Sasha

Sasha

Sasha

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    Name: Sasha

    Type: Miniature Donkey

    Color: Brown & White

    Markings: Spotted

    Sex: Mare

    Birthday: 12/28/1995

 

Our Sasha is an older lady now, and has  been a mainstay of her little herd for over three decades. Sasha is a spotted miniature donkey with beautiful markings and a pronounced cross on her back and shoulders. She and herd mates Poncho, Micky and Scarlett are old friends. A few years back Mr. Moses and Lilli joined their group and all of them live at our Hee Haw Hideaway barn at Red Bell Run. Because Sasha has Cushings, she suffers from bouts of laminitis which is an inflammation of the laminae on the inside of her hooves. Imagine that you smacked your foot with a hammer and it was swelling and painful but it was encased in concrete or a tightly fitting shoe – that is what laminitis is like. 

When this happens, she stands patiently in her ice boots, and of course, we give her pain medications. Her diet has to be watched carefully to be sure she doesn’t get access to high sugar feed, hay or treats. This is why it is so important if you have donkeys that you have a large dry lot or track system without grass for them to live on. It’s especially true for donkeys with Cushings and to manage their weight. A typical day for Sasha and her little herd involves breakfast (low sugar hay) with a smidgen of grain balancer and medications, and turnout in their dry lot. Sasha has arthritis now and moves a bit slower these days, but she and Poncho, who is her ever-present companion, lie in the sun, enjoy being groomed by our staff and volunteers and are always ready to enjoy the next meal or low sugar treat! 

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Lili

Lili

Lili

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    Name: Lili

    Type: Miniature Donkey

    Color: Grey

    Markings: None

    Sex: Mare

    Birthday: 1/1/1997

 

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Moses

Moses

Moses

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    Name: Moses

    Type: Miniature Donkey

    Color: Dun

    Markings: Star

    Sex: Gelding

    Birthday: 12/30/2003

 

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Poncho

Poncho

Poncho

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    Name: Poncho

    Type: Miniature Donkey

    Color: Brown

      Markings: None

    Sex: Gelding

    Birthday: 12/29/1994

 

Poncho is a very small grey dun miniature donkey who has lived all of his life with his buddy, Micky. They have never been separated. They are half-brothers and have been friends for life. Poncho and Micky look very much alike, but the back of Poncho’s ears are dark brown. Sometimes they’re very hard to tell apart. Poncho is now in his mid-thirties and lives at the Sanctuary’s Hee Haw Hideaway barn with Micky, Sasha, and Scarlett (also lifelong herd mates) and two newer friends Moses and Lili. This is a close-knit group of miniature Sicilian donkeys (except for Sasha who is a larger spotted mini). They live and play together, rarely argue and enjoy life to the fullest!

Poncho has taught many children about miniature donkeys and is quite talented! He can bow, shake hooves, negotiate a trail course, and will lie down and play dead! He is also quite a character! He is always willing to be groomed or dressed up, loves his blankets and greeting visitors for treats and being petted. He loves snoozing in the sun and was quite a hit as “The Cat in the Hat” at our Halloween celebration!  

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Mickey

Mickey

Mickey

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    Name: Mickey

    Type: Miniature Donkey

    Color: Brown

      Markings: None

    Sex: Gelding

    Birthday: 5/31/1995

 

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Levi

Levi

Levi

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    Name: Levi

    Type: Miniature Donkey

    Color: Brown & White

      Markings: Pinto

    Sex: Gelding

    Birthday: 7/20/2017

 

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