We have 31 brood jennets that we breed approxiamately every other year. Their heights range from 28" to 33½" with an average height of 31½". We have 16 young jennets that will not be bred until they are 3 years or older. As these young jennets are added to our breeding program we will be offering some of our other jennets for sale to keep our herd at a manageable number. We want to always be able to give each of our donkeys the individual attention that they so crave. Some of these jennets may be offered next spring with foals at their sides.

We have a total of 19 foals due in 2010: 5 of them are maidens & 3 of them were purchased already bred. The remaining 11 jennets that are due have not had a foal in over a year or longer. We have several jennets that we have not tested that may not be in foal for 2010. The jennets we are not positive about are: Valerie, Glorianna and Shimmy. We also exposed Gidget and Sweet Pea to our junior herd sire, Black 'n' Blue, for one cycle in September '09 but he may have been too young to get the job done...time will tell!

Jennets are lined up below in the order that we expect them to foal next or when they last foaled.

33" Black & White Spotted Jennet
DOB 9/07/98
MDR #23906
ACOSA #SA1603
Microchip ID#47096C3044

Sire:  Fisher's Ghost, 32" Fully-frosted White
      Grand Sire:  M&M Eric the Red, 30½" Rose Dun
      Grand Dam:  Fisher's Sweet Morning Glory, 34" Frosted Spot White

Dam:  Sutherlin's Little Reba, 33" Smoky Black
      Grand Sire:  Sutherlin's Little Rocky, 32½" Dark Brown
      Grand Dam:  Sutherlin's Little Brandy Sue, 34½" Black/Brown

Sierra is the dam of the following five foals:

1) HHAA Mojave, 4/09/02, black herd sire now at the Ponderosa Donkey Farm in Iowa;
2) HHAA Splish Splash, 8/16/03, spotted jennet;
3) HHAA Hoola Hoop, 5/02/05, true black jennet;
4) HHAA Ch Ching 9/20/06, dark spotted jennet;
Ch Ching is a full sister to Mojave who appeared on the cover of Asset Magazine the summer of 2006.
5) HHAA Presto7/11/08, black gelding w/large star.
Sierra has now been bred to Badlands for a foal due February 22nd, 2010. This should be our first foal for the 2010 season and Badland's first foal. Sierra is bff with Sunshine. Sierra has not started a bag as yet so she is not under the barn cam at this time.

32½" Dark Spotted Jennet
DOB 7/18/02
MDR #33185
ACOSA #SA1796
Microchip ID#082*318*352

Sire:  Circle C Motown's Secret, 33" Black w/NLP
      Grand Sire:  Circle C Little Motown, 35" Black
      Grand Dam:  Dark Secret of Circle C, 34½" Dark Brown

Dam:  Fisher's Justine, 32½" Gray & White Spotted
      Grand Sire:  Fisher's Tiny Gideon, 32" Gray/White Spot
      Grand Dam:  Fisher's Tiny Julietta, 31.75" Dark Gray

Bessie has a championship show record and was shown to these wins by her breeders, Tom & Deby Cochran, at Big Woods Farm in Chapel Hill, N.C.

•  2003 International Mule & Donkey Congress - 1st place

•  2003 Cheers For Ears - ADMS National Reserve Champion

•  2003 The Great Celebration Mule & Donkey Show - 2nd place

•  2004 Reserve National Champion ACOSA Jennet in Shelbyville, Tennessee.

•  2004 Bedford County Fair - 1st place Jennets & Grand Champion NMDA Jennet

•  2004 Virginia State Fair Mule & Donkey Show - 1st place & Grand Champion Jennet

•  2004 Virginia State Fair Mule & Donkey Show - 1st place color class

Bessie is the dam of the following two foals:

1) Itsy Bitsy Jet Pilot II, 10/20/06, black jack;
2) Itsy Bitsy Bet on the Derby4/10/08, dark spotted jennet.

Bessie's last foal's sire is Sunset Acres Smart Derby, the 2006 NMDA National Champion Jack and Best of Breed winner owned by Itsy Bitsy Burro Company . Bessie has been exposed to Badlands for a foal due March 7th, 2010. Bessie is bff with Flirt.

32¼" Dark Red Jennet
DOB 6/29/98
MDR #26084
Microchip ID#470553220B

Sire:  The Fireman, 32½" Dark Red
      Grand Sire:  DMF Junior, 33" Rose-Dun
      Grand Dam:  Danby Farm Grumpy, Brown/Gray

Dam:  MGF Venus Bellana 49, 34" Red Roan
      Grand Sire:  The Fireman, 32½" Dark Red
      Grand Dam:  Boone's Little Rose Marie, 32" Rose-Dun Roan

We purchased Summer from Wit's End Farm along with her best friend and half-sister, Strawberry. These jennets have never been separated. We love this jennet also and can't decide which one we like better! In fact they look so much alike that I had them confused with one another before I figured it out from carefully comparing their photos I had taken of them over the years! Summer is best friends with her half sister, Strawberry, and also with Bridget.

Summer is the dam of the following four foals:

1) Windcrest Sunrise Melody, 4/24/02, a dark red jennet;
2) Wit's End Win One for the Gipper, 6/08/04, a dark red jack;
3) Wit's End Spring Fever, 4/10/07, a dark red jennet;
4) HHAA Apple of My Eye 9/07/08, dark red jennet.
Summer has been bred to Windcrest Firefly for a foal due on March 7th, 2010.

32¾" Dark Red Jennet
DOB 9/14/00
MDR#29160
Microchip ID#144779472A

Sire:  Windcrest Little Red Man, 31" Dark Red
     Grand Sire:  Flint Farm Ollie, 31½" Light Red
     Grand Dam:  Miniature Candy Girl, 32" Red

Dam: Windcrest Red Beau's Robin, 32" Brown
    Grand Sire:  Rearview's Red Beau, 32" Dark Red
     Grand Dam:  Rearview's CoCo, Brown

Now this girl has it all...style, class, conformation, rich sorrel color, and that adoring personality. She is one of our most stocky jennets. Bridget won first in Halter Jennets and first in the Solid Color Class out of 9 entries at the Hohenwald County Fair when owned by Wit's End Farm. Photos above were taken one day after foaling in September 2008. Bridget is best friends with Strawberry and Summer.

