BREEDS AND COLOURS
DONKEY BREEDS
AMERICAN MAMMOTH
Size: between 14hh and 16hh
Perfect for:
Riding
Showing
Harness
Trekking
Bred in America from large European donkeys such as the Andalusian, Majorcan, Catalonian and Poitou.
AUSTRALIAN TEAMSTAR
Size: Commonly between 11hh and 13hh
Perfect for:
Riding
Showing
Harness
Trekking
Farm work
Originating from donkeys brought to Australia mainly during the nineteenth century for use as working animals, especially in the hot, dry interior, and then released to breed unchecked into a feral Australian breed, adapting to the harsh conditions of the Australian outback.
Donkey team at Mannahill (S. Aust.). Shows team beside railway shed.
E. L. Walpole Collection.
Northern Territory Library.
ENGLISH / IRISH
Size: between 9hh and 11hh
Perfect for:
Riding
Showing
Harness
Farm work
Packing/trekking
Bred and used extensively in England and Ireland. Well known on English beaches where they would be used for children’s rides.
MINIATURE MEDITERRANEAN
Size: up to 36″
Foundation stock 36″ – 38″
Micro Miniatures: 30″ and less
Perfect for:
Showing
Harness
Snigging
Small blocks
A compact bundle of love. These donkeys bred in America have origins derived from the Sardinian and Sicilian donkey in Italy.
DONKEY COLOURS
GREY DUN
BLACK
BROWN
ROAN
SORREL
SKEWBALD
NO LIGHT POINTS (NLP)
