Other saddle donkeys.........

Here are some good examples of some saddle donkeys.

Wearing a Saddle!!

 
 
 
 

Daisy's saddle came from my neighbor, who was very gracious & let me use it. I think its neat that my neighbor bought it over 20 years ago & its still in great shape. It's a Caruso Y Rossi saddle and was made in Argentina.

Wearing a saddle pad

Rigged this up last weekend, just so Daisy could get used to the feeling of a girth on her. It wasn't very tight, jut snug enough so the saddle pad didn't fall off.

I finally went out & got on Daisy. She did really well. she kept wanting to walk & since I haven't ridden bareback in a LONG time i kept asking her to stand still. LOL. She did stop a couple times & got rewarded. It was really neat finally getting to ride her. Kept it nice & short since we need to work up her muscles to carry a rider.

riding in a halter didn't really work, since when I pull back it pulls more on her neck than her face. I'm def going to make her a bridle that has a snap over the poll so it'll accommodate her ears.

so here it is, nothing spectacular, but my first time on her!!

Daisy wears a bridle!! YAY!

I went out & bridled Daisy. She was really accepting of the bit, took me awhile to get the headstall on her due to her ears. I'm seriously considering making her a custom bridle with a snap on the top. I think they call them 'ears friendly' bridles.

the bridle I used is 'horse size' but theres extra holes to make it smaller, with a copper mouth 5" D ring snaffle. She was really able to get a hold of that bit & chew on it a bit. I just let her carry it around a bit. Didn't ask her to do anything with it.

some videos of what you can do with donkeys!!

This is Njika, and she's a great example of how donkeys can be excellent mounts :)

back feet cleaning!

Last night I actually got to clean Daisy's back feet. Before I was just picking them up, but I finally got to clean them! which means I had to ask her to extend her foot further back, whereas when I was I was picking them up I was holding them more forward. She was very good, and I got them cleaned out pretty well.

another huge step for Daisy & I'm feeling confident that she'll do fine on her trim next weekend. :)