Bridget is the dam of the following three foals:

1) Wit's End Scarlet Ribbon, 8/25/05, dark red jennet;
2) Wit's End Miss El-Leigh, 3/31/07, dark red jennet;
3) HHAA Rocket's Red Glare 9/10/08, dark red jennet.

Click here to see more photos of Bridget! Bridget has been bred to Windcrest Firefly for a foal due March 14th, 2010.

32½" Black Jennet w/Cross & NLP
DOB 6/01/97
MDR #28305
Microchip ID#467D385E67

Sire:  Circle C Little Motown, 35 1/8" Black w/Cross
      Grand Sire:  Smith Herd Oats, Light Red
      Grand Dam:  Smith Herd Mandy, Brown

Dam:  Sunset Acres Zelda, 32" Black w/Cross, NLP
      Grand Sire:  B.J. Smokey, 30" Gray-Dun
      Grand Dam:  Tater's Brighty, 32" Gray-Dun

We are thrilled to add Junebug to our herd. She is built like our ideal donkey. She was Linda Trimnell's very favorite donkey and the very last one she sold when she dispersed her herd due to health reasons. We are flattered that she let Junebug come to live at Half Ass Acres. Junebug has a forever home here at Half Ass Acres. Junebug is bff with Mink.

Junebug is the dam of the following two foals:

1) Sunset Acres Astro, 2/15/02, black jack w/NLP;
2) HHAA Black 'n' Blue 8/09/08, black jack.
In March 2003 Junebug had to have a 45 lb foal delivered by C-section that did not live. She was allowed to rest for several years and then we purchased her. Junebug has been bred to Itsy Bitsy Front and Center for an August '08, foal. She was pasture exposed to Beamer from August 7th to August 16th, 2007.

Update 11/19/07: Junie has been checked safe in foal by exterior ultrasound by The University of Tennessee Vet School! Update 4/24/08: We tested Junebug's urine (www.weefoal.com) and she is positively in foal! Junebug started her bag on June 18th, 2008. Update! Junebug delivered a tiny black boy 8/09/08 @ 4:31am! Praise the LORD!!!

Junebug has been bred to Heiken's Ark Napoleon for a foal due on March 14th, 2010.

33 ¼" Dark Red/Roan Jennet
DOB 6/20/98
MDR #26083
Microchip ID#470B222307

Sire:  The Fireman, 32½" Dark Red
      Grand Sire:  DMF Junior, 33" Rose-Dun
      Grand Dam:  Danby Farm Grumpy, Brown/Gray

Dam:  MGF Venus Fyrina 55, 33" Dark Red
      Grand Sire:  The Fireman, 32½" Dark Red
      Grand Dam:  MGF Venus Nazina 54, 33" Brown

Strawberry is our most popular jennet because when she brays she sounds like an Opera singer. Everyone wants to hear her bray. We look forward to hearing her bray at feeding time every day. It is a bright spot in our day. We purchased Strawberry from Wit's End Farm. We are so very pleased with this jennet. She is a dark cherry red with near flawless conformation. Strawberry has been bred to Windcrest Firefly for a foal due on March 24th, 2010. Strawberry is bff with her half sister, Summer, and with Bridget.

Strawberry is the dam of the following five foals:

1) Windcrest Sweet Harmony, a dark red jennet foaled in 2002;
2) Wit's End Appalachian Foxfire, 6/20/04, dark cherry red gelding;
3) Wit's End Home-Run, 8/04/05, dark red gelding;
4) Wit's End Kurb Appeal, 9/20/06, dark red gelding;
5) HHAA 'Atta' Boy, 9/23/08, dark red jack w/star.

28 ¾" Very Dark Brown Jennet w/NLP
DOB 9/11/05
Birth Height: 19½"
MDR #46073
Microchip ID#*082*789*349

Sire:  LUA Maxx's Little Buckaroo, 30 3/8" Black
     Grand Sire:  Spotted Acres Maxx, 32 ½" Black, NLP
             Great Grand Sire:   Untraced
             Great Grand Dam: Spotted Acres Ms. Piggy, 32 ¾" Brown 

      Grand Dam:  LUA Memorial Day's Angel, 31 ½" Brown
            Great Grand Sire:  LUA Jumpin Jack Flash, 31" Dark Brown
            Great Grand Dam:   LUA Doy Bob's Desert Flower 7, 34" Dark Brown/Gray-Dun

Dam:  Heiken's Ark Renee, 31 ¾" Very Dark Brown, NLP
     Grand Sire:   Heiken's Ark Top Gun, 29" Dark Brown
             Great Grand Sire: McLendon's 45 Magnum, 28 ¾" Very Dark Brown
             Great Grand Dam: Heiken's Ark Golden, 30 ¼" Dark Brown 

      Grand Dam:   Heiken's Ark Reba, 32 ¾" Dark Brown, NLP
             Great Grand Sire:  Heiken's Ark Rusty, 34" Dark Brown
             Great Grand Dam:  SS Sandy, 33" Dark Brown

What a dark little doll she is. Her dam is a very nice 31.75" dark brown daughter of Top Gun. Her sire is 30 3/8" Little Buckaroo who is drafty and black with no cross. We purchased Ramona at The Great American Miniature Donkey Sale in Ohio July 28th, 2007. We are so pleased with her! She is as sweet as she can be. She is so tiny that we waited until she was nearly 4 years old to breed her. She is bff with Sailor.

Romona has been bred to Heiken's Ark Napoleon. This will be her first foal. We last observed her in season on March 26th, 2009.

Click here to see more photos of Ramona taken on July 30th, 2007!

