GOING TO OUR FIRST MINIATURE DONKEY SHOW

By Dick

We did it! We went to our first Miniature Donkey Show as participants. It was the Bedford County Fair Show. We chose it because it is not a big show and considered a “fun show”; a show for beginners. It is a day that will go down in the memory banks. I will not attempt to tell you everything in one day but you will get the full story over the next week.

Let’s begin with how it all started. Once upon a time there were three eager Donkey owners who wanted to show their asses (more…)

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Katrina climbs the fence; Call 911!

By: Dick

Katrina is obviously a Tom Boy but there are times when her feminine side shines bright. I am certainly prejudiced but I think she is one of the most beautiful and sexy women I have ever met but she can get down and dig a ditch or get greasy working on a car, no problem.

You probably read the previous post about our recent adventure with Dixie and how serious it could have been. At the time I was playing with my cars and moving one from the garage to the shop to work on it and noticed Dixie was in the neighbor’s pasture. I wasn’t concerned at the time just ticked off she jumped the fence. She was happily grazing on their tall lush grass. I assumed it was another case of the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence and she simply bounded over an obstacle to get some food. Since Dixie is Katrina’s true love it was up to her to retrieve the mule. She thought the entire episode was very funny and couldn’t stop giggling. I on the other had, was very upset thinking this damn animal is going to jump that fence every time she doesn’t get what she wants to eat.

Well, Katrina stopped laughing long enough to start after Dixie. The first challenge was the fence. (more…)

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Why Did the Mule Cross the Frence?

By: Katrina

Well, we had just seeded our pasture and put the horses and mule (Dixie) in a smaller yard to give the grass a chance to take hold and grow. I let the horses out of their yards to chew down some long grass in the backyard behind our house (not a pasture). They were all doing a pretty good job of being self powered lawnmowers.

I grabbed one horse’s halter and encouraged them to get closer to the house since there was longer and better grass for them to eat at that location. Well, as soon as I got the horses in the perfect location, Dick fired up one of his cars which spooked one horse and of course got everyone excited. All of a sudden, we had a herd running towards the barn.

There is a pathway between our detached garage and the fenced property line. This is the path the horses were running towards. It’s a narrow pathway and with four horses running through there at the same time, it was crowded. Well, Dixie was pushed towards the property line fence and felt she had no choice but to jump the fence. I watched in disbelief. (more…)

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Dixie and Daisy

By: Dick

It is time to meet Dixie and Daisy. Daisy is a beautiful Spotted Saddle Horse and Dixie is the product of Daisy and a gaited donkey. For those of you not into the ways of the farm that makes Dixie, a Mule. Mules are sterile and can only be produced from the crossing of a horse and a donkey. Donkeys are not sterile and can reproduce.

Enough of the biology; Dixie is an Ass, Mule, stubborn and beautiful. (more…)

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The Cobra Miniature Donkeys Arrive

by: Dick

This has been one of the biggest times in our new lives in Tennessee. We just took delivery on 24 miniature donkeys; the entire herd from M5 Ranch in Dallas, TX.

Busy? Yes, BUSY. I am not sure how to compare it to anything. It is something like sitting at home reading the newspaper and sipping on cool lemonade in the air conditioning one minute and the next you are surrounded by 24 elementary school kids whose names you don’t know and whose parents left on vacation!

We are loving every minute of it! At first the entire group was very stand offish. They just got off the trailer and we tried to pet and scratch everyone of them plus provide food and water. They were afraid.

Even Precious (one of the very cute little girls with an outgoing personality) ran from us. That’s about as disappointing as (more…)

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DID YOU KNOW:

 Our Newest Addition,

Hill Country’s Lexus wins

 Jr. Grand Champion at

Mule & Donkey Celebration at Shelbyville, TN

More photos and details will be posted very soon. We are so excited about this little girl and her big win in our own backyard!

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The daily challenges of two married California urbanites that think Tennessee is the place you odda be!

By: Dick and Katrina

Once upon a time in a place called LaLa land, better known as Los Angeles, a couple fell in love and got married. When they met in 1997, Richard was in the process of getting through a divorce, lived in an 1,800 SF, one-story home on a 10,000 SF lot in Upland, CA. He dressed in business suits five days a week for his job as a VP and Planning Consultant for an engineering, planning and surveying firm in Ontario, CA. His three children, all in their early 20′s were living at home. Also living in the household were one Miniature Schnauzer and one cat. Richard’s hobbies were following the NASCAR races and enjoying his Corvette. He was very active in the community. He had just finished a term as President of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and was the current Lt. Gov. for Kiwanis Division 15.

Katrina lived in a similar home in Chino Hills, CA. She also dressed up in business suits five days a week. Her job was VP of a bank and a commercial underwriter. Katrina’s hobbies were occasionally showing her dogs and spending many hours in community activities especially as President of the Chino Hills Kiwanis Club. Katrina’s real love was her three dogs (Whippets) Perry, Fraser and Niles.

As all good stories go Richard and Katrina were married in 1999 and began there new life together in Upland on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Their lives were busy with work and play. They showed Katrina’s dogs, began collecting Corvettes and vintage Muscle Cars, they did all the typical Southern California things but soon realized something was missing. They both grew up with the opportunity to roam through open land and experience nature. They began to look for such a place in Southern CA.

(more…)

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