Apples and Pears

Dear Friends, Apple Season has arrived! As great as they may be for humans this is not great for the domesticated Donkey, Mule or Horse. In fact this may cause DEATH from Colic and/or a huge amount of stress, tears, vet cost or even burying the beloved equine (Donkey, horse or mule). Never feed grass… Read More Apples and Pears

Relax

He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged! Melody http://www.donkeywhisperer.com https://donkeywhispererfarm.com/our-store/  http://www.youversion.com/mobile https://www.facebook.com/Donkeywhisperer

Natural To Blanket Our Beloved Domesticated Horse, Donkey Or Mule?

A blanket is like a fire extinguisher we hope we do not need to use it. We have it ready and learn how to use it before the emergency hits. Please be prepared. Please train your donkey to accept the blanket before the emergency hits. I never blanket unless an emergency or the donkey is… Read More Natural To Blanket Our Beloved Domesticated Horse, Donkey Or Mule?

The Donkey Is Still The Under Dog

Will you have the courage to share this today and help the donkeys?  Please help if you can, even by sharing this post you are helping. Donkeys are still very much ‘a beast of burden’ in Egypt. ACE provide free veterinary care and education in animal husbandry. Select EGYPTACE    Sadly the U.S.A. donkeys are… Read More The Donkey Is Still The Under Dog

The Rare Poitou Donkey

Select Everything You Could Ever Want To Know About The Poitou Donkey Select Poitou Donkey, Pacific Northwest  “We recently brought home two donkeys with no papers one is named Oboe who we think is part Poitou donkey and the other is Tuba.  Not 100% sure if Oboe is indeed part Poitou unless we send in… Read More The Rare Poitou Donkey

Is Your Donkey, Horse or Mule Smarter Than Your Training Skills?

   I teach resistance free training, not old cowboy abuse. I teach you how to make being with you a fun experience, using balance to keep you in the leadership role at all times. Your safety is number one for me along with the physical, mental and emotional health of your equine. Donkeys never forget… Read More Is Your Donkey, Horse or Mule Smarter Than Your Training Skills?

Maximus and Roy Our New Mini Donkeys Playing

Update On The New Farm In Sequim, WA We are settling into our 5th wheel on the new twenty acre Donkey Whisperer Farm while we wait to sell our five acre farm in Kingston, WA.  Our new farm has approximately 12″ of rain a year and we only have three trees, two pear trees and one apple… Read More Maximus and Roy Our New Mini Donkeys Playing

Wild Horses and Donkeys

  Select BLM Wild Horses and Donkeys news article to read more. GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged! Melody http://www.donkeywhisperer.com https://donkeywhispererfarm.com/our-store/ http://www.youversion.com/mobile https://www.facebook.com/Donkeywhisperer  

Does Your Donkey Have A Skin Disorder?

Friends of the Donkey Whisperer Farm, “I have been receiving an enormous amount of e-mails concerning donkeys that are self-mutilating this time of the year.” What do I mean by this?  Scratching until they are bleeding and leaving sore spots that if not treated can turn into an infection. I am not a vet and… Read More Does Your Donkey Have A Skin Disorder?

Picking Out The Hooves

“Picking Out the hooves of our Donkey, Horse or Mule should be done each and every day, just like we brush our teeth.” Select Video of Melody picking out Rio, Miss Lily and Rocket Man’s hooves  Do you want to learn how to tame your donkey, horse or mule? I provide virtual coaching, consulting and… Read More Picking Out The Hooves

Animals Have Personalities Too – Introverts and Extroverts Just Like Us Humans

Donkeys, horses, mules, and ponies have personalities just like humans; extroverts bray, and are fast-moving and fast-thinking. Introverted donkeys have more whoa, do not bray, or rarely do, just like introverted humans; they are deep inside their minds. Our mammoth donkey, Rio, never brayed once in the fifteen years he was in our lives; he… Read More Animals Have Personalities Too – Introverts and Extroverts Just Like Us Humans