ENGFollowing my visit to Pepe Selfa in late November to study at first hand the project to save the Andalusian donkey race, I have been considering my approach before writing here on my blog about my experience in Palma del Rio, or posting immediate impressions. First I would like to thank Pepe for introducing me … More equusasinus.net multilingual pages (English, castellano, Français)
I am soon travelling to Andalucia for a shortened version of the trip I have been planning for a long time: the visit to Pepe Selfa’s donkey stud farm to see how the Andalusian breed was saved from extinction. As I prepared for my trip, I was approached by someone I only knew from one … More The Empathy of Donkeys
It is exactly fifteen years now, from 2010 when I returned to Spain after so many years away, with a teaching contract in Costa Blanca, and I first looked to buy a donkey to walk with, and a companion donkey because they are sociable animals and should not live alone. I found the companion donkey … More Andalusian donkey breed: a learning journey.
My donkey Morris – who is an expert on equus asinus – will tell you that El Refugio del Burrito in Spain is a subsidiary of the original Sidmouth sanctuary founded by Elisabeth Svendsen over fifty years ago. She would be proud to see the work of the Refugio del Burrito in training professional vets … More Vet training at the Refugio del Burrito
An introduction from the Peasant: Rubí donkey writes a Tuesday blog here on equusasinus called “Rubí Tuesbray” which has run for many years – on and off – but stopped for reasons nobody is clear about. Maybe she trod on her keyboard and broke it, or perhaps she was discouraged by poor reviews in the … More Closing the Burro de Change