Tyger Spotted Jennet
DOB 7/31/12 @2:04 am
Birth Height:  21" - Birth Weight: 24.0 lbs.
MDR #63037
ACOSA #SA2779
Microchip ID#on file

Sire: HHAA Black 'n' Blue (Bruise), 30½" Black w/Cross
      Grand Sire:  Itsy Bitsy Front and Center, 31" Black w/Star
      Grand Dam:  Sunset Acres Junebug, 32 ½" Black NLP
       
Dam:  Taste the Rainbow, 32 ½" Dark Brown & White Spotted
      Grand Sire:  Sunset Acres Hoops, 31 ½" True Jet Black w/NLP
      Grand Dam:  HAA Alanis Morissette, 33 ½" Dk Brn/White Spotted

Click MDR sign for Rain's pedigree!

Just born...a very heavy boned, beautiful tyger spotted jennet with dark eyeliner all the way around both eyes. Photos coming soon! This is Bruise's fourth foal and first spot! Thank you to Julia Vaughn, who delivered Bow when she was born, for naming both Bow and her new baby, Rain! My batteries died for my good camera so I was unable to take a video of the birth like I usually do. I did take a few seconds with my cell phone but I had to put it down to get the baby out since she was delivered standing up!

Rain's New Home!

Rain first day outside at 1 day of age.

Birth video taken by WyCherie at marestare

Spotted Jennet w/Blaze Face
DOB 6/02/12 @ 4:30am
Birth Height: 21½" ~ Birth Weight: 21.2 lbs.
MDR #63034
ACOSA #SA2778
Microchip ID#on file

Sire: Windcrest Firefly, 30½" Dark Red
      Grand Sire:  MGF Fiftyfire, 31½" Dark Red
      Grand Dam:  Windcrest Pinkee, 32" Red

Dam:  HHAA Tease The Boys (Flirt), 32½"  Dk Brown & White Spotted
      Grand Sire:  MGF Primero, 32 ½" Black & White Spot
      Grand Dam:  Sunset Acres Buffy, 34¼" Dark Brown

Click MDR sign for Kissy's pedigree!

Butterfly Kisses at one day of age!

Close-up birth video at Half Ass Acres

Brown Jennet
DOB 5/21/12 @ 10:33pm
Birth Height: 20" ~ Birth Weight: 21.6 lbs.
MDR #63032
Microchip ID#on file

Sire: HHAA Black 'n' Blue (Bruise), 30½" Black w/Cross
      Grand Sire:  Itsy Bitsy Front and Center, 31" Black w/Star
      Grand Dam:  Sunset Acres Junebug, 32½" Black NLP

Dam:  Sky Point Picabo, 31½" Light Gray & White Spotted
      Grand Sire:  Garrett's Cozy Acres Silver Fox, 32¾" Gray & White Spotted
      Grand Dam:  Shady Acres Muffin, 32¼" Gray-Dun

Click MDR sign for Whimsy's pedigree!

Whimsy was due on June 14th so she arrived 3 weeks and 3 days early. She's a tiny thing but she's stocky like her dad, Bruise, with his baby-doll head. Don't let her small size fool you as she has a personality larger than life. She doesn't have a shy bone in her stout little body. We named her Whimsy because she has a fanciful area on her bottom that always looks like a light is shining on her no matter which way she is turned.

Her dam, Picabo, has produced many national champions. Whimsy could easily be a show donkey, future brood jennet, or the best pet one could ever hope for. We are reluctantly offering her for sale simply to keep our herd size at a manageable number. Our goal is for each of our donkeys to receive the attention that they so deserve.

Whimsey's new home...Lucky Donkey!

First day outside at 1 day old

Close-up birth video at Half Ass Acres

Red Jennet w/Star
DOB 5/21/12 @ 6:35pm
Birth Height: 22½" ~ Birth Weight: 26.2 lbs.
MDR #63033
Microchip ID#on file

Sire: Windcrest Firefly, 30½" Dark Red
      Grand Sire:  MGF Fiftyfire, 31 ½" Dark Red
      Grand Dam:  Windcrest Pinkee, 32" Red

Dam:  Windcrest Little Bridget, 32 ¾" Dark Red
      Grand Sire:  Windcrest Little Red Man, 31" Dark Red
      Grand Dam:  Windcrest Red Beau's Robin, 32" Brown

Click MDR sign for Shine's pedigree!

Firefly sure put his mark on this beautiful red jennet with that large star right in the middle of her forehead. Watch Me Shine will live up to her name whether in the show ring or the breeding pen. She is a full sister to Big Money who is now a herd sire in England. She is also a full sister to Rocket's Red Glare, a gorgeous red jennet who is offered for sale due to the untimely death of her owner at Wit's End Farm.

Shine has show winning conformation with her straight legs, perfect bite, wide chest and level topline. She struts her stuff like she knows all eyes are on her. She will be offered for sale to keep our herd at a manageable number. Visit our 'for sale' page for more information.

Staying in Tennessee!!
Shine's & Bridget's new home below.