29¾" Gray Jennet w/NLP
Foaled 9/30/00
MDR #31700
Microchip ID#144923161A

Sire:  Emerald Ridge Ricco, 31½" Gray-Dun
      Grand Sire:  Rainbow's Nubbin, 31¾" Gray-Dun
      Grand Dam:  GP Sandra, 31½" Gray-Dun

Dam:  Emerald Ridge Twiggy, 31¾" Gray-Dun
      Grand Sire:  Cobra's Arthur III, 30" Gray-Dun
      Grand Dam:  DMF Vanna, 32" Gray-Dun

We purchased Piper from the 2007 Heart of American Miniature Donkey Sale and we couldn't be more pleased with her. We had been looking high and low for the perfect gray no light point jennet forever. She was consigned by Tracy Billing at Rock'n NT Ranch in Buffalo, Missouri. She is stocky and tiny and has the most pleasing personality. We have measured her several times since we have owned her and she has measured exactly 29¾" every time. She was already bred to Short Assets Superstar, a 30" dark brown jack, for a September 26th, 2008 foal. Piper is a great granddaughter of the great DMF Mighty Moe.

Piper is the dam of the following four foals:

1) Rock'n NT's Jewell, 5/02/04, gray NLP jennet;
2) Rock'n NT's Nickelback, 6/12/05, gray NLP gelding;
3) Rock'n NT's Steeley Dan, 6/02/07, gray NLP gelding;
4) HHAA Gussy Up 8/29/08, gray jennet.
Thank you to Terri McDonald and Sandy Dorris for helping me take these adorable photos of Piper in November of 2007.

Click here to see photos of Piper taken on August 30th, 2008, one day after foaling her fourth foal, Gussy Up! Piper has been bred to Napoleon for a foal due on April 21st, 2010.

31½" Very Dark Brown Jennet w/NLP
DOB 8/14/95
Registration MDR #19432
Microchip ID#470C374568

Sire:  The Fireman, 32½" Dark Red
     Grand Sire:  DMF Junior, 33" Rose-Dun
             Great Grand Sire:   Untraced
             Great Grand Dam:  Untraced

      Grand Dam:  Danby Farm Grumpy, Gray-Dun
            Great Grand Sire:  Patrick, Gray-Dun
            Great Grand Dam:  Melitta, Gray-Dun

Dam:  MGF Venus Hallista 70, 33" Brown
     Grand Sire:  LCR Valintino 50, 32" Dark Red *MSF (masked spotting factor)
             Great Grand Sire:  Lazy C Ranch Diamond, Gray-Dun
             Great Grand Dam: Lazy C Ranch Philamen 31, Gray-Dun

      Grand Dam:  LCR Philamena 68, 33" Brown
             Great Grand Sire:  Lazy C Ranch Valintino 14, 29" Brown
             Great Grand Dam:  Lazy C Ranch Rosamaria, Gray-Dun

Mink is a no light point dark daughter of the legendary Fireman! Mink is a very beautiful jennet with a perfect bite, a nice round rump, and a front end as wide as a mack truck.. Mink is bff with Junebug.

Mink is the dam of the following foals that we know about:

1) Windswept Farm Flanna, 5/18/03, dark red jennet;
2) Rock 'n Roll Cashmere, 8/27/05, red jennet;
3) HHAA Brownie Points 11/29/07, dark brown gelding.
Click here to see even more photos of Mink taken on July 21st, 2006. Mink has been bred to Napoleon, for an April 22nd, 2010 foal.

Dark Brown & White Spotted Jennet
DOB 3/26/06 @ 10:00pm
Birth Height:  23"
Height 12/13/09: 32"
MDR #45753
ACOSA #SA2144
Microchip ID#470C286638

Sire:  MGF Primero, 32½" Black & White Spot
      Grand Sire:  Dewey Meadows Primo, 32" Black/Brown & White Spot
      Grand Dam:  MGF Venus Godiva, 32" Dark Brown

Dam:  Sunset Acres Buffy, 34¼" Dark Brown
      Grand Sire:  Circle C Little Motown, 35" Black
      Grand Dam:  Hartman's Lass #39, 33" Brown

Dark spot with a wide blaze and a bull's eye star on her forehead. Two dark eyes with dark eyeliner all around both eyes. Four dark legs with one back white pastern. She has a dark band across her nose that makes her look like she is wearing a halter. One of the most unusual spots we have ever seen. Flirt is best friends with Bessie. Photos above taken on March 23rd, 2008.

Flirt has been bred to Badlands for a foal due in 2010. This will be her first foal. We last observed her in season on April 26th, 2009.

Click here to see Flirt's newborn photos!

31" Dark Brown Jennet
DOB: 3/13/06 @ 10:15pm
Birth Height:  21"
MDR #45752
Microchip ID#467C051212

Sire:  PGF Peppercorn Jack , 29½" Brown
      Grand Sire:  My World Buster, 30 ¼" Sorrel
      Grand Dam:  Pine Grove Farm's Rhubarb, 31 ½" Gray-Dun

Dam:  Gladybrooke Glorianna, 31" Very Dark Brown
      Grand Sire:  Gladybrooke Skip, 29" Dark Brown
      Grand Dam:  Heighmah's Chloe, 32" Gray-Dun

Sailor is stocky, correct, and so very, very tiny! Sailor is a full sister to Bedazzled and Ma Bell. Sailor is now at Kathy Loudamy's being trained and shown.

Update! Sailor is home from Kathy's after three months of intensive training. She is now a perfect little lady and will trot beside you on command, side pass, back, etc. Money well spent. Sailor was shown at two shows while she was away and she placed 5th and 4th in her two classes and was a perfect little lady. We are very proud of our little Sailor. Thank you, Kathy, for a job well done! Photos above were taken on October 14th, 2008. Didn't Kathy do a great job of getting Sailor into show condition! Sailor did not really 'get into' being a show donkey. She is too laid back. You wouldn't believe how hard it was to get her ears and head up for her new photos. That's ok...she can live out her life here being nothing but a mom to her beautiful future babies! Sailor is bff with Romona.

