Candid  Shots  Around  The  Farm 

Abby, my granddaughter, kissing Two Dogs, and getting
ready to ride MW Sneaky Pete, with Grandma Loretta

Riley, my newest canine addition!

They all live together as they are maturing. They do have their pecking order with the oldest of the group being #1. (Right now it's the 3 year old Jack) They seem to go down in order by their age or close to it. The "Bachelors" are together from weaning age until they are sold as Breeding Jacks or they are Gelded. Even after being gelded they still all live together. Most in important.....these Jacks are never bred to a Jenny while in this group. I'm sure if one of them would be used for breeding, he wouldn't "fit" back in the group. There might be some actual fighting with the one that was used. This is why I never use any of them for breeding here on the farm. If I decide to keep one for myself and started using that one, he would be moved to his own "space". Only the new owner of a breeding quality Jack would be using him for the first time.

When any of my Breeding Jacks come together with a fence between them only (no hot wire at all), or a gate, they don't attempt to fight.....just growl loudly into each other's ear. One usually ends up "mouthing" like a Jenny would that is in heat. This is a sign of submission to the other "Dominant Jack". It's happened a few times that the gate to one pasture didn't get latched securely and someone found out how to open it, going into the paddock area. This last time it was Andiamo's gate that didn't latch all the way. In the paddock area is Rocky's and his girl's gate, the Bachelor's gate and the young girl group gate. I don't know how long Andiamo and his large group of girls were in the paddock, but in the morning, all was well. No, bite marks, rips or anything on the Breeding Jacks. I'm sure Andiamo took turns "growling" into Rocky's ears and to each of the Bachelor's that got curious and came up to their gate. Even Buster and Rascal just "growl" loudly into each other's ears with no attempt to tear the other one apart. Rascal will "mouth" at Buster. I guess Rascal knows Buster is the Top Jack around here and the oldest (17 yrs. old). So he is submissive to the "Old Man".

I've been very lucky to have and raise such well behaved and great temperament Breeding Jacks and Breeding age Jacks. Even Jacks that I have purchased as youngsters are raised in the "Bachelor Environment". They too turn out to be very polite well behaved boys. Of coarse their fine temperament was started by their Daddy's temperament. Also the breeders raising these young Jacks until I purchased them. All of this is very important in rearing a non-aggressive Jack. My hats off to those fine breeders also! I love my Jacks! They respect me..... they know I'm the "head Donkey" around here. If not for me, they wouldn't get any "girl friends!"

I'm not saying that all breeders can raise their young Jacks this way, but it has worked fantastically for me and all of my Boys. It has worked for me for 10 years....that's how long I've had my Farm. When I bought this place, this is how I started raising the "Bachelor Boys". When I lived at the "other farm", I couldn't do it this way.

I just wanted to share how I raise my Jacks

Jr checking out fences on the farm!

My World Dee Dee and Jr.

Cinnamon Jack is a gelding who was purchased
by Half Ass Acres in Chapel Hill, Tennessee.

Graphic designed by Julia Vaughn

MW Poncho Via is owned by Les Bunker, Bunker Hill Farm, Ontario, Canada

Sire:  My World Buster, 30¼" Dark Sorrel
Dam:  D.S.A. CoCoa, 32¾" Dark Brown

Friday (@ 26 months), a dark brown full brother to MW Winston.  Friday is owned by Wayland Hill Farm, Ravenna, Ohio.

My World Hilda (who was donated by My World Farm) and My World Barney leaving for their new home at the Gantt Homes owned by Majori Gantt (left) with her assistant, Julie Horn. These two little miniature donkeys will be getting lots of love, attention, and care from the residents of the Assisted Adult Homes.

Loretta Caywood at the reins placing 3rd in the Ladies Pleasure Driving class at the Ohio State Fair.

MW Preston at the Coastal Oaks Show 2001.
Kim Gimmel at the reins.
Owned by Jerri Hewitt
Half Moon Miniatures in California.

Allysa Zollman owns Miles, a grey gelding, and Jazpur, her 16 hand horse.

Sire:   My World Preston

Dam:  A black jenny owned by Kim Gimmel, California

Ka-Rob Ranch
Bob & Kathie Renfro
1560 Creek Road
Grants Pass, Oregon  97527
Phone:  541-582-1137

32½" Dark Sorrel Jack
DOB 6/23/1998

Sire:  My World Buster, 30¼" Dark Sorrel
(MW Mork, 30 1/2", Dark Gray X MW Mindy, 31", Very Dark Brown)
Dam:  My World Red Dream, 34½" Dark Sorrel

Owned by:
All Creatures Small Farm
Jerry & Kay Patterson
Stephenville, Texas

32½" Dark Sorrel Jack

Sire:  My World Buster, 30¼" Dark Sorrel
(MW Mork, 30 1/2", Dark Gray X MW Mindy, 31", Very Dark Brown)
Dam:  DSA CoCoa, 32¾" Black/Brown

Owned by:
U-Misty-U Miniature Donkey Farm
Herb & Leona Robinson
Grand Forks, BC Canada

Cimmaron in foreground, Paulie in background, and Brem in the rear.

"You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours!"   That's Vaider, the black Baby Doll Sheep, behind them.

Isn't he just darling in his little sweater??? He just hates a sweater.   Poor little dog.

"You look this way, Jr, and I'll look that way!"

"What's this?  I want it!!"

Here is just the Boy group.  Weanlings up to 2 1/2 year olds and the fuzzy white short animal, that just looks a little different.  As Mary says "Nasty little sheep!"

My farm Cadillac being used as a grain and hay hauler to feed the MiniDonks. These golf carts make a nice little toy/transportation device to play with. It took a little bit for the donks to get use to it, but once they found out food can come on it too....they are always happy to see it.

They're off and running...with "Old Mindy" (20 years old) in the lead with her dark sorrel jenny foal, Mercedes, right behind her in second place.  Where are they all off to in such a hurry??

"Old Mindy" came in first by a body length...with her dark sorrel jenny foal, Mercedes, coming in second. It was grain time and they didn't want to miss it! One little foal is kicking up high at another one behind it...luckily the little hooves didn't make contact. Now they will all snort, grunt, side-step, and swing their bodies around to make sure their neighbor doesn't get more than they do.

This is my future cart driving gelding, Digger.

Ride 'em Cowboy, Loretta!

Demonstrating to Loretta how it is done!

Rascal at 10.5 months of age..he is so sweet! And he is smaller than Noah, the Baby Doll ram!

Rosie is my barren babysitting jennet and also my heat detector when girls are in heat and don't want to "show" to the jack...my Rosie always knows!!!

I love this face!!

Winning 1st place for Charles & Rose from Lower Forty Farm!

Dodger, one year later, winning 2nd place at the North Carolina State Fair!

Dodger with his 7 month old daughter, Chantilly, winning two blue ribbons!

The 'boys' in the pasture practicing their lineups! That is My World Digger in the front...my future driving donkey.

Buster @ 13 years old!