Fireworks Your Animals Need You To Have A Plan

June 25, 2023June 26, 2023 / Donkey Whisperer Farm ® / Leave a comment

Fireworks and Pets Not A Good Combination:

Plan ahead to keep pets safe; owning pets is a huge responsibility and for those of us who have equine (donkeys, horses, and mules) living in rural areas, we must be extra careful. The equine is a flight or fight animal when terrified of death. Meaning; they can get scared when the fireworks start, and the smell is in the air. Some horses have been known to run into fences. Locking them in their stalls is the safest when neighbors are shooting off fireworks I turn the radio up and give lots of hay and fresh water. Donkeys have died from fear, yes fear. Colic is a life-threatening matter. Donkeys are stoic will not show pain until it is too late. Do your best to stay calm and keep your donkeys, mules, and horses locked up safe in their stall until the fireworks are over. Long-distance fireworks are not that big of a deal, fireworks right over the farm or barn can kill your equine.

Want to read more tips on pet safety and fireworks? Select Blue Cross Pets Fireworks for more details.

Dogs and cats can get so scared of fireworks they can run off and not be able to find their way home best to keep them locked in the house too. Our doggies get very stressed, turning the radio up helps, some people tranquillize their dogs until the fireworks are over. I say do whatever you have to do to keep your pets safe as they don’t understand fireworks. Please remember animals do not understand fireworks “they are truly scared and think they will die.” It’s our job as the smart human to protect them and take care of them.

What do you do to keep your pet(s) safe during the fireworks? Please leave a comment to help others.

Read my blog Fireworks and Pets Is A Bad Mix

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

Melody Johnson, Trainer/Owner

Donkey Whisperer Farm ®

Build A Halter

January 19, 2021December 12, 2021 / Donkey Whisperer Farm ® / Leave a comment

Build A Donkey, Horse, Mule, or Pony Halter With Matching Lead Line, Brass Screw-On Snap, Black Leather End. Colors; black, forest green, coral pink, neon orange, neon green, blue, purple, red, turquoise, burgundy, brown, white, gray, and black with blue dots. Choose two or four knots on the nose.

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

Melody Johnson, Trainer/Owner

Donkey Whisperer Farm ®

Steam Hay For A Healthier Horse, Mule and Donkey

July 2, 2020October 10, 2021 / Donkey Whisperer Farm ® / Leave a comment

Did you know?

Even the best quality hay can be full of dirt, dust, mold, and bacteria.
Read all about Hay Steamers here.

The Donkey Whisperer Farm ® has two equine suffering from allergies. Our palomino horse Miss Lily and Rio our Mammoth donkey. Allergies are very real for humans and animals. For our equine, this can cause breathing issues and running eyes, itching so bad the face bleeds on the nose and around the eyes, coughing, and hives. Remember to always ask your vet for support with allergies. Our Mammoth donkey takes the dog pill Apquel and this helps 100% of his allergies, we give this to him at night as it makes him drowsy.

The sad part is a hay steamer is expensive. Perhaps one-day hay steamers will be a bit more reasonably priced for all equine to enjoy the benefits.

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

Melody Johnson, Trainer/Owner

Donkey Whisperer Farm ®

Growing Low Sugar Protein Hay

April 24, 2020October 12, 2021 / Donkey Whisperer Farm ® / Leave a comment

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

Melody Johnson, Trainer/Owner

Donkey Whisperer Farm ®

Plowing The Hay Field

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 / Donkey Whisperer Farm ® / Leave a comment

Build A Halter With Matching Lead Line

August 12, 2019August 14, 2019 / Donkey Whisperer Farm ® / 2 Comments

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.

Preventing Sunburns In Donkeys, Horses and Mules

August 1, 2019August 18, 2022 / Donkey Whisperer Farm ® / Leave a comment

Donkeys, horses and mules with pink skin are at risk for sunburns and skin cancer. Prevention is number one, use sun screen, fly masks with UV filters and shade.

Resources:

Select Protecting your Horse from the sun

Select Skin Cancer

Select Preventing Sunburns.

Select Treatment For Skin Cancer

Death With Dignity For Our Donkey, Horse or Mule

July 7, 2019July 7, 2019 / Donkey Whisperer Farm ® / Leave a comment

Living the farm life is a blessing as farms are expensive to maintain, our world has become very expensive. The life of a farmer is amazingly difficult as each day something new is left at our feet. A farmer must pray, plan and let go. Nothing is more difficult than working for a year and having the weather destroy crops or livestock.

