If you see a donkey
you like be sure to send us a deposit to hold it so you won't miss out! I
cannot hold a donkey without a deposit...sorry..but too many broken promises
in the past. Discounts given when purchasing more than one donkey.
Donkeys are much happier when paired up. All of our donkeys come with registration
certificates, a current negative coggins report, a health certificate if sold
out of state, complete health records, a hard cover book including all records
and 8 x 10 color photographs, small left and right photos for registration transfer
or update if needed, a cd with all high resolution photos and videos taken of
your donkey, a 2010 Sweet P Donkey Calendar, a Half Ass Acres T-shirt, and a brand new halter and lead
rope. We do offer significant discounts on package deals or if you have previously
purchased a donkey from us!! All of our donkeys comply with the new Miniature
Donkey Registry rules for 2010 by being microchipped!
Dam:
Heavenly Sydney, 33 ½" Brown/Gray & White Spotted
Grand Sire: Fox Farm's Tres, 35" Gray & White Spotted
Grand Dam: Fox Farm's Lacy J., 31 ½ Black w/Cross
Click MDR sticker to see Bell's complete pedigree!
Bell
is a very stocky little jennet. She is wide bodied, has good, straight legs
and bone, and has the prettiest little dish face. We have always admired Bell's sire, Flight
of Fancy Cardinal RG, and her grand sire, My
World Winston, so we were very pleased to add her to our herd. I love this jennet but we are keeping her first foal and offering Bell for sale to keep our herd at a manageble number. Bell has a nice round rear end, perfect bite with show quality conformation with a super wide chest to die for. She is friendly, sweet and a comical donkey to have around. She is easy to catch and handle. Bell is up to date on all vaccinations including West Nile that she just had a booster of this week. She has a negative coggins report dated 6/10/10. I updated her papers last year with her mature update at 33 ¼" tall but she grew another quarter of an inch since then and she has matured at 33 ½". If you want to add bone and a gorgeous color to your herd you should seriously consider Bell Blue before I change my mind. Bell sells open as we let our jennets rest the year after they foal so she is ready to bred to your jack. She still has her foal on her side so we will gladly take payments until her foal is ready to be weaned in October. We will gladly allow you to make payments for up to six months if needed. Bell has been microchipped and DNA tested at The Texas A& M University.
A special 'thank-you!' to my friend, Dena Wilson, who expertly handled Bell for her photo session. Without you , Dena, none of these great photos would be possible!
Dam: My
World Holly, 34 5/8" Very Dark Brown
Grand Sire: LCR Valintino 75, (a.k.a. Red Baron), 34" Dark Red
Grand Dam: My World Heidi, 31" Very Dark Brown
w/NLP
We sold Good Friday to a close friend of ours when he was a newborn. He was just recently returned to us to resell him for our friend that is having financial troubles and is unable to keep her donkeys. Friday will make someone a wonderful pet or show gelding. He has already been gelded, microchipped and registered. He is up to date on all vaccinations including West Nile, de-worming, hooves, etc. He has a negative coggins dated 8/25/10. His conformation is good enough to be competitive in the show ring and he is tall enough to make a great driving gelding and/or coon jumper. He is old enough to start his driving training now. He has a wonderful willing attitude and he is very good about doing his hooves, etc. Friday's dam, My World Holly, and his half brother, Gentleman Jack, are also for sale below.
Thank you once again to my great friend, Dena Wilson, for assisting me with Good Friday's photo session!
34 5/8" Dark Brown
Jennet
DOB 7/11/93
MDR #20277
Microchip ID# on file
Sire:
LCR Valintino 75 (Red Baron), 34" Dark Red
Grand Sire: LCR Valintino 49 (Winchester), 34" Dark Red
Grand Dam: LCR Philamena 79, 33 ¾" Dark Red
Dam: My World
Heidi, 31" Very Dark Brown w/nlp
Grand Sire: My World Mork, 30 ½" Dark Gray w/nlp
Grand Dam: My World Mindy, 31" Very Dark Brown w/nlp
Click MDR sticker to see Holly's complete pedigree!
Holly's dam is a full sister to My
World Buster. Holly was sold to a good friend of ours who works full-time and asked us to foal Holly out here at Half Ass Acres. Holly was hand-bred to PGF Peppercorn Jack from 6/4 thru 6/10/09. She started her bag around the first week of May. After she foals she and her foal will be offered for sale again as our friend is having financial difficulities.
Update!
Photos of Holly above were taken on June 22nd, 2010, two days after foaling Gentleman Jack. Holly is up to date on all vaccinations including West Nile, hoof trims, and worming. She was given a booster of all vaccinations one month before her foal was born to give him extra immunity until he is old enough to be vaccinated. Holly has a negative coggins report dated 7/02/10.
Update!!
