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)