First day outside at 1 day old
Close-up birth video at Half Ass Acres

Tri-Colored Spotted Jennet w/Apron Face & NLP
DOB 5/08/12 @ 10:30pm
Birth Height:  20½" ~ Birth Weight: 23.4 lbs.
Height 5/01/14: 30½"
MDR #63035
ACOSA #SA2780
Microchip ID# on file

Sire: Heiken's Ark Napoleon, 31½" Dark Tri-Colored Spot w/NLP
      Grand Sire:  Heiken's Ark Dandy, 30¼" Dark Spotted
      Grand Dam:  LN Nigeria, Grulla Brown/Gray w/NLP

Dam:  HHAA Be Dazzled, 30¼" Very Dark Brown w/NLP
      Grand Sire:  PGF Peppercorn Jack , 30 ½" Brown
      Grand Dam:  Gladybrooke Glorianna, 31" Very Dark Brown

Click MDR sign for L's pedigree!

Be Dazzled's foal snuck up on us. was born so quickly that we had no time to video the birth. This is our last Napoleon offspring as sadly he has been sold.

Congratulations to
Dena Wilson
Rocking 615 Ranch
Chapel Hill, Tennessee!!

2013 Tennessee High Point Reserve Champion Ambassador Donkey

2014 Tennessee High Point Champion Ambassador Donkey 2014 Tennessee Grand Champion Driving Donkey

Handled by her owner, Dena Wilson, of Rocking 615 Ranch!

Dark Jennet w/NLP
DOB 4/23/12 @11:43pm
Birth Height:  22¼" ~ Birth Weight: 27.6 lbs.
Height 4/30/14: Less than 30¼"
MDR #63036
Microchip ID# on file

Sire: Heiken's Ark Napoleon, 31½" Dark Tri-Colored Spot w/NLP
      Grand Sire:  Heiken's Ark Dandy, 30¼" Dark Spotted
      Grand Dam:  LN Nigeria, Grulla Brown/Gray w/NLP

Dam:  Sunset Acres Junebug, 32½" Black, NLP
      Grand Sire:  Circle C Little Motown, 35 1/8" Black
      Grand Dam:  Sunset Acres Zelda, 32" Black, NLP

Click MDR sign for Mi Mi's pedigree!

She looks exactly like mom!! Thank you to Tim Wilson for thinking of the perfect name: Mirror, Mirror!! And thank you to Canadianlady at marestare for the suggestion for her barn name!

Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who's the fairest of them all? Junebug's first jennet foal of course!! Sorry but not for sale!! I have to keep my favorite jennet's first jennet foal. This is the only 2012 foal we retained this year.

I let a very persistent person talk me right out of this fabulous jennet!

Outside photos & videos taken on 4/25/12.


Close-up birth video taken at Half Ass Acres.

Marestare birth video taken by WyCherie

Dark Steel Gray Jack w/NLP (Gelded)
DOB 3/20/12 @ 10:06pm
Birth Height:  21½" ~ Birth Weight: 21.6 lbs.
MDR #62363
Microchip ID#on file

Sire: Heiken's Ark Napoleon, 31½" Dark Tri-Colored Spot w/NLP
      Grand Sire:  Heiken's Ark Dandy, 30¼" Dark Spotted
      Grand Dam:  LN Nigeria, Grulla Brown/Gray w/NLP

Dam:  Stonegate Acres She's a Ten, 34½" Gray w/NLP & Star
      Grand Sire:  MGF Future Link, 32"  Black w/Cross
      Grand Dam:  Cameron Ranch Smudge, 34½" Gray-Dun

Click MDR sign for Rocky's pedigree!

Rocky was born at Half Ass Acres out of a jennet that we had already sold. His new owner will be gelding him and training him for the show ring one day. Hopefully he will grow up to be a matched pair with our gelding, Mookie, when we met at the shows in the future. Rocky is not for sale! He is loved dearly by his new owner, Sally Lightner. I am sure you have seen her visit him almost every day.

Proudly owned by
Sally & David Lightner
Winchester, Tennessee
Has been gelded & living
w/his dam, She's a Ten!

Outside photos & videos taken on 3/24/12!


Rocky's first bray!

Close-up birth video taken at Half Ass Acres

Dark Brown Jack (Gelding)
DOB 3/15/12 @ 6:31am
Birth Height:  22½" ~ Birth Weight: 29.2 lbs.
MDR #Pending
Microchip ID#on file

Sire: Windcrest Firefly, 30½" Dark Red
      Grand Sire:  MGF Fiftyfire, 31½" Dark Red
      Grand Dam:  Windcrest Pinkee, 32" Red

Dam:  Windcrest Autumn Sunrise, 33¼" Dark Brown
      Grand Sire:  PGF Peppercorn Jack , 30½" Brown
      Grand Dam:  Sunset Acres Tilly, 33½" Dark Brown & White Spotted

Click MDR sign for Rusty's pedigree!

Born on the Ides of March so he was named Little Caesar. Caesar was born here at Half Ass Acres out of a jennet that we had already sold. Later we repurchased this foal and renamed him Rusty Boots. He now belongs to my good friend, Sally Lightner, at Willow Pointe Farm.