Holly foaled a dark mahogany brown jack on 6/20/10 @ 3:46pm. He measured 22 ½" tall and weighed 30 ½ lbs. Photos and videos taken on June 22nd, 2010, are below.
Live Close Up Birth Video of Holly's Jack Foal born 6/20/1
Gentleman Jack at Two Days of Age.
Live Birth of Gentleman Jack at Half Ass Acres
Foaling replay on barn cam by WyCherie at marestare....thanks!
Dark Brown Gelding Prospect
DOB 6/20/10 @ 3:46pm.
Birth Height: 22 ½" ~ Birth Weight: 30 ½ lbs.
MDR #Pending
Microchip ID# on file
Sire: PGF Peppercorn, 29½"
Brown Grand Sire: My
World Buster, 30¼" Sorrel Grand Dam:
Pine Grove Farm's Rhubarb, 31½" Gray-Dun
Dam: My
World Holly, 34 5/8" Very Dark Brown
Grand Sire: LCR Valintino 75, (a.k.a. Red Baron), 34" Dark Red
Grand Dam: MW Heidi, 31" Very Dark Brown
w/NLP
Gentleman Jack is a handsome dark mahogany brown jack. He has a perfect bite and very stocky conformation. He will make a great driving donkey one day. He is offered for sale with his dam, My World Holly. Take them both home and enjoy the baby now! We will sell separately after the baby is weaned around five months of age at the end of November. Gentleman Jack would make a great Christmas present. We will gladly hold until Christmas at no extra charge.
Package Price for the Pair: $1,500 (Firm!!)
or
Gentleman Jack ~ Price $600
My World Holly ~ Price $1,000
HHAA Tease the Boys a.k.a. Flirt
(Click photos to enlarge)
Dark
Brown & White Spotted Jennet
DOB 3/26/06 @ 10:00pm
Birth Height: 23"
Height 4/16/10: 32 ½"
MDR #45753 ~
ACOSA #SA2144
Microchip ID#on file
Sire:
MGF Primero,
32 ½" Black & White Spot
Grand Sire: Dewey
Meadows Primo, 32" Black/Brown & White Spot
Grand Dam: MGF Venus Godiva, 32" Dark Brown
Click the MDR sticker to see Flirt's complete pedigree.
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. She has deep halos around every single one of her spots. One of the most unusual spots we have ever seen! Photos above taken on June 5th, 2010, right after she was body clipped. She has since turned much, much darker brown. Flirt is up to date on all vaccinations including West Nile, deworming and hoof trims. She still has her first foal, Brick, on her side at this this time. She will be offered with her foal for $4,000 for the pair or Brick is priced separately below. We will gladly hold them and allow you to make payments at no extra charge.
Boy is Brick ever tiny! Dark eyeliner all the way around both eyes. We love the character of the little boy, Brick, in the situation comedy 'The Middle' and we wanted to name a donkey after him. ***hanging my head and repeating in a whisper....... 'after him'*** It was a very difficult decision but you just can't keep them all. We are now offering Brick for sale to some lucky person. He is going to stay tiny and he is very correct in every way. Most of his spots are very dark brown but he does have a large black spot on his left side. We will gladly accept payments and we may even consider offering Brick along with his dam if you wanted to enjoy him now before he is weaned. Please email us or call (931-364-3715 or cell 615-504-4536) if you are interested in mom and foal together.
Price $2,500
Brick @ 6 days of age!
Big Money
aka Mister Big
Dark Red Jack w/Star
DOB 2/22/10 @ 2:15am
Birth Height: 20" ~ Birth Weight: 18 lbs.
Height on 5/16/10: 25 ½"
MDR #59258
Microchip ID#on file
Dam:
Windcrest
Little Bridget, 32 ¾" Dark
Red
Grand Sire: Windcrest Little Red Man, 31" Dark Red
Grand Dam: Windcrest Red Beau's Robin, 32" Brown
Click MDR sticker to see Big's complete pedigree!
Big is one of the stockiest foals we have had born here. He is perfect in evey way. Legs, bite, topline plus personality. He has a short, wide gorgeous head with expressive eyes. He has 'top of the line herdsire' written all over him. He is guaranteed healthy and sound as are all of our donkeys are. He will be up to date on all vaccinations including West Nile before he leaves for his new home. He has a negative coggins report dated 7/02/10. He is photographed above at three months of age. He has a completely full 4-generation pedigree with no missing information! A big 'thank-you' to Jenny Eastep for helping us clip and photograph Mister Big!!!
Price $2,500
Mister Big at 3 months of age on May 23rd, 2010
Baby video and photos taken on March 5th, 2010
Le Roux
(Click photo to enlarge)
Dark Red Jack
DOB 3/05/10 @10:54pm
Birth Height: 21" ~ Birth Weight: 23 lbs.
