Kota and his journey with his BLM Burro

03/09/2022

Show life is a lot of long days and short nights. Kota and Briana did amazing today and now they rest

22/08/2022

Down to 39 tickets as a family, Kota must sell at least 9 to get his points

Briana and Kota still have tickets to sell!
All the proceeds go back into the challenge!
Pm me to purchase
$10 each
You DO NOT have to be present to win!

11/08/2022

Briana and Kota still have tickets to sell!
All the proceeds go back into the challenge!
Pm me to purchase
$10 each
You DO NOT have to be present to win!

10/08/2022

Kota had a quick lesson with Briana and Mom. I can't last long because I am still healing. At the end when she was refusing to listen, he was helped and got her back on track. Also, yes, I told him to smack her when she refused to follow directions and invaded his space. He is 60lb and she is 300+lb

03/08/2022

Hey you guys, we have only sold 4 tickets for this year's raffle and have a lot left . It's just 10 dollars a ticket and you don't have to be present to win. Who would like to buy some??. You can pay by cash, check, or PayPal.
Comment here if you are interested and I'll PM to arrange payment

25/07/2022

Briana did great at fair, I however, had an accident and am out of commission temporarily. So thankful for my tribe behind me for support to keep.pushing forward
Talartha Parkins
Can you post an update on the week

20/07/2022

Briana has her first show today. 65 days of training will be on display. My only goal for her is not to donkey and to actually go into the ring and somewhat participate. We have a lot of work to do still, but today we show what we have learned
Fingers crossed that we can make it through❤️
Picture of Briana all tucked into her stall

19/07/2022

Briana all tucked in at fair❤️
Come on down and see us

11/07/2022

I don't like to ask for help, but many have said I should see if anyone can help before cancelling. I'm supposed to be taking Kota, Briana and my competition mustang to trainer days this weekend, but with gas prices, an unexpected vet visit for my dog and just the increasing cost of living and missing work last weekend due to being exposed to covid, I don't have the money for gas. This would be Kota's first experience under a real trainer (and is free because of this challenge) and not his mom or sister so I'm asking if there's anyone who might be able to help with gas money so we can make this happen. We plan to camp in the truck, that's what we always do for horse events as I'm lucky enough to have a truck with amazing seats (size and comfort), so no hotel accommodations to cancel.
As long as gas prices stay where they are for the week, I could get there for about $150 round trip
If donations are made through Teens And Oregon Mustangs , they are tax deductible, but if you wanted to just send to me, I have a couple electronic payment options available
Again, I hate to ask, but a couple people have said I should

07/07/2022

Haven't posted in a minute, but have I mentioned that Briana is an instigator? When I let her out with Blaze, my competition mustang, she bit him, kicked him and just picked at him most of the time. He is sweet and just attempted to ignore this behavior. She also decided that my brother in law would be her focus, so she would come up to him, stomp her feet, turn her butt, chomp her teeth and lay on him. I am happy she is learning that Kota and I are the leaders and we will continue to push her.
Video of her 'helping' to unload hay the other day because she is a love ❤️

29/06/2022

Feeling over the moon today
Had my farrier out and him and his wife both told me how wonderful I have done with the B***o and horse and these are two people who do not freely give out compliments. Briana was a complete angel. Her small kick out before picking up her feet today wasn't even anything the farrier considered a kick. Also I found something that makes her happy like she legitimately tries and wants to do it videos attached
Kota's working on earning some respect with Briana. I haven't videoed because he needs a lot of help with her but she is challenging him less every day

24/06/2022

No video, but Briana is now sending and will go in a complete circle both directions and we have been working on respect and her not kicking at me when she is unhappy as well as picking up her feet. Farrier comes on Monday and I think we are pretty darn close to ready. We can pick up her feet with a rope and then hold them up to pick them. Today we spent some time in her pen with her dinner and making her wait until I left to eat as this is how I've been working on respect with her and was able to move her away from her food without any fuss. One step forward

21/06/2022

Today I shaved my 🤣donkey 🐴🤣
What's the difference between a good haircut and a bad hair cut???😛🤣

15/06/2022

Don't get yourself trapped. Number one rule in horse and B***os
Doing some rope work with Briana to get ready for the farrier and did exactly as I shouldn't have. Got trapped against a panel and she kicked me 5-6 times repeatedly in my thigh
This is less than an hour old
On a positive by the time we finished she let me clean both back feet with minimal excitement

05/06/2022

Briana met my Mustang Bear. The two of them are quite theatrical together. I wish I had videos of Briana attempting to kick Bear because he was continuously in her bubble and trying to chew on her ears. For those who don't know Bear, he is a 3 yr old gelding stuff in his toddler hood believing everything belongs in his mouth. I had to step in and help her a little as be would take a step back when she was kicking him and not get touched😬😂
We have been continuing to work on her walking without eating. She didn't have any interest in grazing for a while, but now thinks that is all that is required. As Kota is rather short, we have had to get creative in finding ways to keep her head up. No current videos as it's hard to help him and video, but here are a few of her with Bear and one of her throwing a fit because the mud was going to eat her 😂🐴😘

23/05/2022

Since I spent most of yesterday with Briana picking up feet and giving her a bath, she got today off, so I could spend time with Reign

