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Talking With Donkeys: The Simple Philosopy of a 21st Century Burro
Man (Second Edition)
by: Meyers, Mark S
Talking With Donkeys was such a huge success that readers demanded more!
Many new stories and stunning pictures have been added to this second
edition. Join one of the last remaining Burro Men as he explores the remote
deserts of the American Southwest, gives an intimate tour of one of the
world's finest animal rescues and shares his no-nonsense philosophy of
practical compassion. Color photos.
c. 2006, 2nd ed, S/C... $16.99
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Talking With Donkeys: Saving Them All (Third Edition)
by: Meyers, Mark S.
This is the Talking With Donkeys book that you must own. Whether you
have read the prior two editions or are a new reader, this is the final
edition and most definitely the best. Unhindered by co-writers and editors,
this is the real story of donkey rescue from the person who has built
the largest institution of its kind. Far from politically correct, Mark
gives you the straight talk that only the Burroman can. Learn the donkey's
stories, understand the difficulties associated with building a nationwide
rescue organization and meet the man who has forged it all. You may laugh,
cry and even get angry but you will never forget... Talking With Donkeys:
Saving them all. Color Photos.
c. 2008, S/C... $21.99
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Talking With Donkeys 4: Riding For The Brand
by: Meyers, Mark S
This is a true accounting of the stories, memories and philosophies of
Mark S. Meyers, the man most associated with donkey and burro rescue in
the United States. Since 2000, Mark Meyers has dedicated himself to one
goal: Build the best donkey rescue in the country. He built Peaceful Valley
Donkey Rescue and this book describes his occupation, his passion, his
religion, his obsession and most importantly, his "brand". This
is the fourth book in the Talking with Donkeys series. Color photos. 248
pgs.
c. 2013, 4th ed, S/C... $21.99
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The Donkey Our Brother
by: Vieira, Padre Antonio
Translated from a 1964 work by a Brazilian priest, quite a tribute to
the donkey. Not a how-to manual, but full of information that would normally
go unnoticed. The donkey in literature, folklore, country fairs and festivals.
B/W photos and illustrations. 234 pages
c.1998...S/C...$20.00
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Training Mules & Donkeys:
A Logical Approach to Longears
by: Meredith Hodges
For beginners and veterns alike, this is the first complete book on mule
training, and now it has been revised. It gives a condensed but thorough
outline of the information and training covered in the DVD Training Series.
Color photos. 268 pgs
About The Author: Meredith
Hodges has been associated with mules & donkeys for over 25 years. She
has studied Animal Sciences at Colorado State University, and is an animal
inspector, representative and judge for the American Donkey and Mule Society.
Meredith and her mules have appeared in the Tournament of Roses Parade.
To date she has written several books on donkey and mule training, with
a ten-tape video series that accompanies the books, as well as several
children's books.
c.2013, Revised, H/C...$39.95
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Training Mules & Donkeys: Donkey Training
by: Meredith Hodges
For beginners or veterans, this book covers the keys to training donkeys.
Chapters Include: Predictable Selection Of Equines, Laying A Good Foundation
(imprinting, haltering, tying, leading, showmanship), Moving Away From
Pressure, Working In The Roundpen, Working In The Arena, Working On The
Obstacle Course, Working At The Trot, Working At The Canter, Moving Laterally,
Perfecting Lateral Techniques, Lengthening & Jumping, Jacks: Training
To Breed In Hand, Massage For Donkeys & Other Equines. Lots of color
photos. 157 pgs.
About The Author: Meredith
Hodges has been associated with mules & donkeys for over 25 years. She
has studied Animal Sciences at Colorado State University, and is an animal
inspector, representative and judge for the American Donkey and Mule Society.
Meredith and her mules have appeared in the Tournament of Roses Parade.
To date she has written several books on donkey and mule training, with
a ten-tape video series that accompanies the books, as well as several
children's books.
c.1999...H/C...$39.95
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Training Mules & Donkeys: A Guide To Raising
& Showing Mules
by: Hodges, Meredith
A great introductory book for the beginner to better understand the mule.
Chapters Include: general management, breeding for color, understanding
your mule, behavior, housing & transporting, feed & nutrition,
breeding, caring for foals, health, riding, driving & packing, showing,
and promoting your mule. Color photos. 338 pgs.
About The Author: Meredith
Hodges has been associated with mules & donkeys for over 25 years. She
has studied Animal Sciences at Colorado State University, and is an animal
inspector, representative and judge for the American Donkey and Mule Society.