Sailor was exposed to Napoleon for a foal due in 2010. This will be her first foal. We last observed her in season on April 27th, 2009.

Click here to see more photos of Sailor!

29½" Brown Jennet w/Sorrel Highlights
DOB 8/05/90
MDR #E-5166
Microchip ID#470C2E2842

Sire:  Lazy N Noah, 32¾" Gray-Dun
      Grand Sire:  ToJo, 34½" Gray-Dun
      Grand Dam:  Strawberry, 32" Red

Dam:  Jessie of Bell E Acres, 32½" Gray-Dun
      Grand Sire:  Lazy N. Norake, 32" Gray-Dun
      Grand Dam:  Jennie Sam of Bell E Acres, 32½" Red

Sheena is our smallest and sweetest jennet. She was purchased in 1997 already in foal with Tom Cruise and at the same time as we purchased her son, James Brown, who was later sold.

She is the dam of the following eleven foals:

1) Half Ass Acres Whitney Houston,9/19/93, brown jennet;
2) Half Ass Acres Michael Jordon, 9/19/94, brown/gray jack;
3) Half Ass Acres James Brown, light red jack foaled in 1995;
4) HHAA Tom Cruise, 7/4/97, dark brown jack;
5) HHAA Dixie Chick, 2/26/99, dark brown jennet;
6) HHAA Sedona, 1/25/01, dark brown jennet;
7) HHAA Invincible, 6/02/02, dark brown gelding;
8) HHAA American Beauty, 9/25/03, dark brown jennet;
9) HHAA Miz Moxie, 5/12/05, brown jennet;
10) HHAA The Cisco Kid 9/20/06, brown gelding;
11) HHAA Drama Queen4/17/08, red jennet w/star.

Sheena has been bred to Windcrest Firefly for a foal due April 29th, 2010.

31½" Brown Jennet
DOB 9/23/04 ~ 12:40pm
Birth Height:  21¼"
MDR #40055
Microchip #151336525A

Sire:  PGF Peppercorn Jack, 29½" Brown
      Grand Sire:  My World Buster, 30¼" Sorrel
      Grand Dam:  Pine Grove Farm's Rhubarb, 31½" Gray-Dun

Dam:  Gladybrooke Glorianna, 31" Very Dark Brown
      Grand Sire:  Gladybrooke Skip, 29" Dark Brown
      Grand Dam:  Heighmah's Chloe, 32" Gray-Dun

Bell was born one day before my retirement from 34 years of service with BellSouth Telecommunications Company. We named Bell in honor of this long awaited day. This is Glorianna's fourth foal and her fourth jennet in a row! Bell is a full sister to Bedazzled who was purchased by Nissen's Lazy N Ranch in The 2004 Great American Donkey Sale in Ohio. She is also a full sister to Hey Sailor, who we have retained in our herd. Bell has a beautiful tiny head and she is very stocky and stout.

Bell was sold as a weanling and we just recently purchased her when her previous owner went out of the donkey business. We have always regretted letting her go and we were so glad to have the opportunity to add her back to our herd. Bell was ultrasounded to be four months in foal by our vet on 7/24/09, but she is not getting any larger so we are having our doubts that she is actually in foal?? She should be due around the end of April 2010 if she is in foal. She was bred by her previous owner. Photos and information of the jack she was bred to will be posted soon. Photos and videos of Ma Bell taken on November 5th, 2009. Thank you to my new friend, Dena Wilson, for helping me take these fantastic photos of Ma Bell! Ma Bell is bff with her mom, Glorianna.

30¼" Very Dark Brown Jennet w/a Tiny Star
DOB 6/2/92
MDR#15663
Microchip ID#467C12704F

Sire:  Gladybrooke Skip, 29" Dark Brown
      Grand Sire:  Sky Point Donkeyote, 32½" Dark Brown
      Grand Dam:   Snookoma, 31" Dark Gray-Dun

Dam:  Heigham's Chloe, 32" Gray-Dun
      Grand Sire:  Spanish Joe, 32" Gray-Dun
      Grand Dam:  Mindy, 32" Brown

Glorianna's registration papers show her as 31" tall but we carefully measured her on concrete and she is 30¼" tall.

We don't have a record of Glorianna's previous foals but she is the dam of the following foals since we have owned her:

1) HHAA Bedazzled, 5/17/03, very dark brown jennet with NLP;

2) HHAA Ma Bell, 9/23/04, dark brown jennet;
3) HHAA Hey Sailor 3/13/06, dark brown jennet;
4) HHAA Miss Hifalutin 3/11/08, dark brown jennet.

Glorianna has been bred to Heiken's Ark Napoleon for a foal due May 22nd, 2010. Glorianna is bff with her daughter who we recently bought back, Ma Bell.

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33½" Dark Brown & White Spotted
DOB 4/10/97
MDR #20712
ACOSA #JO89729
DNA Typed
Microchip ID#0A01212969

Sire:  Hartman Donkeys Trenton, 33 ½" Brown & White Spotted
      Grand Sire:  Rockbridge Maracas, 33" Gray & White Spotted
      Grand Dam:  Hartman Donkeys Lass 204

Dam:  R&D D&H Hazel, 31½" Gray-Dun
      Grand Sire:  Doc, 32" Light Gray-Dun
      Grand Dam: R&D D&H Lucy, 34" Dark Gray-Dun, NLP

We purchased Tilly because she has been buddied up with Picabo for years and years and we just hate to separate best friends. We just love the Trenton line and Tilly is a daughter of Trenton. This line produces such great legs on their foals! Tilly is as sweet as they come and easy to catch if you can ever separate her from her best friend, Picabo, the race donkey. Tilly has black/brown spots that are so popular and she has a beautiful spot pattern. Tilly has wonderful conformation, and a beautiful short wide head. She has produced the following foals that we are aware of:

Windcrest Little Rio, 5/22/00, dark spotted jack;
Windcrest Autumn Sunrise, 9/18/01;
KKR ShowKase, 1/06/06, black jack;
KKR Gone Hollywood, 4/9/07, dark brown jennet;
KKR Fortune Cookie, 9/11/08, dark brown jennet.


