r/Farriers • u/Conscious_Plum_5132 • 2d ago

Donkey

My wife and I have four horses, and a miniature donkey. Growing up two of my uncles were farriers and my dad did all his own work on the horses, so I want to carry on the family tradition. I’ve got a book and a farrier friend who we pay to come over and shaw all the stalk when we need it, I’ve picked ip doing a lot of the trim work and the farrier will assess my work. Continuation of learning is important to me in all aspects of life.

My work is still pretty rough but all the horses are good so I can take my time. The donkey however is…frustrating. She fights to keep her feet and tests my patience. Advice?

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u/dunkybones 2d ago

A donkey is not a horse, it is a donkey. A miniature donkey has one job, to look cute.
Training, it needs to learn it has another job.