I teach the owner or caretaker worldwide how to care for the donkey and train and maintain the donkey. Everything we do or do not do will affect the health of our livestock emotionally, physically and mentally. Here on the Donkey Whisperer Farm ® we work closely with our veterinarian and farrier to ensure our donkeys and horses are living in optimum health.

Our Life is in God’s hands, each day is fragile and precious for humans and animals.

Resources: Options To Bury The Body Of Our Beloved Horse, Donkey or Mule

Resources: Sending The Equine To Heaven

Have A Plan:

When a donkey, horse or mule dies it is very important to let the rest of the herd smell and see the equine has passed. If we do not provide closure the animals will live in emotional distress crying and looking for their pasture buddy. Even when one of our dogs pass we let the other dogs say goodbye. Its only fair.

God Bless You And Your Family Two And Four-Legged

Donkey Whisperer Farm

Melody & Scott Johnson

You See Animal Abuse We See Human Abuse

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 / Donkey Whisperer Farm ® / 2 Comments

Our world has changed dramatically in how we care and treat animals. We now have business catering to all aspects of pet care, food and behavior training for humans. First we must train the human, next the human trains the animal.

Humans who abuse animals are not merely signs of a minor personality flaw, but are rather symptomatic of a deep mental disturbance. Cruelty to animals has been recognized as an indicator of a dangerous psychopathy that claims both animal and human victims.

Horses Dream Of Being Trained The Way A Donkey Demands To Be Trained, Melody Johnson, Donkey Whisperer Farm.

The Link: Cruelty to Animals and Violence Towards People

Select Animal Legal Historical Center

Donkeys are called donkey, burro or ass short for Equus africanus asinus. The donkey is a domesticated member of the horse family, Equidae. Scientific name: Equidae The wild ancestor of the donkey is the African wild ass, E. africanus. Asses were first domesticated around 3000 BC, probably in Egypt or Mesopotamia, and have spread around the world.

Donkeys Come In Three Sizes ALL ABOUT DONKEYS

Miniature – man-made bred to be Small

Standard or burro

Mammoth – man-made bred to be Large

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

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Never Clip The Whiskers Off A Horse, Donkey or Mule

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 / Donkey Whisperer Farm ® / Leave a comment

Resources:

https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/features/trimming-horses-whiskers-cruel-633499

Mules Of The Grand Canyon

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019 / Donkey Whisperer Farm ® / 2 Comments

Diseases That Affect Donkeys, Horses and Mules

December 22, 2018December 22, 2018 / Donkey Whisperer Farm ® / Leave a comment

Sadly, Lyme Disease is becoming a problem for donkeys, mules and horses. Select Lyme Disease to learn more.

Resource: Diseases that affect horses, donkeys and mules

For The Love Of Donkeys, Learn How To Train Your Donkey

June 1, 2018November 28, 2020 / Donkey Whisperer Farm ® / Leave a comment

Donkeys are self-thinkers, deep thinkers the most intelligent equine GOD made.

Donkeys deserve to wear an outstanding quality halter made to fit a donkey not a horse!

GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TWO AND FOUR-LEGGED!

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DONKEY WHISPERER FARM MADE IN THE U.S.A. “QUALITY ASSUARANCE”

May 21, 2018May 22, 2018 / Donkey Whisperer Farm ® / Leave a comment

Donkeys deserve to wear quality halters that fit a donkey not a horse!

The Donkey Whisperer Farm, LLC is a small business located in Sequim, Washington. We sell quality equine (donkey, horse and mule) tack. Each item and service we provide has our attention to detail.

Providing outstanding quality products and service by means of attention to every stage of the process of delivery, production and finally shipping to our worldwide customers. Our contractors are the best in the world. Their attention to detail is why we are selling our donkey halters worldwide. Everything we do is quality. We work for you!

Our soft yacht rope is quality and humane for your donkey, horse and mule. Our fit is like no other…. We want your donkey, mule or horse to feel the difference and follow you as a leader using resistant free methods. The soft yacht rope halter/lead line is one part of our training program. The second part is our E-TRAINING. This is a powerful training tool as we train the owner to train the donkey.

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In Stock Donkey Halter/lead lines turn-around time is usually two days in the U.S.A

Why?

We keep our store stocked. Our contractors need time to hand make each quality yacht rope halter with the brass screw on snap and leather end. We work hard to ensure you can order our measurements and get your halter quickly. This takes planning and time.

