The Truth About Donkey Blankets

Blanketing Donkeys:

Miniature donkey blanket
donkey blanket


Owning a donkey is challenging as well most halters are made to fit a horse. I make custom adjustable soft yacht rope halters made to fit a miniature or standard/burro size donkey with a matching lead line, stainless steel twist safety snap and a real black leather end. Baby donkeys, mammoth donkeys, mules and horses can choose build a halter/lead line. I teach you how to measure the head for a perfect custom fit.

miniature donkey halter
mini donkey halter

A blanket is like a fire extinguisher we have it ready to go in case of an emergency. Please remember (2) blankets for each donkey is important as there is no blanket 100% waterproof the entire winter season. Leaving a wet blanket on any equine will cause laminitis can contribute to colic and death. Please understand donkeys are stoic will never show any sign of sickness or pain until in most cases it is too late.

How Do I Measure A Donkey For A Blanket?

Did you know that blankets are made for horses, ponies and foals? Yes! Due to the donkey having a small chest, not having any withers and the round belly it can be a challenge to get a good fitting blanket that is quality for a donkey. Again it is very important we measure and find quality blankets before the emergency hits. I attach the leg straps as donkeys love to grab the blanket in play the straps keep the blanket on. I am excited to share Kensington Protective Products is making custom donkey blankets made to fit a donkey not a horse. Sales will begin in the fall of 2023.

Blanketing Donkeys In The Rain:
No blanket is 100% waterproof in the rain. I do not blanket in the rain. I provide shelter for my donkeys in all seasons. Place hay, water and salt into the shelter so the donkeys are not afraid of the shelter. Watch for a donkey bully kicking the donkeys out. You may need more than one shelter depending on the size of shelter, herd size and donkey bully.

Taming the donkey to accept the cloth measurement tape can be for some donkeys a challenge. I always take my donkeys out with the halter/lead line on and let the donkey smell the cloth tape or anything new. If they are afraid of it wont touch it with their mouth I put it on my head and wrap it around my body. Soon I am able to touch my donkey with the tape. 🙂

I am a dealer for Kensington Protective Products I can sell any blanket any size or any product they have at a cheaper price than the MSRP. Why I like Kensington? They sell quality products and offer a lifetime warranty and will send another blanket if the blanket does not fit.

The miniature horse blankets are what I am selling for mini donkeys. Order miniature donkey blanket using the velcro on the chest and under the belly works so much better than the metal clasps as it fits better.

If you need help trying to find a blanket just ask I will do my best to find the best fitting blanket available from Kensington for miniature, standard/burro, mammoth donkeys, mules and of course horses.

Read my blog post How To Wash A Donkey Blanket

Melody Johnson
Donkey Whisperer Farm ®

Link Line, Walk Two Donkeys Using One Lead Line

Donkeys love to go for walks together! Introducing Donkey Whisperer Farm ® Link Line, walk two donkeys using one lead line. Order in our store at Donkey Whisperer Farm ® LINK LINE

Order Miniature Donkey Soft Yacht Rope Halter With Matching 6ft Lead Line, Stainless Steel Twist Safety Snap, Black Leather End.

Order Standard or Burro Donkey Soft Yacht Rope Halter With Matching 9ft Lead Line, Stainless Steel Twist Safety Snap, Black Leather End.

Donkey Whisperer Farm ® Link line, made with premium soft yacht rope. Walk two donkeys close to the same height using one lead line attached to the Donkey Whisperer Farm ® soft yacht rope halter. The link line has two Stainless Steel (ss) scissor snaps spliced onto each end with a SS O ring spliced in the middle, the length is 24 inches. Size matters when using the link line, walk two miniature donkeys or two burro size donkeys of the same height. The link line will not work with a really short donkey and a tall donkey.

I highly recommend Donkey 101 & 102 Video On Demand to train your donkeys and our halter/lead lines are made to fit a donkey, not a horse. The stick and string are 3ft for miniature donkeys used in Donkey 102 as a training aide, extension of your arm never to hit the donkey to touch the donkey. The 4ft Stick and String for the burro/standard or Mammoth size donkey touch is never to hit used as an extension of your arm.

GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!

Melody Johnson, Trainer/Owner

Donkey Whisperer Farm ®

Give The Donkey Lover In Your Life

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Donkey Whisperer Farm ® Gift Card. Looking for a special gift for the donkey lover in your life? Give the Donkey Whisperer Farm ® store E-gift card. The person you designate will receive an email with a link to go directly to the Donkey Whisperer Farm ® Store to redeem their Gift Certificate.

How does the gift card link work? When the gift card link is used in our store the funds are automatically deducted to purchase anything from our store. You can choose to send the e-gift card on any date you specify, simply choose the date ahead of time. You will receive an e-mail alert when the E-Gift Card has been used.

What’s in our store?

Donkey Training Video On Demand or a private lesson with Melody Johnson. Yes, I train the owner or caretaker worldwide. We can skype and meet in person without traveling. It’s a wonderful gift.

God bless you and your family two and four-legged!

GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!

Melody Johnson, Trainer/Owner

Donkey Whisperer Farm ®

Walk Two Or Three Donkeys Using One Lead Line

“Walk two donkeys using one lead line, LINK LINE”

GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!

Melody Johnson, Trainer/Owner

Donkey Whisperer Farm ®

Build A Halter With Matching Lead Line

Build a halter with lead line for any equine! Select OUR STORE to order.

Select special order, any color. Do you want 4 or 6 knots on the nose? No extra charge. 

Soft yacht rope will never mold. Wash in a bucket of warm soapy water and let dry.

Mini donkey special order 6ft lead line – Build a halter for any equine
Standard donkey special order 9ft lead line – Build a halter lead line for any equine.
MAMMOTH donkey, mule, horse, draft equine special order 12ft lead line. Build a halter/lead line for any equine. Horse, donkey, mule, zonk, drafts.

Select the size of lead line you want and tell us you want to build a halter. We will send you the template to measure your donkey, mule or horses head after payment is received. All special order soft yacht rope halters are hand-made two days upon receiving your measurements. Select SS Screw on Brass Screw with a black leather end.

Donkey Educational Blog

Donkeys are not horses with long ears. Donkeys evolved from the desert, meaning caring for a donkey can be more difficult than a horse or not. Depending on the part of the world you live in owning donkeys can be easy or difficult. Donkeys diet must be seriously low in sugar/protein. Clean water is a must. Shelter is a must too, and one more thing; make sure if you have more than one donkey you have a big enough shelter and enough of them. The leader or bully will kick all the other equine out. Donkeys will choose a safe shelter in time. Due to the donkeys thick fur staying wet can cause serious health issues.

Donkeys are like potato chips we humans can’t resist bringing home lots of donkeys. Donkeys live a healthier life physically and emotionally with their own species and it is easier to keep the weight off.

Donkeys require a hoof trim every six weeks in the spring and summer and seven weeks in the fall and winter. The hoof growth speeds up in warmer climates. If your donkey is walking and running on 100 acres of Arizona desert, the trim schedule may be longer.

Looking For Donkey Hay

Ask your hay vendor for laminitic hay for horses. This hay will be low in sugar and protein. Hay must be clean and not moldy. A slow feeder will help your donkey with boredom. Slow down the meal process and keep your donkey healthy. Do not feed your donkey free hay in a round bale as the donkey will eat all day and all night. Sadly, many people think this is safe for the donkey. The donkey will become obese and develop life threatening health issues. Donkeys need two meals a day.

Water

Donkeys are picky. Donkeys must have clean water. Donkeys prefer clean warm water in the winter. Remember to give free salt. Donkeys need salt. The color of your water bucket may or may not be an issue. If your donkey refuses to drink from a bucket try another color or texture. Seriously! Donkeys evolved from the desert. Donkeys are seriously into self-preservation.

