Got Donkeys In Your Life?

We are all about donkeys Donkey Whisperer Farm ® is all about donkeys! We celebrate, educate and promote these magnificent and intelligent beings. We are dedicated to building public awareness about equine personality, behavior and are deeply invested in educating and empowering you with safe, holistic, resistance-free training methods that foster a strong bond between… Read More Got Donkeys In Your Life?

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Teaching A Donkey – Does Age Matter?

Wondering if you can teach an old donkey new things?  The first step in teaching a donkey is taming the donkey, building a relationship built on trust, love, and clear leadership; be a dependable human one who is on time with meals and clean water.  Teaching a donkey to do anything takes patience, timing, emotional… Read More Teaching A Donkey – Does Age Matter?

Please Do Not Hit A Donkey

PLEASE DON’T HIT ME If hitting a donkey (or any animal for that matter) produced positive results there would be very few naughty or dangerous donkeys. Hitting does NOT work, in fact, hitting your donkey only makes EVERYTHING worse and you, the human, lose every time!! Hitting a donkey creates a huge disconnect between you… Read More Please Do Not Hit A Donkey

Preparing A Donkey To Saddle

Training A Donkey To Saddle Make sure your donkey can do everything in Donkey 101 & 102 Video On Demand. Foundation exercises will build trust between you and your donkey. 2. Never put the halter on your donkey without the lead line on. Placing the halter on without the lead line on is dangerous. Your… Read More Preparing A Donkey To Saddle

Let’s Play

JUST DO IT! Play is an integral part of donkey health and welfare. Donkeys are extremely playful by nature and can be observed running, jumping, boxing and wrestling with each other when in a herd or when in a partnership. Play is a vital component to donkey physical and mental health. As with human beings,… Read More Let’s Play