22/05/2022

Briana got her first bath yesterday and she did great. Lots of moving away from the water but limited theatrics and no true panic moments. Videos of her getting hosed down
On the other hoof, we were able to successfully pick up both front feet and hold them up but she is not a fan of her back feet being picked up and I reached out for support and guidance as she has some stamina when she doesn't want something and I spent 2 hours straight trying to get her back feet up and then to touch them with my without a blow up before having to end the attempt

22/05/2022

Some donkey humor with the husband. I might find this a little funnier than necessary but thought I'd share it with you all
Thank God for tiny hoofs and distance, luckily when she got me she was so far away and her foot so small it felt like a pretty good hit by a toddler

21/05/2022

Due to Mom having a non horse injury, Briana got the day off yesterday. When we showed up for feeding however she was so excited to see us and now meets us at the gate of her pen every time we come.
Just a friendly reminder we are accepting support and any donations are tax deductible if made directly to Teens and Oregon Mustangs and noted that they are for Kota and Briana.
Also friendly reminder, we have several raffle prizes available. Tickets are $10 each and you do not need to be present to win
Thank you for following our journey please share

19/05/2022

Preg check went south. Couldn't confirm nor disprove pregnancy
Long story short a series of stupidity at the vets office so we have to wait and recheck

19/05/2022

A couple asks
We are selling raffle tickets for $10 for the prizes in the picture(generator, fire pit, cooler). Please message if you want in on this. There are a very limited number of tickets available, so your chance to win in better. I have electronic payment options available and you DO NOT have to be present to win
Please if you are enjoying watching our journey, share our page. The goal is to raise awareness and find good homes for the other B***os at sale
Last, but not least. Housing and training a wild b***o while also getting them healthier and improving their body score has cost associated. As Teens and Oregon Mustang is a non-profit, we are looking for either a one time donation or a sponsorship to help with these costs. If interested, donations go directly to Teens and Oregon Mustangs to get your tax write off and then you tell them that it is for Briana and Kota. One thing that's helpful is if you wanted to purchase a bag of grain, that's about $37 and will last her 15-20 days. Also as Briana appears to be pregnant, we have unanticipated vet bills that were not budgeted for. Another thing that would be helpful to be paying for her first farrier appointment. Just some ideas of where the money can go or even a $5 donation is appreciated.
Thanks for sharing in our journey

19/05/2022

Yesterday Kota spent more time walking Briana around the property working to build their relationship and I worked with her to stay off of me. Today the vet will be out for her pregnancy check, so updates to come later
We shall see if she is actually pregnant or if by some chance she is just extremely fat with worm belly❤️🐴😬❤️

18/05/2022

Worked with Kota to learn to push Briana and make her listen. That is hard because she wants to be with me so she will do what he is asking if I am right there, so I stood across the field and gave instructions. Had to step in as one of our 'obstacles' from yesterday wasn't as solid as I thought and she was going to drag Kota across the pasture but they both tried before I stepped in and other than that, she went with him walking around for about half an hour without any solid refusals
Sorry, videos are long but they're both cuter than a button

17/05/2022

Mom had to work with Briana today because akota got himself into big trouble
No pictures again today my phone was dead, but we walked almost all of the property, across water, over a couple bushes, through the mud and then like a puppy, I drug her around while I did barn chores. We even went through a gate where it was touching her on both sides and she stood outside Reign's pen with me for close to an hour. She got a little bored and created some challenges for herself like wrapping herself in her lead, but I used it as a teaching opportunity and let her settle after scarring herself and then called her to me to 'fix' it. She handled single feet being wrapped, her wrapping both front legs and a hind and front on opposite sides. I believe it is important for an animal to be able to calm themselves when stuck no matter the situation as it allows them to get help and also can prevent further injury
So excited for the journey with Briana

16/05/2022

No pics this evening, just a quick session this evening when I went to feed dinner. We walked all over the farm, through mud, into doors, through gates, and over a pallet. She only came up on the pallet to get back to me as she immediately put her nose on my hand and stopped. We ended our walk by walking up to the road and standing with cars going by and she barely batted an eye. Video of her and Kota from earlier because she is cute. I think we have started to bond now to work on that level of relationship for her and Kota❤️

15/05/2022

Today we worked with Briana to leave the barn. We got her out of her stall the other day, but couldn't get her to leave the barn. She is mostly freeze and is not phased by whips, flags, or anything else we throw at her. She truly does her best with consistent pressure and release, but she also is VERY opinionated and her survival instinct strong so she will rear, sit and pull at all costs to get free. As I have nerve damage in my hands and she is strong for being tiny, I decided to use my tow hitch on my truck to give me leverage and hold her when she pulled back. This worked beautifully. It took about an hour or step, pet, settle, pressure, blow up and step... repeatedly and we were able to get her out of the barn. She wasn't sure what to expect of the grass and was pawing at it but eventually took a bite and then we groomed her and visited with our friend who owns the property and then tried again. Attached is footage of attempts 2-done. She also is starting to show signs of bonding with me as when she finally came out of the barn, she ran straight to me.
We have a vet appointment Thursday that we are hauling to, so she has to leave the barn sooner than later 🤣

15/05/2022

Briana was very unhappy that the bucket stole her alfalfa
Teaching her to eat out of a bucket and attempting to get her to eat her grain
She picked her hay out around the grain, but at least ate the hay out of the bucket and survived 🤣

14/05/2022

Brought Briana out of her stall. She was a little worried and struggled a little but by the 6-7 time coming out, she was great so she got to go to bed and have dinner
Pardon the poor video quality