Resource: Safergrass.org

Pasture

Make your dry paddock/pasture a full-time living arrangement. Let your donkeys out to graze and get exercise a few times a week in the morning. Before 10:00am the sugar content is lower. Help your donkey get exercise. Take your donkey for walks, train to pull a cart, donkey agility. Both you and your donkey can get fit together.

Donkeys Are Smart

If you would like to learn how to train your donkey take a look at Donkey 101 & 102 Video On Demand. Take Melody Johnson, Donkey Behaviorist to the farm with you. Learn how to lead your donkey. Forget trying to bribe your donkey or hurt your donkey. These techniques will never work long-term. Donkeys have unique heads. Take a look at the Donkey Whisperer Farm “DONKEY HALTER/LEAD LINES”. Each halter/lead line is made with quality soft yacht rope to stop mold and frail. Made to fit your donkey’s head not the horse. The Donkey Whisperer Farm Ships Internationally. Ask us for a quote to ship to your farm outside of the U.S.A. at INFO@DONKEYWHISPERER.COM enjoy your life! Enjoy your donkey!

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Donkey Whisperer Farm NEW E-STORE

We are pleased to share the Donkey Whisperer Farm website is now officially an E-STORE. Please take a look at our new store select OUR STORE 

Notice you can zoom in on our donkey halters made by hand in the U.S.A. with soft yacht rope, a brass screw on snap, leather end. SELECT the size of donkey you want to build a halter and the halter color will change on the donkey.

We proudly Ship Internationally. If you would like to ask a question simply E-MAIL us at INFO@DONKEYWHISPERER.COM

The Donkey Whisperer Farm is saving donkeys lives one owner at at time. We train the owner or caretaker to train the donkey via our DONKEY 101 & DONKEY 102 E-VIDEO ON DEMAND SERIES.

Thank you for sharing the Donkey Whisperer Farm with the donkey owner/lover in your life!

Donkey Halters Made To Fit The Donkey Not The Horse

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Donkey Rope Halters With Matching Lead Line

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DWF Halters

Rope Halter Video

MINIATURE AND STANDARD DONKEY ROPE HALTERS

Donkey Whisperer Farm rope halters are made specifically for donkeys! Our halters with matching lead line are designed to work together as a powerful training tool. The halter, lead line, unique brass snap and leather popper are created for perfect pressure and release and the brass snap can be used as a compassionate correction device. All halters are hand-made in the USA with high quality marine yacht rope. Yacht rope is impervious to mold and does not unravel or fray. Each halter includes a matching lead line (6 ft for Miniature donkeys and 9 ft for Standard donkeys) with a heavy-duty brass screw on snap and a black leather stamped popper on the end. Our rope halters fit miniature and standard donkeys from 4-months-old to full-grown and are adjustable to guarantee a perfect fit every time! Unlike other rope halters or flat halters our halters with matching lead line are hand made with superior craftsmanship and come with a 

Donkey Whisperer Farm Rope Halters come in 17 gorgeous colors. In Stock colors take 2-3 days delivery time. Special Order colors take 2 business days to ship (See colors below).

Visit our ONLINE STORE to order your Miniature and Standard Donkey Rope Halters today. All our halters come with a .

PLEASE NOTE: All Mammoth Donkey Rope Halters are Custom Fit and measured and can be ordered from our ONLINE STORE. For more information see Custom Fit Halters listed below.

Would you like to custom build a halter for your mini, standard, burro, pony, horse or draft? We can do this for you.

E-mail us at info@donkeywhisperer.com tell us what you want to build.

We accept all credit card payments in our ONLINE STORE through PayPal. A PayPal account is not required!

If you live outside the United States, please Contact Us to place your order and receive a shipping estimate for international orders.

 

DONKEY HALTER MADE TO FIT A DONKEY NOT A HORSE HEAD

The Donkey Whisperer Farm, LLC makes the best fitting soft yacht rope halter for a donkey in the world. Our donkey halters are made with soft yacht rope to fit your donkey’s head 100% of the time.

