*************************     We took Raspberry, Gypsy and Rusty (our three young redheads) to the Fall Show in Corsicana this weekend (November 8 & 9), and they all did a good job for us!  It was cold (in the mid-40's, but that's cold to a Texan), and when I took off Ras's blanket, she humped up like a turtle and tucked her tail between her legs; she was not having fun!  Usually, she is a bold little girl and really strikes a pose when the judge come by, but not this time; she stood with her ears backed (at me, I'm sure because I was the one that took her blanket off), and her tail clamped tightly between her legs!   Because Rusty had a birthday in October, for this show he moved out of the foal class and up to the class of yearling jacks, and Gypsy showed in the yearling jenny class!   Ras placed second in her foal class; Rusty took first place in his yearling jack class, and Gypsy took home the blue first place ribbon in her yearling jenny class; then it was on to Model and Reserve Model Miniature Donkey!  All three qualified, so Harv took Rusty, I took Gypsy and we recruited one of the younger exhibitors to take Ras back in for judging!    And are you ready for this ............. Gypsy and I won Reserve Model Miniature Donkey!  It was another good day!   Sorry, I don't have many pictures to share, we had three halter classes back-to-back, and they lined up for judging on the opposite side of the arena, so I didn't have enough time to get around the arena and take pictures and then get back in time to hand-off the next donkey and back number!  Here is one of each as they walked in to meet the judge, but that's about it; the ones that I tried to take across the arena are way too fuzzy!   Hickory Hills Raspberry Sparkle 2nd - 2008 Foal Class Hickory Hills Gypsy Rose 1st - Yearling Jenny Class Reserve Model Miniature Donkey Hickory Hills Rusty Nail 1st - Yearling Jack Class *************************

We were in Dallas the first weekend of October for the Texas State Fair, and I'm delighted to say, we came home smiling again!  Our little donkeys are young, but they have big hearts, work hard and love to please!  Rusty won the foal class and was named NMDA Reserve Jr. Champion; Raspberry came in third in the foal class (many thanks to Kim Stegall for driving over to show Ras for us); Gypsy placed second in the yearling jenny class; Chili won the two year old gelding class, and the old man, Merle placed second in the five and older jack class!  Everybody had a good day! 

	My ears are up, and I'm listening ..... tell me when the judge is coming our way!

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The official photos will be coming soon, but here's a few very informal pics that I took with my camera; unfortunately, I was standing in the warm-up area at the opposite end of the arena!

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Official Photos from the 2008 ADMS National Show
 

The "redheads" of Hickory Hill Raspberry, Gypsy and Rusty	And here's Rusty, 2008 ADMS National Jr. Halter Champion

Thanks to Steve and Beth for helping us out and thanks also to Sarah Hall's Photography for the fantastic pictures; do you know how hard it must be to get six ears up at the same time?  Actually, Kenny, her husband was on the sidelines opening/closing an umbrella; these little country donkeys haven't seen rain in a long time!

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The pictures below aren't very good; classes started at 7:00 a.m. (that's right, 7:00 o'clock in the morning); the sun was sleeping in and it was still somewhat dark, but I just couldn't wait to share the good news about our three young redheads!  The one of Rusty is actually in the show ring waiting for the judge to come by, and the ones of the two girls, Gypsy and Raspberry, were taken at home after they had been clipped!

Hickory Hills Rusty Nail
2008 ADMS National Show
Jr. Grand Champion
1st Place NMDA Foal Class
Conroe, Texas - September 6 and 7, 2008

 
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And it gets even better ....................based on the total number of halter points earned by his foals (Rusty, Gypsy and Raspberry), our sorrel herdsire, My World Red Alert, was named Supreme Champion Sire of the 2008 ADMS National Show! 

We smiled all the way home!  :)

My World Red Alert 2008 ADMS National Show Supreme Champion Sire Conroe, Texas - September 6 and 7, 2008

Many thanks to Eeebray.com for sponsoring the Supreme Champion Sire award!

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Our farm is located in Leon County, just west of I-45N between Madisonville and Centerville. As donkey collectors, we have acquired seven outstanding breeding jacks, a herd of quality brood jennets, delightful yearlings, very sociable weanlings and a captivating nursery.  We breed for conformation, disposition, size and color. 

In August, 2002, our collection changed dramatically; actually, we doubled the size of our herd overnight.  James and Geri Peterson sold Small Wonders Ranch and offered us the opportunity to purchase their fantastic little donkeys. Since that time, we have been very busy building barns and loving on donkeys, digging water lines and loving donkeys, hauling hay and yes, loving on donkeys!  Life is great! 

We begin imprinting as soon as those little hooves hit the ground, and when they are a few weeks old, our babies  start "donkey" school ........... learning to walk, stop and stand quietly while wearing their new halters.  Of course the best part is sharing donkey hugs at the end of each and every training session!   
 

We are dedicated to the production of quality miniature donkeys for breeding, showing or to enjoy as a special family pet.  When you are in our area of Texas, please stop by; visitors are always welcome!
 

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Our "Home Page was getting so large that some folks with dial-up internet service were having trouble downloading the pictures, so I have moved the older stories/pictures to a separate page.  Just click here on Dazee, the donkey, and you will go to our second page, or you can go directly to the bottom of this page and click our For Sale Page or one of our other pages!  We hope you enjoy visiting our website as much as we enjoy putting it together; as you can surely tell, we love sharing pictures of our wonderful little creatures with the long ears!

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Donkey hugs can change your life forever! 

Rachel doesn't mind sharing Baby Phoebe!

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Last Updated November 10, 2008

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