Height on 5/21/10: 25 ¾"
MDR #59257
Microchip ID#on file
Click MDR sticker to see Le Roux's complete pedigree!
Yes, we were watching Summer in her stall. Yes, she had some signs of foaling. Yes, we were watching for all the pacing and rolling, but she did not do any of those normal foaling things. She plopped right down and started delivering her foal. Joe and I ran to the barn as fast as we could get there and she was already pushing and having that foal. It was one of the fastest and best deliveries we’ve ever had on our farm. It was PERFECT and so is he….Le Roux. Yes, that is his name and suits him to a tee.
There has been so much drama at our farm since Feb 9th, with two of our jennets getting ill and us loosing Strawberry and her red jennet foal. Strawberry was the only donkey we have ever owned that “sang opera”…her bray was very unique and she captured the hearts of everyone who visited and were lucky enough to hear her serenade us with her opera brays. She loved doing it and we all loved hearing it. I am just so sad that I never captured her beautiful voice on tape. She can now serenade the donkeys in heaven with all the other angels. I must mention that Strawberry’s best friend and half sister was Summer. These two girls were born only 2 days apart and have NEVER been separated…when sold they were always sold together as no one wanted to ever break up these two very special jennets. Their sire, The Fireman, is no longer producing foals.
I wanted to name a donkey that would honor Strawberry for all she gave to us and to others that were lucky enough to have met her. Thinking of names for this handsome new baby jack was my opportunity to name Strawberry’s legacy. The famous Opera, “Phantom of the Opera” was first a novel written by the French Novelist Gaston Le Roux. Many years later it became an Opera. The author’s last name Le Roux, in French, means red-haired. The minute I heard that I knew we would be naming this beautiful donkey Le Roux. He is a beauty and wears such a rich dark red coat, tons of personality and certainly has those herd sire qualities. He carries his pedigree well with bloodlines such as Windcrest Firefly,MGF Fiftyfire,The Fireman and several more. Le Roux has that stocky compact body with a show stopper head. He is small and very correct in every way as he weighed 23 lbs and was 21 inches tall. Le Roux is one of those few and far between jacks that are born with so many herd sire qualities but since his sire is Firefly and we have kept so many of his jennets to breed when they turn three that we will be offering Le Roux for sale. Some lucky farm that is searching for a handsome, dark red jack as a Jr. Herd Sire will love this all around spectacular jack. Who knows, maybe he’ll have an opera bray when he grows up!
Call to book an appointment to meet Le Roux…you will be more than impressed with his beauty in person. This little boy is going to stay tiny!
Photos above taken on May 23rd, 2010, at approx. 3 months of age. A big 'thank-you' to Jenny Eastep for helping us clip and photograph Le Roux. We could not have done such a good job without you!
Le Roux has a negative coggins report dated 7/02/10. He has an almost compltely full 4-generation pedigree with only two untraced spots.
News Flash!!! Le Roux's full sister, HHAA Apple of My Eye aka "Eve". won NMDA Junior Champion at The Oregon Mule & Donkey Show on August 7th, 2010, for
her new owner, Julie Jones, at JF Ranch in Washington. Photo coming soon!
Price $2,500
Le Roux @ 3 months of age
Le Roux @ 3 days of age
Cute To Boot
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Cute to Boot @ two days of age
Dark Brown & White Spotted Jennet
DOB 5/25/10 @ 6:10 am.
Birth Height: 22" ~ Birth Weight: 27 ¼ lbs.
MDR #pending (applied for on 7/19/10) ~ ACOSA pending
Microchip ID#pending
It's a gorgeous spotted girl.. she has a short wide head just like my favorite donkey, Junebug. She has a perfect bite, stocky straight legs...wide chest. Dark eyeliner all the way around one eye except for one tiny spot of pink in one corner and a half and half dark eyeliner on the other eye. We are thrilled with this girl!! Rowdy and Tilly are a great match together!
Click MDR sticker to see Heartstring's complete pedigree!
It was 11 days ago that this, amazingly beautiful, little girl was born at Half Ass Acres. It seems it took forever for the weather to cooperate with us so we could get pictures and videos. Please take the time to watch the picture/videos as they capture everything we could ever tell you about her. As they say, “a picture is worth a thousand words”…so it is with Heart Strings.
One of our oldest jennets, Sheena, quickly approaching 20 years old certainly puts her “beauty marks” on her foals. Firefly seems to like the older women, too, and his pedigree carries through nicely in his foals.
We knew this elegant little girl was a knock-out the minute we laid eyes on her. She has a red/brown coat with precious bay pattern legs. The bay pattern leaves as they mature, but, for now, we are still admiring them as she dances and prances her way around the pastures.
