miniature donkeys
"A note to breeders"
We look for excellent conformation in our breeding jennets. Our goal, as breeders, is to produce donkeys that will exhibit show winning halter conformation. We do not sacrifice a fluid way of going, since it is critical in the area of performance. To us, it is an equal part of their conformation. We do place a high importance on temperament. A donkey with a good disposition is easier to train and will go a long way in life as a treasured and loving family pet. It is one of the best things about miniature donkeys and we look for this quality in our breeding jennets as well as our jacks.
Most of our jacks are very small, and most of our jennets are in the 32" to 33 1/2" range. We have a few larger girls in the 34+ range which are considered our "performance" stock. Many of their offspring have done well in halter and performance.
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Donkeys with highlighted name are producers of Champions, Champions themselves, or are produced by Champions.
Li'l Angels Jazzlynn
32" Dark Brown
This beautiful little jennet is sired by Ozark Jazzy Jamm, and out of CSF Lynette. Lynette always produced small correct babies for us and this one is a real cutie with a lot of pazazz and extremely correct conformation. Click Here to view Jazzlynn's accomplishments in the show ring, she is one of our home grown Champions. I really loved showing Jazzlynn because of her spirit and willingness. She was kind of small for performance, but she had such a big heart, she really made up for it. She won a trail class at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo with 61 donkeys in the class! She also won Champion Miniature Donkey at that show. She is now retired from showing and is going into our breeding program. She is bred to Mr. Playbill for her first foal...can't wait for this one!
Li'l Angels Esther
33" Brown/Gray
Sired by Ozark Jazzy Jamm, and out of CSF Emmaline, a daugter of CSF Lynette. This makes Esterh a 3/4 sister to Jazzlynn, above. .
We raised this jennet, and she has always been a favorite with me. She is a very balanced jennet with a strong build. She is pictured above with her first foal, Blue Print, who has exceptionally correct conformation. Check out Esther's second foal, "Lacey Doll" on our Nursery page. Esther is an excellent producer, and her disposition is the best. Esther is bred back to Mr. Playbill.
News Flash!!! Esther's daughter, Li'l Angels Lacey Doll won 1st place weanling jennets, and Reserve Junior Champion at the NMDA National Show, 2008!
Li'l Angels October Rose
33 1/2" Red
October Rose is a gorgeous Red October daughter, who did very well in the show ring. She is two years old in the photo at the top, where she won Reserve Champion Jennet at the NMDA Shelbyville show in 2005. She is now retired from showing and just presented us with the most gorgeous Playbill daughter! Check out Cover Girl on our Nursery page. Her mother is 758's Rosette, a Rosebud daughter. October Rose is bred to Mr. Playbill.
News Flash!!! October Rose's daughter Li'l Angels Cover Girl wins 2nd place weanling jennets behind her sister Li'l Angels Lacey Doll at the NMDA National Show, 2008!
758's Splendora
33" Red
Splendora is sired by Star Spangled Banner daughter, and is out of a Winchester daughter. She is a beautiful jennet with very nice conformation. She is a 3/4 sister to Solstice who has given us two super foals by Red October, and we hope for great ones out of her as well. She is currently bred to Red October.
Wood Acres Cupcake
31" Brown Roan
This exceptionally beautiful little jennet is the grandmother to our Candy Kisses, below, and you can certainly see who Candy takes after! Cupcake has been a producer of very good quality offspring, including our San Francisco who has already had a successful show career.
758's Red Velvet
33" Red
Another gorgeous Banner daughter, and this one's bred to Brave Heart for her first foal. We just can't wait to see what they produce. This jennet is stocky, very correct, and has the most beautiful dark red color.
Li'l Angels Candy Kisses
32 1/2" Brown Roan
Candy is the most beautiful chocolate roan jennet, and this year she gave us an incredible jack foal sired by Mr. Playbill. Please take the time to view her new foal "Black Diamond" on our Nursery page (I just had to give you a sneak preview, above). Candy's mature height is 32". The lower photo is when she was about 6 mos. old, but you can see how beautiful she turned out...well, she always was beautiful. Candy is currently bred to Red Pride.
Itsy Bitsy Burro Co. Broadway
32" Dark Gray
I just love this little jennet. She has an adorable head, and very nice conformation. She is a Main Event daughter, and full sister to Mr. Playbill. She just gave us an adorable little jack foal sired by 1/2 Teaspoon. Please take a look at "Skippy" on our Nursery page. He is such a little cutie, and only 18" at birth. He is perfect in every way, just like his mom. Broadway is currently bred to Red Pride.