Tilly is bred to Sunset Acres Rowdy Yates for a May 28th, 2010 foal. Photos and videos will be taken of Tilly soon! Tilly is bff with Picabo. Update 12/17/09! Thank you to The Randall Family for their expert assistance in handling Tilly during her photo shoot!!

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29½" Black Jennet w/NLP & Star
DOB 5/25/06
Birth Height: 20½"
MDR #48798
Microchip ID#098636798

Sire:  Circle C Main Event, 32 ½" Black w/Star (Halter Champ)
      Grand Sire:  MGF Future Link, 32" Black w/Star (Halter Champion)
      Grand Dam:  Soderglen's Queenie, 32" Black

Dam:  Valiant Miss Starlet, 33" Black (Multiple Halter Champ)
      Grand Sire:  Soderglen's Muchacho, 33 ½" Black, NLP
      Grand Dam:  Valiant Tequila, 33 ½" Gray-Dun

We fell in love with Stardance when we were in Texas visiting Itsy Bitsy Burro Co and we just had to have her. She is just as sweet as she is beautiful! Stardance stays black all year round. She doesn't turn brown even when left out in the sun! Photos above were taken on July 10th, 2007. Stardance is bff with Monet.

Stardance has her first foal due in 2010. She is bred to Heiken's Ark Napoleon. We last observed her in season on 6/4/09.

Click here to see more photos of Stardance!

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31½" Gray & White Spotted
DOB 9/29/94
MDR #EC13239
DNA Typed
Microchip ID#0A01214558

Sire:  Garrett's Cozy Acres Silver Fox, 32 ¾" Gray & White Spotted
      Grand Sire:  Untraced)
      Grand Dam:  Untraced

Dam:  Shady Acres Muffin, 32¼" Gray-Dun
      Grand Sire:  Shady Acres Julio, 29 ½" Gray-Dun
      Grand Dam: Untraced

Picabo was owned by our mentors, Ed & Linda Trimnell of Windcrest Acres, since she was a young foal and Linda considered her to be her best producing jennet. When Windcrest Acres went out of business due to health reasons Picabo was sold to Kathy Loudamy at K & K Ranch. Picabo produced many more champions while owned by Kathy and she would have never parted with her except that she was the hardest donkey to catch she had ever encountered. Since Kathy is usually always alone at the barn she offered her to me since my husband is retired and we do all of our donkey chores together. I have admired Picabo and her offspring thoughout all the years I have been involved in donkeys and I jumped at the chance to own such a fantastic little spotted donkey. I thought I would have no trouble training Miss Picabo to easily be caught.

Day one of owning her: I kept her in a stall and small paddock and gave her a treat every time I passed her but only if she would allow me to put the halter on her. I must have repeated this lesson no less than 50 times that day. Late that afternoon I turned Picabo out in a larger pasture since I was going to be gone all the next day. About an hour later I went to her pasture just to see if I could catch her. Well....... she ran like the wind  before I even got within 30' of her!! She was so far away that she could not have heard me saying 'cookie, cookie' if I had used a megaphone. A cowboy with a 500' rope could not have lassoed her!! I called Kathy and told her I wanted my money back. Kathy promptly told me that Picabo was my 'diet donkey' and she insisted I keep her so that I would be forced to lose weight. At this rate I should weigh about 100 lbs by this time next year. If you are ever this way please stop by for a visit and help me catch Miss Boo so I can worm her and do her little hooves occasionally. All help will be so appreciated. Just consider visiting Picabo and me instead of going to the gym. I will keep you posted on the continuing saga of  "Catch Me If You Can".

"Boo" has retained her great conformation through seven foals and due to her refusal to be caught easily. She is square and drafty and she is a long time producer of show quality donkeys with her same outstanding build. Boo has produced the following foals:

Windcrest Little Trinket, 6/16/98, a show winner;
Windcrest Little Chanelle, spotted jennet 6/2/00, a show winner;
Windcrest Sky's The Limit, 3/29/01, 2002 Grand National ACOSA Spotted Jack at the Eastern Nationals;
Windcrest Over the Top, 8/22/02, loud colored spotted jack foal ACOSA two & under National Champion & Reserve Champ;
Windcrest April Charm, 4/04/04, dark spotted jennet.
Windcrest Destiny, her 2005 jack foal, and a full brother to April Charm;
KKR Tuff Enough, 4/06/07, dark spotted jack with blue eyes;
KKR Eight Belles, gray jennet 8/16/08.

Picabo is bred to Sunset Acres Rowdy Yates for a September 14th, 2010 foal but I swear I don't know how he caught her..LOL!!! Boo is bff with Tilly.

Update 12/17/09! Thank you to The Randall Family for their expert assistance in handling Miss Boo during her photo shoot!! Now you can see why I love her even if she is hard to catch sometimes!

28" Gray Jennet
DOB 7/24/06
MDR #Pending
Microchip ID#146215761A

Sire: Heiken's Ark Achilles, 27½" Gray
      Grand Sire:  Ozark Little Red Ninja, 33¼" Light Red
      Grand Dam:  DMF Anastasia, 32¼" Gray

Dam:  Engman's Toodles, 31" Gray
      Grand Sire:   Engman's Ranger, 29" Gray
      Grand Dam:   DMF Jerrie, 31" Gray

Shimmy has been hand bred to Pine Grove Farm's Peppercorn Jack for her first foal due October 19th, 2010. They don't come any cuter than this tiny toy tank! Shimmy is now several months past her last heat cycle!! We think she may be now in foal!! Shimmy is Peppercorn Jack's winter time companion.

