Thanks very much – kind people – for so many enquiries. Aitana is fine and growing in strength every day. I am still spending nights in the stable (now temperatures are down to freezing) to make sure Aitana is going to make it. Last night -3 degrees. The trick is to keep all the other … More Aitana January update
Happy New Year to readers of the EquusAsinus blog. I imagine it has been a difficult year for everyone, so I will not go into any details about why this has seemed a particular annus horribilis for me! Suffice to say, I have survived the year with at least good physical health, and so far … More 2021 in El Parral and on the Roads to Compostela
Today Aitana went out with me for a short walk down the road and she would not go past the turning, out of sight of the other donkeys. As I let her go whichever way she wanted and I gave her more slack on the lead rope, she suddenly decided to start running back up … More Aitana has been for a run
The patient is doing well! I have complete confidence in our new equine vet, who has now also done a complete health check on Rubí, Matilde and Morris as well, to make sure none of them might go the way of Aitana due to poor diet. We are reviewing diet as a priority. The former … More Aitana update
It is a terrible thing when an animal you care for every day enters a time of serious health crisis. Aitana, who is the youngest of the four donkeys (born 2 October 2011) has always had problems with laminitis – a condition where the front hooves gradually become more vertical and the donkey can have … More Aitana donkey pulls through
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