758's Chanel ,on the right (Spendora on the left....1/2 sisters)
33" Red
Hard to tell these two apart! Chanel is such a beautiful jennet, and she gave us a gorgeous foal last year. Be sure to see Easter Frost on our Nursery page. We thought she would do very well with Red October when we saw her, and we certainly weren't wrong! This time around Chanel is bred to Brave Heart, and we're sure she will have another beauty.
La Bahia Trail Cha Cha
32 3/4" Black
This little jennet came to us from Rita LaBert of Low Down Donkey Outfit, and we think she will fit right in around here. She is very cute, and is currently bred to Sheloy's Carlos for a spring 2008 foal. Cha Cha is a McMillan's Gambler daughter. We look forward to her foal, and many more in the future.
758's Solstice
33" Dark Sorrel
Her foals are among the most requested on our farm. In 2004 Solstice gave birth to a Sorrel jack foal by Red October, "October's Rising Son" who has gone to Lynn Podesta at LBarL Ranch in Californina as a herdsire. Click Here to see his accomplishments in the show ring, including NMDA Best of Breed, and NMDA Reserve National Champion Jack.. Her 2006 foal, Crimson Tide, is excellent quality as well, and is already off the a great start in the show ring, winning 1st place yearling jacks at San Antonio in 2007, Reserve Champion at the Texas State Fair, and GCDMA Year End Junior Halter Champion, having placed first or second in every class for the year. This jennet always gets noticed around here...she has tremendous presence and beautiful color. Her new 2008 foal, Red Dragon, can be seen on our Nursery page. She is a LN Star Spangled Banner daughter and is out of 758's Periwinkle, a Winchester daughter. Solstice will be bred back to Red October.
Li'l Angels Marguirite
33" Dark Brown
Here's one of my favorites, and the bonus is that she is also a 1/2 sorrel, sired by a sorrel sire. She is very correct, and really has a lot of presence about her. She is just now breeding age, and is currently bred to Brave Heart.
758's Allegra
32 1/2" Dark Brown, NLP
We just added this jennet, along with Velvet this past year. We have been so anxious to get them old enough to breed, and they are entering our breeding program this year. This pretty girl is a Francisco daughter, and out of Sara's Girl, one of my long time favorites. Allegra is very correct, and shows tons of potential as a brood jennet. She is currently bred to Brave Heart.
LN Noranda
34" Brown
Noranda is Little Greek's mother, and for that alone I treasure her, but she is also outstanding in her own right. She has that classic miniature donkey look, and rightly so with her history. Her mother was born in 1975, and her mother's mother was born in 1957. That's remarkable in itself, but her pedigree also goes back to the great Luigi, and Pearl Baily. Most impressive is her list of foals, including Lorando, a show gelding owned by the Carlson family of Straight Arraows Ranch, Rosanna Danna, a Champion jennet shown by Sid and JBurd Ellis and currently owned by Ed and Angela Preston of Hill Country Miniatures, Coronita, another show jennet owned by Big Woods farm, and or course our own Little Greek who won first place in his first show, the Texas State Championship 2007, at the age of 6 months in a very large foal class, and then went on to win NMDA Junior Reserve Champion. This is what we call a producer of quality.
TRR Sophia
31 1/2" Gray and White Spotted, mostly White
This beautiful jennet is a 1/2 sister to Sparkle, below, and is sired by Macha Farm's General Macho. She is pictured above with her first foal, Casper. Sophia gave us a beautiful daughter, Cloud Nine, sired by Mr. Playbill in 2007. She is very stocky, and definitely one of the cutest jennets on the farm. Her son Casper has already won NMDA Junior Champion at his first show. He is owned and shown by Lynn Podesta of LBarL Ranch, CA.
KiTerra's Abilene
Immature - Brown/White Spotted
We were able to talk Kirk and Terri McDonald out of this pretty jennet at the ADMS show last fall. She is now two years old, and we are very proud to be introducing her to our breeding program next year.