Mammoth donkeys, Mules, Horses and ponies require us to build your equine a custom fit halter. The soft yacht rope halter must fit corectly to work. Our halters are made with the best material in the world, this is humane. No abuse ever for your equine, no bleeding from horrible cheap material. Choose from 17 colors of soft yacht rope. Dirty? Wash in a bucket of warm soapy water and let dry. Yacht rope will never frail and will never mold.

Our cost includes Free shipping in the U.S.A. We proudly ship worldwide!

WE ARE DIFFERENT!

We don’t sell your everyday rope halter and lead line. We pride ourselves on going above and beyond by creating a halter and matching lead line that work together as a powerful training tool for you and your donkey.

Our custom made rope halters were designed for donkeys with the perfect amount of pressure and release when training. Our lead lines include a heavy duty screw on brass snap that can be used as a compassionate correction device.

A lot of planning and design has gone into each halter/lead line set by trainer Melody Johnson. This is a training tool that along with an understanding of donkey psychology and personality can transform your relationship with your donkey (See Online Training Course 101).

Visit: http://donkeywhisperer.com/onlinetrainingcourse.htm

Our donkey rope halters with matching lead line are made in the USA with top quality soft, thick yacht rope, not thin, hard polyester line. Each halter comes with a matching lead line and a lifetime warranty.

Visit: http://donkeywhisperer.com/dwfropehalters.htm

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GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TWO AND FOUR-LEGGED!

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Does A Donkey Need A Hoof Trimmer?

May 18, 2018May 20, 2018 / Donkey Whisperer Farm ® / Leave a comment

Donkeys need their hooves to be trimmed just like a horse.

In the wild the donkey is walking up to 25 to 35 miles a day. On our farm the donkey is most likely not moving this much. A trimmer who is skilled in donkeys hooves is imperative to your domesticated donkeys health. It is best to keep your donkey(s) on a regular trimming schedule.

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Donkeys need the following:

Shelter
Clean water
A dry paddock for most of their day.
Lose clean salt in the shelter
Hay to be tested to come in below 10% sugar.
Never feed alfalfa, hay clippings or people foods, breads, cookies etc.,
Never leave your desert equine the donkey on grass or brush, trees all day. They will get sick and have health problems.
Fecal samples to test for parasites. No parasites no need to worm. Over worming has caused resistant free parasites in our donkey, mule and horse world. This is expensive to fix. Just like taking too many antibiotics in the human world over worming destroys the immune system and causes resistant free parasites.
A vet check for dental and health at least once a year.
Trimmer on a regular basis six weeks in the spring and summer and 7 in the fall and winter living in the Pacific Northwest.

GOD Bless You And Your Family Two And Four-Legged!

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Apples and Pears Are Ripe In Sequim, WA

May 8, 2018October 12, 2021 / Donkey Whisperer Farm ® / Leave a comment

Please never feed a horse, donkey or mule without asking the owner for permission. Allergies, health specific diet are real. You can cause laminitis, cushings, abscesses and obesity. Obesity can cause death in equine living in domestication.

What is Laminitis?

Radiograph of a horse hoof showing rotation of the coffin bone and evidence of sinking, a condition often associated with laminitis. The annotation P2 stands for the middle phalanx, or pastern bone, and P3 denotes the distal phalanx, or coffin bone. The yellow lines mark the distance between the top and bottom part of the coffin bone relative to the hoof wall, showing the distal (bottom) of the coffin bone is rotated away from the hoof wall.

Laminitis is a disease that affects the feet of ungulates, and is found mostly in horses and cattle. Clinical signs include foot tenderness progressing to inability to walk, increased digital pulses, and increased temperature in the hooves. Severe cases with outwardly visible clinical signs are known by the colloquial term founder, and progression of the disease may lead to perforation of the coffin bone through the sole of the hoof or being unable to stand up requiring euthanasia.

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

Melody Johnson, Trainer/Owner

Donkey Whisperer Farm ®

Flat Halter Vs Rope Halter

May 8, 2018May 8, 2018 / Donkey Whisperer Farm ® / 1 Comment

Rope Halters vs Flat Halters

Select DONKEY WHISPERER FARM STORE to order.

“Free Shipping In The U.S.A. We ship worldwide”

With the huge movement of “natural” horsemanship, rope halters have become quite popular as a training aid. They work on pressure points on the Donkey, Mule and Horse’s face. No need to use a rough rope that causes the nose to bleed. We make soft yacht rope which works but is humane.

Donkeys, horses and mules can push into pressure, crowding the human and or dragging the human around. Equine learn quickly how to read the human and lead the human.

