE IS VERY PRETTY AND HAS A BEAUTIFUL LONG WHITE COAT. AS SNOWDROP HAS A PINK NOSE SHE NEEDS REGULAR SUN CREAM ON HER WHITE BITS. SHE IS WEARING IT IN THIS PICTURE.
SMARTIE
SMARTIE LOVES HER WORK AND IS VERY EXPERIENCED. NOTHING BOTHERS HER WHEN SHE IS OUT BUT AT HOME SHE IS QUITE DIFFERENT. SHE LIKES TO SPEND TIME WITH THE GIRLS BUT DOES NOT TOLERATE THE BOYS VERY WELL UNLESS IT'S POLO.
SMARTIE LOVES HER WORK AND IS VERY EXPERIENCED. NOTHING BOTHERS HER WHEN SHE IS OUT BUT AT HOME SHE IS QUITE DIFFERENT. SHE LIKES TO SPEND TIME WITH THE GIRLS BUT DOES NOT TOLERATE THE BOYS VERY WELL UNLESS IT'S POLO.
FLORENCE
FLORENCE IS VERY SPECIAL TO US. WE GOT HER MOTHER (GRACIE) FROM FRANCE IN AUGUST 2007 AND DID NOT KNOW SHE WAS PREGNANT BUT ON MAY 2ND 2008 GRACIE GAVE BIRTH TO FLORENCE. VERY SADLY, 12 DAYS LATER GRACIE GOT VERY ILL AND DESPITE THE BEST EFFORTS OF THE DONKEY SANCTUARY (STILL THANKFUL TO THIS DAY) GRACIE HAD TO BE PUT TO SLEEP LEAVING FLORENCE AN ORPHAN AND NEEDING TO BE HAND REARED. WE FED HER AROUND THE CLOCK FOR 2 WEEKS UNTIL WE FOUND A HUMAN FOSTER HOME (LYNN SAWKINS, THANK YOU). FLORENCE RETURNED TO US FROM LYNNS AT 6 MONTHS OLD AND NOW IS STARTING TO GIVE CHILDREN RIDES. SHE IS ONE OF OUR TALLER DONKEYS AND IS VERY CHEEKY AND FULL OF CHARACTER. UNFORTUNATELY FLORENCE CANNOT WORK ON SAND AS SHE SPENDS THE DAY ROLLING AROUND EVEN WITH A SADDLE ON. WE DO TAKE HER TO THE BEACH FOR DAYS OUT AS SHE REALLY DOES ENJOY IT.
FLORENCE IS VERY SPECIAL TO US. WE GOT HER MOTHER (GRACIE) FROM FRANCE IN AUGUST 2007 AND DID NOT KNOW SHE WAS PREGNANT BUT ON MAY 2ND 2008 GRACIE GAVE BIRTH TO FLORENCE. VERY SADLY, 12 DAYS LATER GRACIE GOT VERY ILL AND DESPITE THE BEST EFFORTS OF THE DONKEY SANCTUARY (STILL THANKFUL TO THIS DAY) GRACIE HAD TO BE PUT TO SLEEP LEAVING FLORENCE AN ORPHAN AND NEEDING TO BE HAND REARED. WE FED HER AROUND THE CLOCK FOR 2 WEEKS UNTIL WE FOUND A HUMAN FOSTER HOME (LYNN SAWKINS, THANK YOU). FLORENCE RETURNED TO US FROM LYNNS AT 6 MONTHS OLD AND NOW IS STARTING TO GIVE CHILDREN RIDES. SHE IS ONE OF OUR TALLER DONKEYS AND IS VERY CHEEKY AND FULL OF CHARACTER. UNFORTUNATELY FLORENCE CANNOT WORK ON SAND AS SHE SPENDS THE DAY ROLLING AROUND EVEN WITH A SADDLE ON. WE DO TAKE HER TO THE BEACH FOR DAYS OUT AS SHE REALLY DOES ENJOY IT.
PEPPER
I GOT PEPPER FROM IRELAND AS A FOAL IN 2008 TO BE A FRIEND FOR FLORENCE. SHE NEEDED A PLAYMATE OF HER OWN AGE AS THE OTHER DONKEYS WERE PAST ALL THAT RUNNING AROUND AND BEING SILLY STUFF. HE IS PROBABLY OUR QUIETEST DONKEY AND NEVER COMPLAINS ABOUT ANYTHING UNLESS BEING APART FROM FLORENCE. HE IS A VERY SWEET BOY AND A REAL PLEASURE TO WORK WITH. PEPPER HAS APPEARED ON STAGE IN A PRODUCTION OF CARMEN! THERE ARE NOT MANY DONKEYS THAT CAN PUT THAT ON THEIR C.V.