Li'l Angels Sparkle
32" Gray-dun
This jennets mother is a little gray jennet named Stitches, who has given us some of the best foals on the farm. Sparkle is sired by Ozark Jazzy Jamm. From the day she was born we knew she would not be leaving this farm. Sparkle is a gorgeous silver gray color and has excellent conformation. Click Here to see Sparkle's show record. Her full brother Shining Spark is a multiple NMDA Champion. Click Here to see his awards. Her full brother Classic Jazz has gone to California as a herdsire, and her full brother Tuxedo is just as perfect as the rest of the siblings. Her full Sister Jazzle Dazzle has been sold here in Texas, and will be entering the show ring in 2008. Sparkle's first foal, Tinsel Town, will be going to England as a show jennet, and then entering the breeding program of Julie Boyce or Gorcott Miniatures. She will eventually be bred to our very own "Li'l Angels Footloose" over there. Sparkle recently gave us another beautiful daughter sired by Li'l Angels Parker, owned by John and Susan Baker, of Small Pleasure's Farm, for a fall 2007 foal. Be sure to view her daughter Crystal Chandelier on our Nursery page.
Short Assets Terah
33" Brown
This is a very "beefy" Jack Daniel daughter, out of Windcrest Nugget, a daughter of a dark sorrel jack. Terah produced her first foal "Love Me Tender", a russet jennet, who has outstanding conformation and then with her next breeding produced an outstanding little jack. Also, please take the time to view her new foal "Farrari" on our Nursery page. This jennet has outstanding conformation, and her foals are exceptional. Terah is currently bred back to Starfire, owned by Frontier Legends Miniature Donkeys.
Sunset Acres Millie
31 3/4" Dark Brown
Millie is a really nice little stocky jennet, and although a bit aged, she has certainly produced some outstanding foals. Millie's Sire is Sunset Acres Taz, by Circle C Little Motown, and her dam is Jewel of Bell E Acres. Her son Parker sports an impressive pedigree and can be viewed on our Herd Sires page as a reference herdsire. He has been sold to John and Susan Baker of Small Pleasures Farm as a herdsire. Parker won 1st place and Junior NMDA Champion at the State Fair of Texas, 2005. Click Here to see Parker. In 2006 Millie gave birth to another perfect little jack foal. You can view Brave Heart on our Herdsire page, and you can Click Here to see his show record. He won ADMS National Reserve Junior Champion, 2006. In the spring of 2007 Millie gave us another incredible foal, Symphony. She can be seen on our Nursery page. Millie is currently bred to Starfire, owned by Frontier Legends Miniature Donkeys.
758's Cleo
33 1/2" Brown and White Spotted
Cleo is extremely sweet and willing and has exceptional conformation. She is sired by LN Star Spangled Banner, a dark sorrel. She is always a favorite with visitors. Her dam is Boone's Little Delight, a dark brown and white spotted jennet. Cleo has given us three gorgeous daughters, all exceptional quality.
Li'l Angels Hannah
32" Gray
Hannah still has that babydoll face she was born with! I added a mature photo, but as you can see she's taking a nap! This is another daughter by Ozark Jazzy Jamm; her mother is TRR Olympia, who is one of my favorite donkeys due to her great forward motion and "GO" attitude. Hannah is currently bred to Brave Heart.
Bumpus Farm's Magic Maggie
32" Dark Brown, NLP
This jennet has super straight legs and wonderful balance. Maggie is sired by Sunset Acres Sunset, and her mother is Bumpus Farms Li'l Cassie, by Pine Grove Farms Rubarb's Crisp...a son of My World Buster. Maggie's first foal was sire by 1/2 Teaspoon, and is a super nice little jennet with great conformation. Maggie has produced another lovely jennet foal, Ruby Slippers, who has already helped her dad win a third Get of Sire Award. Once again, in Januray, Maggie presented a lovely daugher, another little red jennet. Be sure to view Katie Scarlett on our Nursery page.
Parkside Toffee Chips
32" Brown and White spotted
An adorable spotted jennet, Toffee has very nice conformation, with good legs and nice balance. Her sire, Cisco and Sons Little Tyke is a dark brown jack, and her dam is Windcrest Cookies and Cream, a brown and white spotted jennet. Toffee's 2005 jack foal, Citation won First Place Yearling Jacks at our 2006 ADMS National show, and then went on to win Champion Gelding again at the ADMS National show in 2007. Then he won Champion Gelding again at the 2007 at the State Fair of Texas. Three shows, three wins! Toffee foaled an equally outstanding jennet foal, named Miss Diane, who is currently being shown by Jim and Rhonda Tippie of Li'l Graceland Miniature Donkey Farm. Miss Diane won 1st place jennets at the 2007 State Fair of Texas. Then in January she presented us with a gorgeous little spotted jack, just what I've been hoping for out of her! Be sure to check out Indiana Jones on our Nursery page.