We can truly say, “Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart” when we were able to see Heart standing up next to Sheena. Her head was held high looking right at us with determined eyes, and she was wearing that “look at me attitude”…..sturdy, straight legs, perfect bit, and ready to conquer the world. She appeared to even have a smile on her face..,..at that moment, “All nature seemed to be in perfect harmony, Zing! Went the strings of my heart.”
Don’t miss out on this one fine little jennet. Sheena will not be having many more foals so call and make an appointment to see Heart Strings in person. I know she will make you heart strings go Zing!
This jennet is a full sister to Drama Queen and The Cisco Kid!
Price $1,500
BAF Miss Moneypenny
(Click photos to enlarge)
Red Jennet
DOB 11/07/08
Height on 8/23/10: 31 ¼"
MDR #59009
Microchip ID#on file
Click MDR sticker to see Moneypenny's complete pedigree!
Miss Moneypenny is a sweetheart and loves attention. She is a more refined and delicate little jenny. She is easy to catch and handle. She has a good bite and is guaranteed to be sound and healthy. She has been microchipped to comply with the new Miniature Donkey Registry rules. We just recently purchased Moneypenny when we bought back a pair of donkeys we had sold to a friend that decided she wanted to raise dogs instead of donkeys and we also took Miss Moneypenny in the deal because she felt she was too nice to just be kept for a pet. We are only reselling her because I promised my husband I would reduce our number of donkeys. Miss Moneypenny is up to date on vaccinations including Eastern/Western Encephalitis, Tetanus, Rhino, West Nile and Influenza. Her hooves were last trimmed on 6/05/10 and she was de-wormed 7/04/10. She has a negative coggins dated 2/8/10. Miss Moneypenny has an almost compltely full 4-generation pedigree with only 2 untraced spots. A big 'thank you' to Dena Wilson for assisting me in Moneypenny's photo session!
Update! We have body clipped Miss Moneypenny on 8/23/10 and we are now waiting for her rich red color to come back in. We will be taking new photos and videos in approxiamtely 3 weeks. Keep watching this site to be the first to see them!
Price $1,500
We
were blessed this year with our donkeys being featured on the cover
of Sweep 'P' Mini Farm's 2010 Calendar. Click the photo below to
order your calendars for 2010!!! They have many other miniature donkey
items also available including miniature donkey halters that
we highly recommend!
Joseph
purchased a small donkey several months before the trip to Bethlehem so Mary could become
accustomed to the animal. A great bond grew between the pair as Mary took care of the donkey
and nightly covered him with her robe. However, at the start of the trip the donkey picked
up a thorn in one of his front hooves which caused him to go lame. Every step was painful,
but he knew how important it was for him to carry Mary carefully. With great patience and
will power the donkey struggled along the trail carefully, being sure not to limp for fear
it would make Mary uncomfortable. So careful he was that neither Mary nor Joseph knew the
donkey was in great pain. Finally the trip ended in Bethlehem. The little donkey was able
to lie down and sleep in the hay, covered with Mary's robe. Later that night an angel came
and lifted the robe from his back and said "Among the beasts thou alone always shall
be blessed, for in another's time of need you bore your cross of pain in silence, and all
men shall know you for the greatness of your heart. Your children and your children's children
forever more shall bear your mark of honor among the beasts." When Mary's robe
was removed from the donkey the next morning, she and Joseph saw something that had never
been seen there before: A cross on his back. And every small donkey has since
borne the cross on his back as a reward for his work and faithfulness.
Hug
Your Donkey
When your
day seems out of balance and so many things go wrong, when people
fight around you and the day drags on so long, when parents act
like children, and in-laws drive you bonkey, go out in your pasture
and wrap your arms around your donkey.
His gentle breath enfolds you and he watches with those eyes. He may
not have a PhD, but he is oh, so wise! His head rests on your shoulder.
You embrace him oh so tight. He puts your world in balance, and makes
it seem all right.
Your tears will soon stop flowing. The tension is now eased. The garbage
has been lifted, and you're quiet and at peace. So when you need the
balance from circumstances in your day, the best therapy that you can
seek is out there eating hay!!
~Mary
Ann Miller
IMPORTANT NOTICE: We have had major computer problems more than once. We lost most of our emails. If you emailed us and have not heard back please resend your email. We apologize for any inconvienience this may have caused. We will no longer promise a donkey to any one without a deposit. Even without lost emails it is too confusing and too complicated for someone my age to remember who wants which donkey. If you want me to seriously offer you first refusal on any of our donkeys I am going to require a non-refundable $100 deposit that can be applied to any donkey you purchase from us in the future.
Joe
& Dayle Haworth 2359 Feed Mill Road Chapel Hill, Tennessee 37034 Barn
Phone: 931-364-3715 Cell Phone: 615-504-4536