Select ROPE HALTER/LEAD LINES PURCHASE IN Our Store  to order your donkey a halter that fits a donkey not a horse. Hand made in the U.S.A. SAME DAY SHIPPING FOR IN STOCK SIZES AND COLORS. 

Donkey Halter Soft Yacht Rope Halter With Matching Lead Lines brass screw on snap, leather end

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Select DONKEY WHISPERER FARM, meet the donkeys and horses. Proudly Made In The U.S.A. Free Shipping In The U.S.A. We ship worldwide.

Our measurements will fit any mini or standard size donkey from age 4 months to full-grown as they are adjustable. All other equine require a custom fit. After your order is placed we will send you the template to measure and our contractors will build your custom perfect donkey, mule or horse halter with our matching lead line.

Donkey Halters Made To Fit Your Donkey Not A HORSE and E-TRAINING

 

 

 

Donkey Halters made to fit the donkey not the horse!

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The Donkey Whisperer Farm, LLC sells Donkey soft yacht rope halters with a matching lead line, brass screw on snap, leather end. Specifically made to fit a donkey not a horse.

Miniature and Standard/Burro size donkey halters are adjustable from age 4 months to full-grown.

If you are looking for the perfect fitting halter with a matching lead line and a brass screw on snap we have it. The brass screw on snap is used for training and makes it easy to add a longer or shorter lead line. Our lead lines come in 6ft, 9ft and 12ft.

Mini donkey soft yacht rope halter comes with a 6ft lead line, brass screw on snap, leather end.

Standard donkey rope halter 9ft lead line, brass screw on snap, leather end.

Mammoth donkey soft yacht rope halter 12ft lead line, brass screw on snap, leather end.

FREE SHIPPING IN THE U.S.A. 

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Yacht rope will never mold. Dirty? Wash in a bucket of warm soapy water and let dry. Please never leave any halter on your donkey, horse or mule while not in attendance to avoid self-mutilation or death. FREE SHIPPING IN THE U.S.A. Proudly made in the U.S.A. Lifetime Warranty. We ship worldwide!

Our Mini and Standard DONKEY soft yacht rope halters will fit from age 4 months to full-grown as they are adjustable. Mammoth donkey, mules and horses require you to measure the head for a perfect fit. We are excited to offer this special custom order.

SPECIAL ORDER –

Custom fitted hand-made halters are available for your Mammoth donkey, Mule, Zonk, pony and Horse. We will send you the template and instructions to measure the head after you place your order.

Donkey 101 E-TRAINING Video ON DEMAND is available for sale now. Take Melody Johnson, Donkey trainer to the farm with you via your smart phone or any smart device. Watch our training program in your home on your computer

Introducing Donkey 101 Online Training Video Course!

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Donkey Whisperer Farm, LLC is proud to announce Donkey 101 Online Training Video Course, the first in a series of online training courses by Trainer Melody Johnson.

Donkey 101 teaches the fundamentals of resistance-free, natural training for you and your donkey. We offer a holistic training approach that includes insight and guidance into donkey psychology, emotion and behavior. Donkey 101 focuses on unique and proven techniques that train you, the owner, to train your donkey so you and your donkey enjoy a balanced, positive and rewarding relationship.

Donkey 101 includes 19 instructional videos and a PDF addressing the topics below. You own lifetime access to your videos!

ALL FOR JUST 

Introduction
A Small Training Area
Training Tools
On Donkey Time
Building Trust
Three Second Rule
Personal Space
Your Donkey Catches You
Walk-On and Whoa
You are the Leader!
How to Ground Tie
Going in and out of Stalls
Introverts and Extroverts
Backing up
Teaching “Over”
Walk-On, Whoa and Back Up
Donkeys are not Stubborn!
Going in and out of Gates
Taking Your Donkey for a Walk

We recommend each Course participant purchase our donkey halter as they are made to fit a donkey not a horse. Our soft yacht rope halter/leads are made in the USA with high quality yacht rope and have a Visit our Store to purchase.

 

 

GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!

Melody & Scott Johnson

www.donkeywhisperer.com