The rope halter that fits the donkey, mule or horse will speed up your leadership skills and training time. In fact the moment the equine feels a perfect fitting soft rope halter on their face changes. They can feel the difference.

The rope halter is one training tool.
Teaching the owner to learn how to release pressure. Feel and give clear feedback is what I call the 3 second rule. Select http://www.donkeywhisperer.com/onlinetrainingcourse.htm

We are working on Donkey 102 now for the feet and more.The flat halter works like a dog on a harness, we have all seen a large dog dragging the human around on a harness.

The donkey is strong, stronger than most horses his or her size. Donkeys, horses and mules learn quickly they are stronger than their owner or caretaker. The flat halter has no pressure points.

One of the most common things I see with the spoiled, naughty or fearful donkey is dragging the human around. This is frustrating and dangerous.

Most donkeys never see a halter unless it is time for the vet, trimmer or to move to a new farm. We created E-TRAINING DONKEY 101 to change this. When the Donkey Whisperer Farm students go out to the farm the donkey comes running. This is time to have fun, be with their human leader.

The Donkey Whisperer Farm, LLC trains the owner or caretaker to train the donkey using resistant free methods based on the personality of the owner and the donkey. Behavior training for the owner is essential to success.

Donkeys are strong, smart not stubborn. You must have a plan to train a donkey. Donkeys are not horses with long ears.

Donkeys that are trained will release from pressure. Ground tie. Send into a stall, pasture or horse trailer easily.

Please never leave any halter on your donkey, horse or mule while turned out on the farm to avoid self-mutilation or death.

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Donkey Whisperer Farm Is A Worldwide Business

April 10, 2018April 14, 2018 / Donkey Whisperer Farm ® / Leave a comment

Select Donkey Whisperer Farm to browse in our store. Free shipping in the U.S.A. We ship worldwide.

CUSTOM FIT ROPE HALTER

March 22, 2018June 4, 2023 / Donkey Whisperer Farm ® / Leave a comment

Dear Friends of the Donkey Whisperer Farm,

Last year we completed our home. Yeah! This year my goal is to complete our Video On Demand, E-Training series DONKEY 102. If you have not taken Donkey 101 we highly recommend you take this course as it is a prerequisite to Donkey 102. Select E-TRAINING DONKEY 101 VIDEO ON DEMAND.

Select OUR STORE to order your soft yacht rope halter, lead line, BRASS SCREW ON SNAP and Donkey 101. Our measurements will fit any mini or standard size donkey age 4 months to full-grown. All other equine require you to measure the head. We are now making custom fitting soft yacht rope halters with matching lead lines for all equine, donkey, mule and horses.

We provide the template and measurement tool after your order is placed. We ship for FREE in the U.S.A. and we ship worldwide. We just shipped a large order to Norway. We are now selling riding reins and Long Lead lines up to 22 feet with a brass screw on snap.

2018 HAY FOR SALE! SEQUIM, WA

For those of you who have been following my blog you know how much I love to garden. We are excited to share the Donkey Whisperer Farm, LLC is moving into full hay production. Just like last year if you come on the day we bale the hay is $8.00 per bale. Bring help as you pick off the field and load in your truck. If you wait until we pick up the hay and get under cover the cost is $10.00 per bale. This is nice local alfalfa, orchard mix hay, 2 strands 70 pound bales.

E-mail us at INFO@DONKEYWHISPERER.COM to get on our mailing list.

Next year we hope to seed begin growing premium organic weed free Orchard hay testing below 10% sugar on our little farm in Sequim, WA.

Hay field

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

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Scott & Melody Johnson

Donkey Halters Made To Fit Your Donkey Not A Horse

February 24, 2018July 27, 2019 / Donkey Whisperer Farm ® / Leave a comment

SELECT DONKEY WHISPERER FARM SOFT ROPE HALTER LEAD LINES FOR SALE – Made in the U.S.A.

Select Our Store – MADE IN THE U.S.A.

Mini and Standard soft yacht rope halters with matching lead lines, (our measurements) will fit from age four-months to full-grown.

Build your halter to fit your equine:

If you want to custom fit your donkey, horse or mule we now offer this service. This is a special order. Contact us at info@donkeywhisperer.com to learn how easy it is for us to build your equine a perfect fitting soft yacht rope halter/lead line with a brass screw on snap. Length of lead lines come in 3 sizes. 6ft for mini, 9ft for standard and 12ft for a Mammoth donkey, mule or a horse.

We are proud to provide our quality soft yacht rope halters worldwide. Our customers are excited to get a perfect fitting rope halter made to last. FREE SHIPPING IN THE U.S.A.