Colorado Road Trip W/Kids 2025- Days 4-7….Donkey Hooves

Learning the business of farrier work from Ross Keller in Colorado
First Light Over the Donks

First light when I’m out feeding is sometimes spectacular and this day was no exception. Although I’m not a morning person, these mornings are some of my favorite. Rooster crowing away, donkeys looking for breakfast; life seems simpler during these times in the morning.
Campbell Hill Holistic Farrier Service

Campbell Hill Farrier Service, serving donkey and mules across Southern California.
Checking Out Mini-Donkeys- A Visit To “Wee Ass Haven”

Mini-donkey’s are not genetically altered by humans to be perfectly small size versions of standard donkey’s….they evolved this way and are originally thought to come from the islands of Sicily and Sardinia in the Mediterranean.
Gentling Donkey: When The Majic Happens

Donkey majic happens when you least expect it sometimes-
First Trim On My Own Donkey’s

First hoof trim on my own donkey’s.
Trying to Gentle And Trim My Own Donkey’s Hooves- First Steps

Sometimes trying to work with my own donkey’s is harder than working with other peoples donks.
Trimming Donkey Hooves With California Breakfast Burritos

This is how it looked as I eased the truck out of the garage, just starting my three hour drive to Ridgecrest, Ca. I was hauling my ass out of bed early and heading 3 hours north to get to follow and learn from a fellow graduate of Megan Hensley’s Holistic Hooves Course. My friends […]
Sunday Hello
Just a morning pic to start the day.
Excessive Heat =’s Less Interaction
Heat Dome, hot donkeys, hot dogs =’s less interactions