31½" Dark Brown-Gray/White Spotted Jennet
DOB 10/10/95
MDR #EC16410
ACOSA #SA2297
Microchip ID#470A1b0742

Sire:  Dewey Meadows Valentino, 32¾" Dark Brown/White Spot
      Grand Sire:  Dewey Meadows Guido, 33" Black w/NLP
      Grand Dam:  Dewey Meadows Calico, 34½" Brown/White Spot

Dam:  Dewey Meadows Cactus Flower, 31" Gray-Dun
      Grand Sire:  Untraced
      Grand Dam:  Miniature Pam, 30" Dark Brown

Valerie is the dam of the following four foals:

1) Windcrest Morning Glory, spotted jennet foaled 10/17/99;
2) Windswept Farm Lil Jay, gray gelding foaled 4/17/01;
3) Windcrest It's a Wrap, black herd sire foaled 5/26/03.
4) HHAA In A Tizzie8/05/08, dark gray-dun jennet.

Valerie is very small, stout, and correct with a great rear end...very hard to find that combination in a spot. Photos above of Valerie were taken on August 6th, 2008, less than 24 hours after she delivered her last foal.

Update 10/20/09: We took Valerie to the vet's for an exterior ultrasound pregnancy check and they did not see a baby.

New update 10/28/09: Valerie came into a raging heat today so the ultrasound was correct and she was not in foal. We hand bred her to Firefly today for a foal due 10/28/10. Valerie is Firefly's winter time companion. We are just going to keep Valerie until we are positive that she is in foal again.

33" Black Jennet
DOB 5/01/01
MDR #51767
Microchip ID#144855673A

Sire:  MGF Homer, 33¼" Black & White Spot
     Grand Sire:   Dodge City Jack of Spades, 31½" Black w/Cross, NLP
     Grand Dam:  MGF Venus Immortal, 35" Dark Brown & White Spot

Dam:  Sunset Acres Ms. B, 34" Black
     Grand Sire:  NLC Magno Man, 30¾" Dark Brown
     Grand Dam:   MGF Venus Blue Star 98, 34" Dark Brown w/Star

The photos above were taken two days after Sweet Pea delivered her second foal. She is such a gorgeous girl and one of our nicest jennets. Sweet Pea has a beautiful, tiny, wide head with extra long ears. She is bff with Meggie Mae.

Sweet Pea is the dam of two foals:

1) Wit's End Hello Poppy, 10/24/07, dark brown jennet.

2) HHAA Sweet Spotz, 3/18/09, dark spotted jack.

30 ¾" Red (Sorrel) Jennet
DOB 6/29/02
MDR #33318
Microchip ID#470C7F3F28

Sire:  Jalan's Carolina Red, 32" Red
      Grand Sire:  Rearview's Red Beau, 32" Dark Red )
      Grand Dam:  Rearview's Pride & Joy, 31" Light Red

Dam:  Sunset Acres Sweet Muffy, 32" Red
      Grand Sire:  LCR Valintino 50, 32" Dark Red *Masked Spotting Factor
      Grand Dam:  Sunset Acres Imogene, 32½" Brown

Glow was purchased from Windcrest Acres early in 2005. She is tiny, correct, and precious! Glow is now resting and will not be bred back this year.

Click here to see more photos of Glow!

Glow is the dam of three foals:

1) HHAA Little Whiskey Girl, 5/21/06, red/brown jennet;

2) HHAA Bee Sting 11/13/07, dark red jennet.

3) HHAA Bumble Bee (Bumbles), 3/22/09, dark red jennet.


Photo of Glow's dam, Muffy, compliments of Cedar Creek Farm.

32½" Black Jennet w/Cross & Star
DOB 2/20/99
MDR #24412
Microchip ID#467D07472F

Sire:  Springlake Black Magic, 31½" Black w/Cross
      Grand Sire:  Sky Point Donkeyote, 32½" Dark Brown
      Grand Dam:  Windcrest Magnola, 33" Gray

Dam:  Springlake Candy, 32" Brown
      Grand Sire:  Lipps Unnamed Jack
      Grand Dam:  Lipps Unnamed Jennet

We are very pleased to be able to add Windcrest Gidget to our herd. She belonged to Ed & Linda Trimnell and was one of Linda's two favorite donkeys that she sold the very last when she was dispersing her herd. Gidget had the very first Napoleon sired foal, a black no light points jennet named Voilà.

Before becoming a brood jennet, Gidget had a great yearling year as a show donkey. She won the following awards:

6/10/00 ~ Madison County Fair ~ Halter Yearlings ~ 3rd Place

6/25/00 ~ Clermont County Show ~ Halter Yearlings ~ 2nd Place

7/23/00 ~ By-Gone Days Show ~ Halter Yearlings ~ 2nd Place

7/29/00 ~ Fayette County Fair ~ Halter Yearlings ~ 2nd Place

7/30/00 ~ Greene County Fair ~ Halter Yearlings ~ 1st Place

8/19/00 ~ Ohio State Fair ~ Halter Yearlings ~ 2nd Place

9/03/00 ~ Hueston Woods Show ~ Halter Yearlings ~ 1st Place

Gidget is the dam of four foals:

1) Windcrest Little Dynamite, 6/20/02, black herd sire, Best of Breed at The Red
   Bluff Donkey Show in California in September 2006 as a four year old;

2) Windcrest Jetstream, 6/17/05, black jack;
3) HHAA Voilà 6/20/07, black jennet w/nlp.
4) HHAA Levi, 3/23/09, dark gray & white spotted jack.

Click here to see even more photos of Gidget. Gidget is bff with Tina.

33" Dark (Cherry) Red Jennet
DOB 6/05/96
MDR #24965
Microchip ID#470B557365

Sire:  Cobra's Red Man, 30½" Dark Red
      Grand Sire:  Cobra's Authur II, 30½" Brown/Gray
      Grand Dam:  Cobra's Martha, 32" Brown

Dam:  Cobra's Golden Molly, 32¼" Brown
      Grand Sire:  Cobra's Authur, 30" Gray
      Grand Dam:  Cobra's Golden Girl, 32¼" Brown

Target has a dark medallion 'bullseye' star in the middle of her forehead that is very striking. There was only one name for her....Target! She is a very unusual and rare dark cherry red color with some roaning throughout her coat. She is one of our favorite jennets.