I GOT PEPPER FROM IRELAND AS A FOAL IN 2008 TO BE A FRIEND FOR FLORENCE. SHE NEEDED A PLAYMATE OF HER OWN AGE AS THE OTHER DONKEYS WERE PAST ALL THAT RUNNING AROUND AND BEING SILLY STUFF. HE IS PROBABLY OUR QUIETEST DONKEY AND NEVER COMPLAINS ABOUT ANYTHING UNLESS BEING APART FROM FLORENCE. HE IS A VERY SWEET BOY AND A REAL PLEASURE TO WORK WITH. PEPPER HAS APPEARED ON STAGE IN A PRODUCTION OF CARMEN! THERE ARE NOT MANY DONKEYS THAT CAN PUT THAT ON THEIR C.V.
POLO
POLO IS ANOTHER WHITE DONKEY. HE IS VERY QUIET, VERY RELIABLE AND ALMOST BOMB-PROOF. HE IS NO TROUBLE IN THE FIELD AND GETS ON WITH ALL THE OTHER DONKEYS. POLO NEVER CAUSES A FUSS AND IS SUCH AN ASSET TO THE GANG. HE IS SO FRIENDLY AND LOVING AND HAS BEEN WITH US SINCE 2007 . WE WOULD BE LOST WITHOUT HIM AND HE IS A REAL FAVOURITE WITH BOTH CHILDREN AND HANDLERS BECAUSE OF HIS QUIET NATURE.
POLO IS ANOTHER WHITE DONKEY. HE IS VERY QUIET, VERY RELIABLE AND ALMOST BOMB-PROOF. HE IS NO TROUBLE IN THE FIELD AND GETS ON WITH ALL THE OTHER DONKEYS. POLO NEVER CAUSES A FUSS AND IS SUCH AN ASSET TO THE GANG. HE IS SO FRIENDLY AND LOVING AND HAS BEEN WITH US SINCE 2007 . WE WOULD BE LOST WITHOUT HIM AND HE IS A REAL FAVOURITE WITH BOTH CHILDREN AND HANDLERS BECAUSE OF HIS QUIET NATURE.
BILL
BILL IS OUR BIGGEST DONKEY AND HE IS TRUELY STUNNING. HE WAS BORN IN 2004 AND CAME TO US IN 2009. HE ALSO GOT VERY ILL NOT LONG AFTER WE GOT HIM. HE WAS LUCKY TO SURVIVE THAT ILLNESS AND THANKS TO THE VETS AT THE DONKEY SANCTUARY HE MADE IT THROUGH WITH LESS THAN A 50 / 50 CHANCE. SINCE THEN HE HAS GONE FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH AND IS A REAL ASSET TO THE GANG. HE IS THE BOSS OF THE FIELD AND LETS EVERYONE KNOW IT. BILL HAS SO MUCH CHARISMA AND ENERGY AND IS VERY SPECIAL AND HE KNOWS IT.HE IS A GENTLE GIANT AND LOVES ATTENTION. BILL ALWAYS COMES OVER FOR CUDDLES IN THE FIELD.THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH BILL IS (AS WE RECENTLY DISCOVERED) HE HAS A NASTY HABIT..HE EATS WOOD!HE FINDS THE FIELD SHELTER PARTICULARLY DELICIOUS AND WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE PLANKS AND REPAIR THE SHELTER ON MANY OCCASIONS.HE FINDS THE STABLE QUITE TASTY TOO.HEY HO,THERES NO SUCH THING AS PERFECT.
BILL IS OUR BIGGEST DONKEY AND HE IS TRUELY STUNNING. HE WAS BORN IN 2004 AND CAME TO US IN 2009. HE ALSO GOT VERY ILL NOT LONG AFTER WE GOT HIM. HE WAS LUCKY TO SURVIVE THAT ILLNESS AND THANKS TO THE VETS AT THE DONKEY SANCTUARY HE MADE IT THROUGH WITH LESS THAN A 50 / 50 CHANCE. SINCE THEN HE HAS GONE FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH AND IS A REAL ASSET TO THE GANG. HE IS THE BOSS OF THE FIELD AND LETS EVERYONE KNOW IT. BILL HAS SO MUCH CHARISMA AND ENERGY AND IS VERY SPECIAL AND HE KNOWS IT.HE IS A GENTLE GIANT AND LOVES ATTENTION. BILL ALWAYS COMES OVER FOR CUDDLES IN THE FIELD.THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH BILL IS (AS WE RECENTLY DISCOVERED) HE HAS A NASTY HABIT..HE EATS WOOD!HE FINDS THE FIELD SHELTER PARTICULARLY DELICIOUS AND WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE PLANKS AND REPAIR THE SHELTER ON MANY OCCASIONS.HE FINDS THE STABLE QUITE TASTY TOO.HEY HO,THERES NO SUCH THING AS PERFECT.