Save Your Ass Long Ear Rescue

Save Your Ass Long Ear Rescue Save Your Ass Long Ear Rescue is a 501C3 nonprofit dedicated to saving donkeys and mules. Acworth NH.

Beautiful Lucy. 💕
12/28/2024

Beautiful Lucy. 💕

Is it even a holiday if you’re not crying over everything being ✨frozen✨ in the dark or hauling buckets of water?
12/26/2024

Is it even a holiday if you’re not crying over everything being ✨frozen✨ in the dark or hauling buckets of water?

Happy Holibrays from all of us at SYA! 🎄
12/26/2024

Happy Holibrays from all of us at SYA! 🎄

12/25/2024

Asking for a certain few long eared friends.. *cough cough* Slick, Finley & Benjamin. 😂

Merry Christmas Eve to all who celebrate. 🎄🫏 The worst of the cold snap seems to be gone and we have a light dusting of ...
12/24/2024

Merry Christmas Eve to all who celebrate. 🎄🫏
The worst of the cold snap seems to be gone and we have a light dusting of snow this morning. That feels like a gift in itself!

This was the extent of my picture taking today due to my phone shutting off multiple times because of the cold. It’s alr...
12/23/2024

This was the extent of my picture taking today due to my phone shutting off multiple times because of the cold. It’s already down to 3 degrees. I worry for the animals so much but they don’t seem to mind it. Everyone has plenty of hay, warm water and clean deep beds for sleeping, the ones who will allow me to blanket them have their heavyweight blankets on.
I will feel better when the sun comes up again.

I would like to thank Mike and Marina for dropping off some always needed items right to the barn on Saturday, that was such a nice surprise and is so appreciated!

We have some of the best supporters and volunteers. I am so grateful and I’m sure the donkeys and mules are, too. Especially for the treats 😂

I’ve been doing a little experiment to make sure all the animals are getting the REM sleep they need. Which is super imp...
12/22/2024

I’ve been doing a little experiment to make sure all the animals are getting the REM sleep they need. Which is super important for equines and can lead to many less than desireable behaviors. Just as you’d expect it would for humans too!

All the animals have access to deep sand, a straw bed durring the day time in the field, leaves, and shavings beds in the shelters. It’s been really interesting to see who chooses what bed depending on the weather. The experiment is on going so I will keep everyone posted on that.

When I go out to do chores in the the morning I’ve noticed that there are two “beds” in the 12x12 shelter. One horse sized and one donkey sized. Given that Gusto and Sparky seem to have become buddies I assumed it was them but thought there was NO way Gusto was letting Sparky sleep next to him, surely they were both sleeping in there but at different times. Well I was wrong. As it turns out Gusto has a soft spot for sweet little Sparky. How cute is that?

Sorry for the blurry picture, it was pitch black and I’m forever impressed with how iPhones can take pictures in the dark. 😆

I’ve been doing a little experiment to make sure all the animals are getting the REM sleep they need. Which is super imp...
12/22/2024

I’ve been doing a little experiment to make sure all the animals are getting the REM sleep they need. Which is super important for equines and can lead to many less than desireable behaviors. Just as you’d expect it would for humans too!

All the animals have access to deep sand, a straw bed durring the day time in the field, leaves, and shavings beds in the shelters. It’s been really interesting to see who chooses what bed depending on the weather. The experiment is on going so I will keep everyone posted on that.

When I go out to do chores in the the morning I’ve noticed that there are two “beds” in the 12x12 shelter. One horse sized and one donkey sized. Given that Gusto and Sparky seem to have become buddies I assumed it was them but thought there was NO way Gusto was letting Sparky sleep next to him, surely they were both sleeping in there but at different times. Well I was wrong. As it turns out Gusto has a soft spot for sweet little Sparky. How cute is that?

Nice that we got a bit of snow last night before the dramatic temperature drops we are expecting the next few days. Ever...
12/21/2024

Nice that we got a bit of snow last night before the dramatic temperature drops we are expecting the next few days. Everyone will be getting extra blankets, and warm mashes, 24/7 hay. and lots of probiotic treats as snacks.