Target is the dam of the following five foals:

1) Windcrest Stargazer, dark red jack with star foaled 2001;
2) Rock 'n Roll Foxy, 7/26/03, dark red jennet;
3) Rock 'n Roll Beamer, 9/15/04, dark red roan gelding w/star;
4) HHAA NotariASS, 6/6/06, dark red gelding with large star;
5) HHAA Spunktacular 10/09/07, dark spotted gelding.
6) HHAA Ponderosa Leigh, 3/28/09, dark red jennet with large star.

Click here to see even more photos of Target!

Target is resting and will not be bred back this year. Her next foal should be here in 2011. Target is bff with Bow.

32½" Very Dark Brown w/Roaning & White Spotted Jennet
DOB 10/11/03
MDR #36809
ACOSA #SA1872
Microchip ID#467C133E4A

Sire: Sunset Acres Hoops, 31½" Jet Black w/NLP
      Grand Sire:  Circle C Black Russian, 30" Black w/NLP
      Grand Dam:  R&D, D&H Molly, 32¾" Black

Dam:  Half Ass Acres Alanis Morissette, 33½" Dk Brn/White Spot ( Grand National Spotted Jennet)
      Grand Sire:  Fisher's Great Gildersleeve, 32¼" Tri-Colored Spot
      Grand Dam:  Half Ass Acres Christy,  32½" Dark Gray
           

Alanis, Bow's dam, stood Grand National Spotted Jennet the only year we showed her and later she produced a baby even better than she is....a sign of a great brood jennet! Bow was born on her mom's birthday...no wonder she is the spittin' image of her...but even better. She was expertly delivered by Julia and Rhonda Vaughn while they were house-sitting for us when we were away attending Wayne Lyon's Driving Seminar in Texas. A big 'Thank-You' to both Julia and Rhonda for delivering the best spotted jennet ever born on this farm! Also a thanks to Julia for naming her godchild!!

Bow is the dam of two foals:

1) HHAA Pony-Tailed Lass 9/24/07, dark spotted jennet.
2) HHAA Gypsy Heart, 4/13/09, Brown & White Spotted Jennet.


Click here to see even more photos of Bow.

Bow is being allowed to rest and will not be bred back this year. Her next foal is planned for 2011. Bow is bff with Target.

(Click photos to enlarge)

33½" Dark Brown/White Spotted Jennet
DOB 5/07/90
MDR #24516
ACOSA #SA1604
Microchip ID#470C280B3D

Sire:  Sam Magic Place, 31¼" Gray
      Grand Sire:  Untraced
      Grand Dam:  Untraced

Dam:  Miss Susie Bell, 34" Brown/White Spotted
      Grand Sire:  Fernando, 32" Dark Brown
      Grand Dam:  Melita, 32½" Brown/White Spotted

We should nickname Sunshine Yo Yo because we have sold her several times and always purchased her back. We have decided to just keep her this time. Sunshine is resting and will not be bred back this year. We plan to breed her back for her next foal due in 2011. Sunshine is bff with Sierra.

Sunshine is the dam of the following foals:

1) Windcrest Selina, 5/21/98, spotted jennet;
2) Windcrest Kewpie Doll, 7/26/00; brown and white spotted jennet;
3) HHAA Made in the Shade, 3/27/02, black and white spotted gelding;
4) HHAA Webstar, 11/07/04, dark brown gelding;
5) HHAA Dirty Little Secret 5/17/06, black jennet;
6) HHAA Sidekick 9/12/07, dark spotted jack.
7) HHAA Pick Pocket, 4/13/09, dark brown & white spotted jennet, 4/13/09.

Click here to see photos of Sunshine's belly & teats taken 11/05, 11/06 & 11/07/04 to see the difference as she was closer to foaling.

32½" Brown Jennet
DOB 5/10/99
MDR #26566
IMDR #JO40023
Microchip ID#467B421659

Sire:  Springlake Razmataz, 30½" Light Red
      Grand Sire:  L Zeus, 31½" Brown
      Grand Dam:  Miniature Little Red, 28" Red

Dam:  RVB Genewa, 34" Brown
      Grand Sire:  Untraced
      Grand Dam:  Untraced

Gayla is one of our additions from Moe Moe Acres who has gone out of the donkey business. She is by the same sire as one of our former jennets, Windcrest Just Peachy. Gayla was shown twice when she was owned by Moe Moe Acres and she won 5th place out of 20 jennets at the 2001 Eastern NMDA Nationals and she was 4th at the 2002 NMDA Nationals competing against over 20 other jennets once again. We are allowing Gayla to rest for 2010 and plan to breed her back for her next foal due in 2011. Gayla is bff with Lady Slipers.

Click here to see even more photos of Gayla!

Gayla is the dam of the following foals:

1) HHAA Brown Shoes 7/5/07, brown gelding.
2) HHAA Halo, 5/04/09, dark spotted jennet

31" Light Red Jennet w/Star
DOB 9/15/96
MDR #19419
Microchip ID#445E132C0D
DNA Typed

Sire:  Hedrick's JJ, 31" Light Red
      Grand Sire:  Hedrick's Dapper 42, 30" Light Red
      Grand Dam:  Hedrick's Jennet, 32" Brown

Dam:  Bell E Acres Red Jubilee, 32½" Red
      Grand Sire:  Lazy N Noah, 32¾" Gray
      Grand Dam:  Jennie Sam of Bell E Acres, 32½" Red

I have been trying to purchase Lady Slipper from Flight of Fancy Miniatures ever since I first laid eyes on her and fell in love. She is a grand daughter of the well known Jenny Sam of Bell E Acres. Lady Slipper is very tiny and stocky. Somehow we talked Jane out of her along with her 2009 jennet foal, Aphrodite's Pink Nitie! Nitie is a replica of her mom. Lady Slipper is now bff with Gayla.

Lady Slipper is the dam of the following foals:

1) Flight of Fancy Cardinal RG 8/20/02, light red herd sire.

