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20 THE RURAL VOICE
Despite the changes in climate, the
animals soon settled into a Simcoe
County winter. And, just as quickly,
word began to spread in agricultural
circles that they had arrived at Rege-
link's Big Curve Acres Farm near
Orillia.
Hemsted set Tyrone to work on his
own place, and Regelink put a jennet
in with his sheep on a second farm.
Then, the phone began to ring. By
mid-February, the partners in "Don-
keys Unlimited" had sold about 10 of
the animals to sheep producers from
Glen Huron, near Collingwood, to
Muskoka, and inquiries keep coming.
A second shipment of about 40
donkeys was expected to arrive from
Texas in early March. Those who
have bought the animals to date report
good results, Hemsted said. One pro-
ducer with about 1,200 sheep took two
jennets on a trial basis, and now plans
to use about 10 in total by year's end.
The beauty of the species is that
while donkeys are aggressive towards
canines, they're gentle with humans
and their animal charges. "The one
I'm using with my sheep is extremely
good with them," says Regelink. "If
the sheep get too close and bother her,
she puts her ears back and will lift her
leg and move it in circles, but she
won't kick them. She'll give the
sheep plenty of signals that she's an-
noyed. They'll pay attention."
Regelink also pointed to a variety
of other uses for donkeys aside from
predator control. They make good pet
stock, especially for young children,
because they are not as aggressive as
ponies and small horses, he said.
(Guard donkeys, however, should not
be made into pets, or they'll be less
reliable as predator controllers.)
Donkeys have long been used in
the thoroughbred horse industry as
companions for horses. They can also
be used to halter -break young horses,
or to teach them to drive.
In the future, Regelink predicts the
formation of local clubs for owners of
trained donkeys to show off their ani-
mals' conformation and skills.
"Down at the Royal last year, as a
demonstration, they had a fellow driv-
ing four-in-hand, a team of donkeys
pulling him on a cart. It did look kind
of funny, but there it was."0