Meredith and her mules have appeared in the Tournament of Roses Parade.
To date she has written several books on donkey and mule training, with
a ten-tape video series that accompanies the books, as well as several
children's books.
c. 2003, H/C...$49.95
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Training Mules & Donkeys: Equine Management
& Donkey Training
by: Meredith Hodges
This workbook is derived from the award-winning video tape series, Training
Mules & Donkeys: A Logical Approach To Longears. This workbook begins
with Part 8, which corresponds to Video #8. It is divided into three parts,
each of which corresponds to one of the three videos, Tape #8 - Management,
Fitting, and Grooming, Tape #9 - Keys To Training The Donkey: Intro To
The Donkey & Basic Training, and Tape #10 - Keys To Training The Donkey:
Saddle Training & Jumping.
c.1999, S/C, Spiral...$19.95
About The Author: Meredith
Hodges has been associated with mules & donkeys for over 25 years. She
has studied Animal Sciences at Colorado State University, and is an animal
inspector, representative and judge for the American Donkey and Mule Society.
Meredith and her mules have appeared in the Tournament of Roses Parade.
To date she has written several books on donkey and mule training, with
a ten-tape video series that accompanies the books, as well as several
children's books.
Video Tapes sold separately and are listed
below under "Training Mules & Donkeys".
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Training Mules & Donkeys: Foal Training (DVD: Video #1)
by: Meredith Hodges
DVD: Pertaining to Mules. Differences between a horse & mule, undestanding
your mule foal, handling, haltering, tying, leading, showmanship, trailer
loading. Includes an electronic version (PDF file) of the corresponding
Workbook, for viewing and printing from your computer.
c. 1998, DVD 45 Min... $39.95
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Training Mules & Donkeys: Preparing For Performance: Ground Work (DVD:
Video #2)
by: Meredith Hodges
DVD: Pertaining to Mules. Covers safety basics, preventing and correcting
bad habits, tack and training aids, restraint methods, introducing sheets
and blankets, first saddling, lunging and ground driving. Includes an
electronic version (PDF file) of the corresponding Workbook, for viewing
and printing from your computer.
c. 1997, DVD 45 Min... $39.95
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Training Mules & Donkeys: Preparing For Performance: Driving (DVD:
Video #3)
by: Meredith Hodges
DVD: Covers an overview of equipment and proper fit for the harness, verbal
commands, carts and carriages, pre-hitch training with an assistant, hitching
to a training vehicle, reinsmanship, pleasure and obstacle driving, and
working with teams. Includes an electronic version (PDF file) of the corresponding
Workbook, for viewing and printing from your computer.
c. 1997, DVD 40 Min... $39.95
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Training Mules & Donkeys: Basic Foundation For Saddle (DVD: Video
#4)
by: Meredith Hodges
DVD: Pertaining to Mules. Covers mounting, riding with and without an
assistant, correct horsemanship, patterns at a walk and trot, the canter
or lope, leads, seat and leg cues, more complex patterns and obstacles.
Also includes sections on grooming and hoof care. Includes an electronic
version (PDF file) of the corresponding Workbook, for viewing and printing
from your computer.
c.1997, DVD 40 Min...$39.95
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Training Mules & Donkeys: Intermediate Saddle Training (DVD: Video
#5)
by: Meredith Hodges
DVD: Pertaining to Mules. For fine tuning the rider: Covers equitation,
equitation on the lunge line, riding a broke and a green animal without
stirrups or reins, collection, bending, lateral work and simple lead changes.
Also covers training tips for Western and English pleasure and trail classes.
Includes preparation for the show ring, fitting and grooming. Includes
an electronic version (PDF file) of the corresponding Workbook, for viewing
and printing from your computer.
c. 1997, DVD 40 Min... $39.95
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Training Mules & Donkeys: Advanced Saddle Training (DVD: Video #6)
by: Meredith Hodges
DVD: Pertaining to Mules. Introduces the curb bit and emphasizes the use
of Dressage as a basis for all equine sports. With this foundation we
undertake Second Level Dressage, Reining, Western Riding, Trail and Preliminary
Jumping. Includes an electronic version (PDF file) of the corresponding
Workbook, for viewing and printing from your computer.
c. 1997, DVD 50 Min... $39.95
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Training Mules & Donkeys: Jumping (DVD: Video #7)
by: Meredith Hodges
DVD: Pertaining to Mules. Introduces stadium and cross-country jumping
including courses, equipment, types of jumps, correct rider positions
and judging strides. Training segments include cavalletti and warm-up
exercises, gymnastics, stadium jumping and course work and cross country.