2) Flight of Fancy Angelfire, 10/07/03, light red jennet.

3) Flight of Fancy Mach One, 5/19/05, light red jack

4) Flight of Fancy Tomcat, 8/06/06, light red jack

5) Flight of Fancy Sheridan, 9/19/07, light red jack

6) Flight of Fancy Aphrodite's Pink Nitie, 5/5/09, light red jennet w/star.

We plan to breed Lady Slipper in the spring for a 2011 foal.

30¾" Gray & White Spot Jennet
DOB 6/11/02
MDR #37405
ACOSA #SA2296
Microchip ID#467D2D1844

Sire:  Zahm Painted Webster, 29½" Gray & White Spot
      Grand Sire:  Conder's Painted Bandit, 32½" Gray & White Spot
      Grand Dam:  Conder's Little Betsy, 31" Gray

Dam:  Scherr's Rebecca, Gray
      Grand Sire:  Untraced
      Grand Dam:  Noah's Reba, Gray


Click here to see Roxanne's complete pedigree!

Roxanne has a beautiful tiny head and a nice round rear all in a small package. Very hard to find in a spot. She is one of our few gray and white spotted jennets. We plan on letting Roxanne rest for 2010 and will breed her next for a foal due in 2011.

Roxanne is the dam of one foal:

1) Partly Cloudy, 5/223/09, frosted spotted jack.

31½" Dark Red Jennet
DOB 4/22/03
MDR #42865
Microchip ID#442573635C

Sire:  Arbor Ledge Little Red, 31½" Red
      Grand Sire:  Arbor Ledge Don Quioti, 31½" Gray
      Grand Dam:  Arbor Ledge Holly, 33" Gray

Dam:  Shawmar's Fatima of Ass-Pirin Acres, 32¼" Dark Red
      Grand Sire:  My World Phoenix, 33¼" Dark Red
      Grand Dam:  Kutawa Reba, 34 3/8" Dark Red Roan

This little jennet was purchased from the on-line internet sale at The Labor Day Weekend Donkey Spectacular Sale on September 3rd, 2005. We are excited to add another jennet from 'Ass-Pirin Acres' and 'My World' bloodlines. We plan to let Felina rest and we will breed her back for her next foal due in 2011.

Felina has had two foals:

1) HH AA Radiance 7/08/07, dark red herd sire w/large star.

2) HHAA Hissy Fit 6/5/09, dark red jennet.

Click here to see more photos of Felina.

32½" Black w/Cross
DOB 8/01/00
MDR #28309
Microchip ID#467D2A624D

Sire: Circle C Black Russian, 30" Black w/Cross, NLP
      Grand Sire:  S.S. Red Lightening, 32" Red
      Grand Dam:  Circle C Ebony, 34" Black

Dam:  Double D Farm Little Bit, 31¾" Red
      Grand Sire:  Double D Farm Johnny Cake, 32" Red
      Grand Dam:  Danby Farm Susie Bell, 33" Dark Red

Meggie Mae was purchased from Wit's End Farm in May of 2007. She has all the qualities we look for in a donkey and we are proud to own her. We will let Maggie rest for 2010 and plan to let her have her next foal in 2011. Meggie is bff with Sweet Pea.

Meggie is the dam of of the following two foals:

1) Wit's End Genie in a Bottle, 6/14/06, black jennet;
2) Wit's End Badlands Maurader 9/10/07, true black herd sire at Half Ass Acres.

3) Lightfoot Lee (formerly Let Freedom Ring), brown jack, 7/4/09.

32¼" Dark Brown & White Spotted Jennet
DOB 8/01/00
MDR #37844
Microchip ID# Destron #470A3C5214 & AVID *037*883*814

Sire:  LN Nickelsworth, 29¾" Brown
      Grand Sire:  LN Redsonnehi, 31½" Dark Red
      Grand Dam:  LN Nicole, 33" Dark Brown

Dam:  CDR  Ms Sweet Pea, 32¾" Gray & White Spot
      Grand Sire:  Noah's Stormy Joe, 32½" Gray & White Spot
      Grand Dam:  Noah's Choclate Sunday, 34¾" Dark Brown

Sunflower is the dam of the following four foals:

1) Windcrest Makenna, 5/27/05, spotted jennet;
2) Windcrest Wears Prada, 7/10/06, dark spotted jennet;
3) Wit's End Boy Genius 11/24/07, dark jack w/nlp.

4) Forget Me Not, 9/11/09 @00:24, dark brown jennet with nlp.

Click here to see more photos of Sunflower. Sunflower will not be bred back for 2010. She deserves to rest for awhile and just enjoy her baby. Sunflower is with all the 2009 foals now along with Notty but she is usually bff with Penny, one of our retired brood jennets.

 

I have grouped together all the photos we have taken of the changes you will see when a jennet is close to foaling to help you learn what to watch for. We hope these photos help you know when to expect your foals.

Photos of Sophia's teats & vulva on 10/19/08 @ 1pm ~ 13 hours before foaling.

Notice the roundness of bag on bottom, engorged
teats pointing East/West, blood red inside her vulva.

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Click here to see photos of Sunshine's belly & teats taken 11/05, 11/06 & 11/07/04 to see the difference as she was closer to foaling.

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Click here to see photos taken of Glorianna on March 7th, 10th, 12th, and the morning of the 13th right before her 2006 foal was born to get an idea of the changes the jennets go through before foaling.

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Click here to see photos of Sheena's milk, belly, and teats taken on 5/11/05 and 5/12/05 morning and evening to see the changes a jennet goes through close to foaling.

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Click here to see Oprah's teats and milk on 4/30/04 @ 00:05am & 10:30am

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Sunflower started her bag on August 18th, 2009. She was hand bred to Pepper on September 1st, 2008, and then left with him for the rest of the summer.

Update 9/10/09! Sunflower now has white milk as of 8am.

9/11/09 @ 00:24 dark jennet with no light points was born approx. 16 hours after she had white milk.

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Glow foaling Bumbles March 22nd, 2009