Speaking of which, if you'd like to order any items from our wish list for the long ears for Christmas you can order items from our amazon wish list! We would be so appreciative and so would all of the donkeys here. 🥰

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1J6C9GJMCMOL6?ref_=wl_share

A Rudy update we received this morning, I could not be happier for this match. Rudy and his horse friend make the cutest...
12/19/2024

A Rudy update we received this morning, I could not be happier for this match. Rudy and his horse friend make the cutest pair and they have the greatest mom.

"Hey Hannah. Rudy is doing well. He’s starting to follow me around a lot more. He follows me to the gate when I go to leave.
He seems to get a little jealous when I pay attention to my horse and comes over to investigate. I’ve been taking things slow with him, I don’t want to push him to hard to fast. But the past couple weeks he’s started to progress much faster. He’s so funny to watch run around, he puts his little nose in the air and prances like a gazelle He’ll even let me kiss his forehead now."

Today was a good day full of some of my favorite SYA peeps. The day began with one of our volunteers, Janet coming over ...
12/19/2024

Today was a good day full of some of my favorite SYA peeps. The day began with one of our volunteers, Janet coming over bright and early to get all the animals at the rescue fed with grain mashes and hay in nets hung up all around the dry lot. Which enabled me to get some thank you notes done, and to pack up a few remaining auction items.

Then Mike and Matt arrive so we could begin the day of getting everyone trimmed before the holiday hustle and bustle got too crazy.

I was most nervous about Boss, who has been with us since July and had not been trimmed yet, let alone handled in that way yet. He has thankfully been wearing his hooves down pretty efficiently with all the running around he and Gus do. But he was still due for a solid trim to get him on the right track and to get him balanced. We gave Boss some oral sedative to help ease any anxiety, and to keep Matt, Mike and I safe. Wouldn’t you know it Boss was an angel! He was the best boy for not only being haltered, for receiving the sedative gel under his tongue, but for his trim to boot. I love this donkey more and more every day.

Gus was trimmed next as he was also due, and he was the perfect gentleman. He did demand a high ransom of treats for being such a good boy, Mike gladly paid him in snacks.

Side note: thank you to those of you who buy the probiotic treats off of our Amazon wish list, we go through so many and they are great to have on hand! Not only that but they help with tummy troubles which can arise during sometimes stressful events such as hoof trimming or trailering. 💕

Maddie and Sparky were next for their trims. These two gals are the veterans of hoof trimming and we’re of course perfect. I was very happy with Sparky’s progress with her white line disease which is nearly grown out. I’ve rasped her hooves multiple times, as it seems with her diet change her hooves began to grow like crazy which is a very good thing for hoof health.

Elmo did not get trimmed today due to his choking fiasco last night. But I’m happy to report he’s in great spirits. In fact he’s behaving as if the entire ordeal did not even happen. He’s eating his meds and mash with gumption.

Then on top of all this we had a hay delivery!
I would also like to thank my husband Trevor for taking the day off from work to help with the busy day today.

It takes a village, and I am very thankful for the SYA group of people we have.

Elmo gave us a scare this evening. He decided to go under and out the fence today and helped himself to part of our grai...
12/18/2024

Elmo gave us a scare this evening. He decided to go under and out the fence today and helped himself to part of our grain delivery. Elmo opened a bag of speedi-beet, (beet pulp) and gorged himself, resulting in a pretty severe choke.

Thank you to Dr. Ted for coming out to tube our sweet boy, who handed the tubing like a champ.

Elmo will be on antibiotics for a few days to ward off any infection or pneumonia, which is prone to happening after a choking episode such as this.

For a young, healthy donkey with well kept teeth getting into a little bit of grain would not be a huge deal. However since Elmo’s teeth have no more grinding surface left on them, he is on a strictly mash (soaked grain) diet.

