Burro / Donkey Training Solutions

07/03/2023

B***O GENTLING DEMO: Ok guys, to those who are interested in the b***o gentling demo scheduled for this Saturday, March 11, in Hall, MT here’s the details.

Demo is $20 per person to audit. Youth 12 and under are free. Please do let me know if you are attending.

I plan to begin at 1:00 pm regardless of weather. Weather hasn’t been our friend, we still have a lot of ice and snow. Forecast is for low 40’s, so if that happens we could also have mud. Come prepared for ALL weather and conditions and dress accordingly. Bring your own lawn chairs, food and drink etc. This is all outdoors. Arrive and leave at your leisure.

I will be working with up to 6 b***os over the course of the afternoon as time and weather allow. 4 have had no handling and 2 are part way thru the gentling process so it should give you a wide variety of what the process looks like. I plan to cover initial touches, haltering, beginning leading, backing and sending and picking up feet. There may be more or less depending on the individual animal and what each b***o offers us.

Let me know if there are any questions. PM for directions to the facility.

14/02/2023

I will have 3 b***o geldings available this summer once they have completed their training. If you are interested in following their progress, I’ll post lots on Montana Mustang & B***o Connection and Rescue
Located in Hall, MT.

28/11/2022

If you have a b***o that you are having a hard time getting their feet trimmed, this little trick is very helpful. If they are still very wild, like this jenny, I give half a tube of dormosedan under the tongue 45 minutes before I start handling feet to sedate them some, but most b***os will not fight much as they are smart and realize very quickly it does no good. I squeeze them between a panel and the fence. This keeps them from being able to move around and they can’t easily kick me. I lift the foot with a foot rope, dally to the panel, and tie a quick release knot. Once the foot is up I can hold it and stabilize it with the panel and my hand to clean, trim and rasp it. Be careful not to reach thru the panel where you can get your arm or hand stuck or broken. Works well for both front and back feet. ***o ***o

14/10/2022

04/10/2022

Teaching a donkey to trailer load.

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19/09/2022

06/07/2022

My b***o, Snuffleupagus, was 5th overall at Mustang Mania Event TIP Challenge and was Reserve High Point B***o at the Mania Open Show. I’m really proud of him and look forward to eventually getting him trained to ride and also as a therapy donkey. ❤️❤️❤️

27/06/2022

Took my yearling BLM b***o, Snuffleupagus, to the horse park today so he could experience a busy show atmosphere. It was his first outing. There was an omoksee in one arena and a jumping clinic in the other. He did so well. We walked the cross country course and he did some banks and even the water obstacle.

03/02/2022

03/02/2022

03/02/2022