Here you will find tips on jump construction and much more. Includes an
electronic version (PDF file) of the corresponding Workbook, for viewing
and printing from your computer.
c. 1997, DVD 42 Min... $39.95
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Training Mules & Donkeys: Management, Fitting & Grooming (DVD: Video
#8)
by: Meredith Hodges
DVD: Pertaining to Mules. Covers shelter, feeding and nutrition, routine
care, grooming, body clipping, braiding and advanced showmanship. Includes
an electronic version (PDF file) of the corresponding Workbook, for viewing
and printing from your computer.
c. 1998, DVD 46 Min... $39.95
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Training Mules & Donkeys: Donkey Training: Introduction & Basic Training
(DVD: Video #9)
by: Meredith Hodges
DVD: Pertaining to Donkeys. Covers differences between training mules
and training donkeys, imprinting, tying and leading, trailer loading,
showmanship and measuring for athletic potential. Also covers jacks: training
to breed in hand. Includes an electronic version (PDF file) of the corresponding
Workbook, for viewing and printing from your computer.
c.1999, DVD 45 Min...$39.95
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Training Mules & Donkeys: Donkey Training: Saddle Training & Jumping
(DVD: Video #10)
by: Meredith Hodges
DVD: Pertaining to Donkeys. Covers basics in the roundpen including trotting,
mounting, patterns and obstacles, the canter, lateral training, lengthening
and jumping. Also, massage for your equine. Includes an electronic version
(PDF file) of the corresponding Workbook, for viewing and printing from
your computer.
c.1999, DVD 45 Min...$39.95
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Travels For A Donkey
by: Svendsen, Elisabeth
Having successfully set up the Donkey Sanctuary to cope with the problems
for donkeys in the United Kingdom, Elisabeth Svendsen spread her concern
to donkeys abroad, setting up the International Donkey Protection Trust.
This book recounts the work done in many countries where donkeys are overburdened,
overworked, underfed and maltreated. Color photos. 79 pgs.
About the author: Elisabeth D. Svendsen founded
the Donkey Sanctuary in England in 1969, which has now grown to 9 farms,
and has taken into care almost 8000 donkeys. She runs three separate charities
from Sidmouth. The Slade Centre, an indoor riding centre for handicapped
children, the International Donkey Protection trust to improve conditions
for donkeys throughout the world, and the Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for
Children and Donkeys, whose aim is to provide riding units for disabled
children throughout the country of England. Mrs. Svendsen has taken up
the battle not only on behalf of exploited and suffering donkeys in her
country, but also those in Third World countries. She has fought for exhausted
beach donkeys, for donkeys carrying weights their backs can not bear,
for starving and worm ridden donkeys and for the endangered Poitou donkey.
She has written several books, including many about various donkeys at
the Sanctuary. She is totally dedicated to her love of donkeys.
Published In England
c. 1990, H/C...$17.95
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Travels For A Donkey
by: Svendsen, Elisabeth
Having successfully set up the Donkey Sanctuary to cope with the problems
for donkeys in the United Kingdom, Elisabeth Svendsen spread her concern
to donkeys abroad, setting up the International Donkey Protection Trust.
This book recounts the work done in many countries where donkeys are overburdened,
overworked, underfed and maltreated. Color photos. 79 pgs.
About the author: Elisabeth D. Svendsen founded
the Donkey Sanctuary in England in 1969, which has now grown to 9 farms,
and has taken into care almost 8000 donkeys. She runs three separate charities
from Sidmouth. The Slade Centre, an indoor riding centre for handicapped
children, the International Donkey Protection trust to improve conditions
for donkeys throughout the world, and the Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for
Children and Donkeys, whose aim is to provide riding units for disabled
children throughout the country of England. Mrs. Svendsen has taken up
the battle not only on behalf of exploited and suffering donkeys in her
country, but also those in Third World countries. She has fought for exhausted
beach donkeys, for donkeys carrying weights their backs can not bear,
for starving and worm ridden donkeys and for the endangered Poitou donkey.
She has written several books, including many about various donkeys at
the Sanctuary. She is totally dedicated to her love of donkeys.