Outside photos & videos taken on 3/19/12


Close-up birth video taken at Half Ass Acres

Gray & White Spotted Jack w/Apron Face (Gelding)
DOB 3/12/12 @ 7:13am
Birth Height:  22½" ~ Birth Weight: 28.4 lbs.
MDR #62361
ACOSA #SA2742
Microchip ID# on file

Sire: Heiken's Ark Napoleon, 31½" Dark Tri-Colored Spot w/NLP
      Grand Sire:  Heiken's Ark Dandy, 30 ¼" Dark Spotted
      Grand Dam:  LN Nigeria, Grulla Brown/Gray w/NLP

Dam:  Flight of Fancy Sheila, 31½" Gray
      Grand Sire:  DMF Little Clip, 31" Gray
      Grand Dam:  Seneca of Bell E Acres, 31" Gray

Click MDR sign for Cam's pedigree!

Thank you to our friends, Eric & Jean from marestare (cdnsunshine), for suggesting the perfect name! They named him Camera Shy because Sheila decided to foal during our switch to a new computer when the barn cams were down. Cam is a very unusual and adorable spotted jack. He has been sold as a gelding prospect to someone that has several other pet donkeys for him so he will not be alone.

Gone to Missouri!

Outside photos & videos taken on 3/13/12


Close-up birth video taken at Half Ass Acres

Brown/Gray & White Spotted Jack (Gelding)
DOB 2/29/12 @ 2:57am
Birth Height:  20½" ~ Birth Weight: 21.0 lbs.
MDR #62362
ACOSA #SA2743
Microchip ID# on file

Sire: Heiken's Ark Napoleon, 31½" Dark Tri-Colored Spot w/NLP
      Grand Sire:  Heiken's Ark Dandy, 30 ¼" Dark Spotted
      Grand Dam:  LN Nigeria, Grulla Brown/Gray w/NLP

Dam:  Short & Sweet Raven's Fire, 32½" True Black, No Cross
      Grand Sire:  Sunset Acres Russian Czar, 31½" Black
      Grand Dam:   B. J. Black Beauty, 33" Black w/Cross

Click MDR sign for Bobby's pedigree!

It's a miracle...our little jennet has turned into a jack! This will be the last time I don't check behind my husband for one or two holes!!  Maybe this was a practical joke from Heaven from Bob himself! This has Bob's name written all over it! Thanks for the laugh, Bob, Sandy really enjoyed this one!  But the first thing I am going to do when I get to heaven is kick Bob's ass for kicking us off our high horse! I can hear Bob roaring with laughter all the way from heaven! 

Just born on the 29th of February Leap Year!! He is a spot with eyeliner all the way around his right eye plus an eye patch and on the top of left eye and partial lower left eye. Perfect bite. Bobby has a 'wreath of roses' spot pattern around his neck.  Surely a gift from Bob to Sandy!!! 

Raven belonged to Bob & Sandy Dorris of Wit's End Farm before she lived at Half Ass Acres.. Bob passed away unexpectedly  on February 22nd, 2012, just seven days before this foal was born. The very last act of love that Bob did was send his wife, Sandy, a text telling her that he loved her. In honor of Bob's courageous act and because this jack was born on leap year day we chose the name of Lover's Leap. His call name will be Bobby. We hope this honors the memory of this wonderful man that will be missed by all who knew him.

Thank you to our friend, Sally Lightner, for suggesting the perfect name!

Gone to Knoxville, Tennessee!

Outside photos & videos taken on 3/03/12

Close-up birth video taken at Half Ass Acres

Dark Steel Gray Jennet w/NLP
DOB 2/14/12 @ 3:38am
Birth Height:  19¾" ~ Birth Weight: 20.5 lbs.
MDR #62360
Microchip ID# on file

Sire: Heiken's Ark Napoleon, 31½" Dark Tri-Colored Spot w/NLP
      Grand Sire:  Heiken's Ark Dandy, 30 ¼" Dark Spotted
      Grand Dam:  LN Nigeria, Grulla Brown/Gray w/NLP

Dam:  Emerald Ridge Piper, 29¾" Gray-Dun, NLP
      Grand Sire:  Emerald Ridge Ricco, 31½" Gray-Dun
      Grand Dam:   Emerald Ridge Twiggy, 31¾" Gray-Dun

Click MDR sign for Teenie's pedigree!

We've been apprised that Teenie's write-up is long overdue. It's not like we were sitting in front of the television set eating bon-bons...check out the newborn page. Anyway, I digress....Teenie was born two week's early on Valentine's Day. She is a gorgeous little dark gray doll with no light points and a huge personality. She is correct in every way with a perfect bite, wide chest, and great topline.

She knows she shares her pasture with four little jacks and she is certainly the little diva of the group! Her ear has almost straightened out but it only adds to her spunky attitude.

Everyone who visits wants her but we have to disappoint them when we say, "you missed out on this gal as she was spoken for the day she was born."

Gone across the ocean!

Outside videos & photos taken on 2/17/12 @ 3 days old!


Up-Close birth video at Half Ass Acres
Marestare video by Wy Cherie...thanks!