... Oh they are so cute! Gerty is SO shiny in that picture! She is very pretty--how old? And congrats to you on rescuing that dear donkey--she's adorable too! ...
... Ohmigosh...now I AM jealous--that foal is just adorable! What a perky intelligent face--and you know he's just going to be your best friend having been...
Hi Joe, If you will refer to the diagrams of the donkey shape (pear) vs. the horse (round), I believe the strap from the cantle to the front cincha crosses...
a rack that held six baby bottles (the kind that curve). Carole Pivarnik wrote: LOL! Darn good thing you aren't going to ask her to pass any kind of anatomy...
Josie, Even if you can get some colostrum, there are risks unless the foal gets a transfusion (Plasma). If the colostrum is not absorbed the right way at the...
Thanks Carole, I think he's a sweetie, he is learning really fast too. He does get contact with the others but only across the fence, he and Maggie are...
Josie, if it makes you feel better I had a colt who didn't get his first
colostrum for 18 hrs. He was starting to fade but as soon as he got his
first drink...
1) How big are your pens? Answer: 60 feet in diameter 2) Do you wish they were bigger/ littler? Answer: Smaller - I now think there is a difference between...
Thanks Carole and yes, Gerty is incredibly shiny. Her coat is as soft as a minks and she has had good feed, just not as much as I like for them to have. Gerty...
I'll ask the vet about it Cathy. Does it come frozen like human plasma? I could keep it in our plasma freezer at work, but the Fed's would throw a hissy fit....
Very funny!!! She is fifteen hands and I am a very short legged five foot. I try to pretend that I'm five one, but my mom and my husband snort and laugh when I...
Thanks for writing back. Seems that I am on the right track. I'm really glad you all are writing back because it reconfirms my thoughts and concerns exactly. I...
Oh my GHODDDD!!! He's so adorable.......can I have him, huh? huh?? Cindy who is just kidding, but NOT about the adorable part!! ... foal, "Buddy". He is a...
Stop, stop already..... you're killing me!! They are so cute I want a hundred of them......... Cindy ... wants to be a race mule when he grows up! ... foal,...
Josie wrote: I've been looking for colostrum in case I need it, but the vet doesn't carry it for lack of interest by the locals. I guess I will have to order...
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Pete wrote: Thanks for posting this picture, I am relieved to see the saddle back off the shoulders and the "hold-back strap" looks like it probably would keep...
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Joe wrote: How does strap from the cantel area of the saddle to the front cinchas keep the saddle from moving forward on a low withered or "no" withered...
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Vicki, I am interested in this saddle for a standard donkey, could you tell me how much this saddle weighs? Thanks, Judi ... http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/...
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It is spring now and my draft mule has had the winter off. I've been riding her bare back lately because she has a sore back. Is there anything I can do to...
Thanks Vicki, I buy all of my stuff from Valley Vet and had been looking at that freeze dryed colostrum. I was just hoping that the vet would stock it so that...
I visited your site with much interest Vicki. I bought a bitless bridle for the kid's horse and will use it on the donkey instead of a bit. I will only allow...
I heard that if you can get a foal to drink out of a bucket it would be better for the foal. (Orphan foals)I was wondering what people's opinions on this was?...
... I didn't mean to insult you, haha! My step daughter is vertically challenged and was just overjoyed to learned that she has shot up to the lofty height of ...
... We have one little jar left of that and I am hanging on to it for dear life! Our mini donks always shed out in patches so that they just look awful and...
... Is there any way you can pony your mule? This is a great way to condition animals. Just a suggestion. Jalien ... The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2...