I’d you’d like to read more about equine choke, you can do so here: https://donkeylistener.com/donkey-care/

12/18/2024

What is the secret behind donkeys' digestive superpowers? 🤔

Donkeys' feeding talents have developed from their origins living in arid desert climates, where they often relied solely on sparse, low calorie vegetation for food... 🏜️

Counting the minutes!! Give me sun and snow! ☀️❄️
12/12/2024

Counting the minutes!! Give me sun and snow! ☀️❄️

12/12/2024

Wintertime zoomies! Slick, Sparkles and Tanner.

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Wintertime zoomies! Slick, Sparkles and Tanner.

Very thankful for the rain today. Things were the driest I’ve ever seen in my lifetime, at this time of year anyway. This video was taking a few days ago, on a little path the donkeys made in the WOODS. So odd.

Drinking my coffee and watching the morning entertainment. The boys are getting along great!

Welcome to SYA, Gus! This sound will be a phenomenal alarm clock. 😆

Warm mashes tonight and blankets for all the seniors. Sparky was a little bit excited about her warm mash. ❤️

Just givin’ my ass a lil’ scritchy scratch. But seriously, this is huge for Boss. I was standing next to his fence answering emails when he started to back his bum over to me. I thought, this can’t be him asking for a bum scratch, surely he’s winding up to give me a warning kick. But then I realized he wanted bum scratches and tentatively reached an arm in. My heart exploded!! Little moments like this building trust make it all worth it.

Elmo heading in for the night after free grazing for a few minutes after his mash. Look how much better he’s walking!! 😍 We are running low on all of our herbs that we use to help our seniors and recovering animals. Our biggest need right now herb wise is the pituitary support, which we use for Lucy. Maddie and Elmo are in need of Cosequin ASU, vitamin B12 pellets and vitamin E powder. Thank you to everyone who supports us through shopping the wish lists, it really does make a big difference. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1J6C9GJMCMOL6?ref_=wl_share

Jolene and her daughter, Lucile enjoying some mutual grooming.

Harry, Sally, Lucy, and Markus brining up the rear. Heading out for some morning grazing. Can you tell they are excited? Take a look at how well Markus is walking. When he first arrived to SYA he was very sore and spent most of his time lying down.
Harry, Sally, Lucy, and Markus brining up the rear. Heading out for some morning grazing. Can you tell they are excited? Take a look at how well Markus is walking. When he first arrived to SYA he was very sore and spent most of his time lying down.

Harry, Sally, Lucy, and Markus brining up the rear. Heading out for some morning grazing. Can you tell they are excited? Take a look at how well Markus is walking. When he first arrived to SYA he was very sore and spent most of his time lying down, taking full advantage of the deep sand bed. He is our wonky donkey but has a heart of pure gold.

Soft ride boots are such a life saver. Elmo has been pretty sore the last few days. Thanks to the boots and some pain meds he’s doing and feeling fantastic today. 🥹 He actually did a little trot too. 😍🎉 This was him coming in for his mash tonight. #seniordonkey #elmo #longears #saveyourasslongearrescue #syaler #sya

It’s amazing what giving a donkeys a little bit of time will do. Boss during his first week with us and now! He’s settling in and we are already seeing a big difference in his behavior. He’s showing us his sweet and cuddly side we knew was in there. Thank you for helping us to be able to help this sweet guy. We could not do it without your donations and support!

The boys are overwhelmed with gratitude for their new fly boots that were donated from the Amazon wish list! Thank you! Porter decided one fly boot was enough for what he was being paid in cookies.
The boys are overwhelmed with gratitude for their new fly boots that were donated from the Amazon wish list! Thank you! Porter decided one fly boot was enough for what he was being paid in cookies.

The boys are overwhelmed with gratitude for their new fly boots that were donated from the Amazon wish list! Thank you! Porter decided one fly boot was enough for what he was being paid in cookies. The biting flies are very bad this year so we appreciate the gift of fly boots! 🥰

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