Available Equines

You can check out our current Guide for New Donkey Owners with some useful information about basic donkey care here. An electronic copy of the official Donkey Care Handbook from the Donkey Sanctuary of England can be viewed here, and a current generic version of our adoption agreement, foster application, and adoption application, respectively, can be viewed or filled out below. When you are ready to apply, please fill out and submit the appropriate forms. For adoption, please read up on our adoption policies and requirements here.

(Please note: Adoption or foster applications do not constitute any commitment or contract; they're simply for our information and a first step in our adoption or foster process!)

Here is our generic adoption agreement. This is the kind of agreement that you sign when you adopt an animal from us. Please DO NOT send this in lieu of an adoption application; this is FOR VIEWING ONLY!

ADOPTION AGREEMENT GENERIC
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DONKEYS/MULES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION OR FOSTERING SUMMER 2026

PIA & ASTRID

Pia and Astrid are both 14 years old and have been together all their lives. They spent their first year as feral burros on the Navajo reservation and were then rounded up together with 15 other donkeys. That was in 2013. Pia and Astrid were yearlings at the time. After some training, they were adopted out to a home in Laguna, where they stayed until last summer. Then they were returned to us. In the meantime, Pia had grown a huge, long coat with many mats in it. She now looks like a small Baudet du Poitou donkey and needs clipping in the summer to keep her cool and also to prevent new matting. Her hair is so thick that brushing won't work unless she is clipped. Like many of the Navajo donkeys in her original herd, Pia has also tested positive for Cushing's and gets daily Pergolide. So whoever adopts these very sweet girls will have to be prepared to manage Pia's coat and Cushing's medications long-term.

Both girls have refreshed their ground training here and will be well prepared for an active donkey family life by the time they leave us for a new adoption. We already have some events planned for them where they will get some exposure to more people and some action. Astrid might be suitable as a racing burro, since she is more athletic than Pia. We will see how far we get with their training until someone comes along and snatches them up! So far, they halter well, lead and load ok, and have been practicing tying and standing for a hoof trim. The two girls are currently in foster care and training in Edgewood, but a visit to check them out can be arranged. Their adoption fee as a pair is $1,500 and includes recent Coggins, dental (as needed), vaccinations, and updated blood test results for Pia's Cushing's, as well as worming and recent hoof trim. If you are interested in adopting Pia and Astrid (we will not separate them!), please fill out our electronic adoption application on this page.)

CHLOE & ABIGAIL

These two are currently in foster care in Santa Fe. Please submit an adoption application (above) if you're interested in adopting them!

Chloe and Abigail are both around 16 years old. They've been together since 2014 and used to live in the town of Madrid for many years, where their human was the town's barber. Chloe is originally from Texas and was adopted out as Abigail's companion when Abigail was only 3 1/2 years old and very much untrained. The girls have come a long way since then, and Abigail and her current foster just won 4th place female in the short course Ruidoso pack burro race. These girls would like to have an active life, and they're not attached at the hip - you can take out Abigail for an activity while Chloe stays behind and waits, or you can take out both for different activities at the same time.

Chloe and Abigail both have some metabolic issues that will need to be managed by their future adopters. Chloe tested undetermined for Cushing's last year; her blood values are better this year, but now Abigail has tested positive for Cushing's as well and has been prescribed Pergolide. Their weight needs to be carefully monitored as well. They do best on a mix of barley straw and grass hay, and they should not get any alfalfa or grain. Their adoption fee is $1,600 as a pair. The fee also includes a recent vet check, dentals, hoof trims, all necessary blood work, including Coggins, and updated vaccinations/ worming.