Cedar Creek Anny Thing Goes
32 1/2" Dark Brown
Anny has been with us a couple of years now, but is just now entering our breeding program. She will be bred to Pride this spring. She's really a nice little jennet, but great conformation, and we are looking forward to her foals. Her sire is LN Foxbow, and her dam is Tiny Bubbles, owned by Barb Grubb.
Frontier Legends Elizabeth
(Very pregnant in photo!)
32" Dark Brown
Gorgeous, dark and stocky. Elizabeth has good wide, straight legs and wonderful balance. Elizabeth is sired by Mini Donk Acres Nut Rageous. Her dam is Windy Willow Ebony, by Circle C Lightning Strikes, by S.S. Red Lightening. In 2005 Elizabeth gave birth to a beautiful and very promising black jack foal by Gambler's Echo. Mystique is owned by John and Susan Baker of Small Pleasures Farm. This year Elizabeth has given us a very fine little jack foal sired by 1/2 Teaspoon. Be sure to check out "Hurricane" on our Nursery page. Elizabeth is currently bred to Red Pride.
Li'l Angels Paulette
34" Brown/Gray
Another gorgeous daughter by Ozark Jazzy Jamm. She is out of a Teaspoon daughter, Itsy Bitsy Priscilla. We have retained Paulette as a future brood jennet. Click Here to see Paulette's accomplishments in the show ring. Paulette is now retired from showing and is currently bred to Randy Travis. We expect this pairing will give us a beautiful foal, with great performance potential.
Frontier Legends Cheyenne
34 1/4" Brown
Cheyenne won Model Donkey at Ft. Worth this year (2006), while owned by Frontier Legends. I have been taken with her for some time, and finally had a chance to purchase her. She is a Willow Creek Luigi daughter, and happens to be an excellent mover! I'm really excited to be adding this girl to our herd. We also purchased her full sister Susanna, and will add her photo soon. Cheyenne has produced the most beautiful jennet foal. Check our Pandora on our Nursery page. Cheyenne is currently bred to Li'l Angels Crimson Tide, now owned by John and Susan Baker of Small Pleasures Farm.
Tex-Ass Miss Polka Dot
34 1/4" Gray and White Spotted
This girl is obviously very pregnant in the photo. She is a very stocky and correct jennet with heavy bone and great legs. Polka Dot has been a producer of outstanding quality, and this spring she delivered the most gorgeous spotted jennet foal, sired by Mr. Playbill. Check out "Confetti" on our Nursery page. Polka Dot is bred back to Mr. Playbill.
Muriel's Fun Farm Blaze
34" Gray/White Spotted, Gray-White
We are very proud of this jennet. Blaze had an exceptionally nice foal by Randy Travis; a clone of herself (seen above) in the spring of 2005. His name is Full Moon, and he has since gone on in the show ring to become not only a performance champion, but a multiple and National Halter Champion. Blaze is a GREAT mover...and so is Randy Travis! You can view more photos of "Full Moon" on his Awards page. She is also the mother of Frontier Legends Pawnee, a multiple halter champion, and now being shown by Zane Schooler as a performance gelding, and already a multiple Youth Champion. Blaze is sired by Muriel's Fun Farm Floyd and is out of Muriel's Fun Farm Babe. Last year Blaze just gave birth to a gorgeous jennet foal, Pearl, by Frontier Legends Goldminer, now owned by Tammy McClenney of MiniMoons Ago Miniatures. Blaze is currently bred to Randy Travis.
News Flash!!! Full Moon wins Reserve Pre-Green Champion at the NMDA National show, 2008, and wins Produce of Dam along with his brother Frontier Legends Pawnee, for him mom, Muriel's Fun Farm Blaze, and also wins Supreme Champion Sire, along with his two brothers, Li'l Angels Boston Mac, and Small Pleasure's Colonel Travis, for their dad, Cobra's Randy Travis!
for more information please contact:
Ken and Jeannie Richards
2768 CR 106, Columbus, TX 78934
(979)732-7097