Published In England
c. 1990, Autographed Copy, H/C...$27.50
Used, Quantities Limited
Condition: Very Good
- Like New
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Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes
by: Robert Louis Stevenson
Narrative of the author's 120 mile trip with a donkey in the Cevennes
in France in 1878. The Cevennes today cannot look very different from
the way that remote part of France did in 1878 when Robert Louis Stevenson
set out on his walking tour behind Modestine, the donkey that carried
his baggage. The 120 mile trip was through difficult country, up and down,
rainy and chilly; the donkey, moody and uncooperative, was the cause of
regrets on the part of its owner and the object of his ironies and ineffectual
severities. Although Stevenson's adventure lasted only twelve days, his
account provides the impression of a much longer journey. 149 pgs.
c.1996...originally published in 1879...S/C...$12.95
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Travels With My Ass
by: Pascal, John
A small but pure and highly polished gem; as always John Pascal’s
sense of people and place is flawless. When asked what Graham Greene (Travels
With My Aunt) and John Steinbeck (Travels With Charley) might have to
say about this book’s title or its content John Pascal replied: “Well,
if they could have read it I don’t think they would have had any
objection - in fact, I think they’d have enjoyed it.” As you
follow Sal and his little “family” in their peregrinations through
America and Italy you may find yourself wishing you could join them. 162
pgs.
c. 2005, S/C...$11.50
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Travels With My Donkey
by: Moore, Tim
True account of the author and his ass on a 500 mile pilgrimage from St
jean Pied-de-Port (on the French side of the Pyrenees) to the cathedral
at Santigo de Compostela, which houses the remains of Spain's patron St.
James. 328 pgs.
c. 2005, S/C...$14.99
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Two Dogs, A Donkey & A Frenchwoman (The Life, Legacy & Adventures
Of A Traveling Canine Comedy Act)
by: Sanger, Mike
A fascinating account of animal and human lives that are dependent on
each other. Mike Sanger's gentle training technique enables his animals
to become professionals who love their work and perform in their own unique
styles. The book records how the animals' lives and deaths have affected
him over the nearly thirty years he has had the act. B/W photos. 181 pgs.
c. 2007, S/C...$18.95
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Whoa You Donkey...Whoa! Adventures of a Lady
Prospector
by: Leveque, Laura (Alias: Jackass Jill)
A modern-day gold prospector, treasure hunter, and mineral collector chronicles
misadventures with her donkey companions, Willy and Shaggy, in remote ghost
towns and mining districts of the frontier West. Guaranteed a fun read for
anyone who loves outdoor adventure, animals, and eccentric characters. 155
pgs.
c. 2006, S/C...$16.95
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Wild Burro Tales -Thiry Years of Haulin' Ass
by: Walter, Hal
A wonderfully written book that looks into the sport of pack burro racing.
What started with the scrappy old miners is now being redefined by a current
generation. History and training are covered as well. 176 pages
c. 2010, S/C, Autographed...$15.00
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Wisdom of Donkeys: Finding Tranquility in
a Chaotic World
by: Merrifield, Andy
A literary ode to peace, presence, and fulfillment inspired by a walk taken
with a most surprising creature. Andy Merrifield set out on a journey of
the soul with a friend's donkey, to walk amid the ruins and spectacular
vistas of southern France's Haute-Auvergne. The purposeful pace of the journey
and the understated nobility of Gribouille, his humble donkey companion,
allowed him to confront himself as well as to consider the larger mysteries
of life's insight he now shares in his enchanting book, The Wisdom of Donkeys.
As Merrifield contemplates literature, science, truth and beauty, and the
universality of nature amid the French countryside, Gribouille surprises
him with his subtle wisdom, reminding him time and again that enlightenment
is all around us if we but seek it. Traveling with Andy Merrifield and Gribouille,
we're reminded of the contemplative and exquisite benefits of nature, passive
adventuring, and wild spaces. 245 pgs.
c. 2008, H/C...$19.95
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Work Horse Handbook
by: Miller, Lynn R.
The quintessential operator's manual for horses & mules in harness. Covers:
considerations for beginners, attitude & approach, the mechanics of the
draft horse, anatomy, fundamentals of care, feeding, the stable, harness,
hitch gear, principles of driving for work, rigging the hitch, cost of
using horses, work you can do with horses, equipment, and work horse diary.
B/W photos & drawings. 366 pgs.
c. 2004, 2nd Ed, S/C...$32.95 |
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Zebras, Asses & Horses: An Action Plan For The Conservation Of
Wild Equids
by: Duncan, Patrick
Genectic diversity of Equid species, feral horses and donkeys, feeding
& ranging, reproductive and social behavior, population sizes, action
required to conserve wild equids. Includes: mountain zebras, grevy's zebras,
plain zebras, african wild asses, asian wild asses, przewalski's horse.
36 pgs.
c. 1992, S/C...$12.95
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