2007 Club Events

June 9, 2007

2007 Fun Show

Stop by the Fun Show page for more pictures!

May 19, 2007

Harralson’s Fun Day

Location: Billings, MO

It was a beautiful LONGEARS day!

Any day at Harralson Donkey Hollow is a great day!  For us the event started earlier than others, although many of you traveled to make the trip.

We began the day shearing Smokey Joe our mammoth jack baby.  Yes, his ears are longer than most and he is only 6 months old.  After that we began to harness fit Peanut.  Now if you remember a couple years back, I wrote an article about bottle feeding a baby.  Well, Peanut is that baby.  His mom is a small mammoth jennet and his dad was a fly by night unknown.  Peanut has been to Farm Fest 2 years and may go again this year, and be driven around the grounds.  He was successfully harness trained and we found out he hates to have his ears touched.  That one proves to be a problem with harness.  This has to be something he has acquired at his mature age, because we did everything with Peanut but let him in the house.  After successfully harnessing Peanut, we sat down to a meal of hotdogs and what ever other food arrived.  And by the way Curt Harralson was allowed to celebrate his birthday with friends, and he did not even know we were doing so.

Dee brought Vader, so we drove Vader and Shadow during the afternoon.  New interested friends, from Aurora , came over to see what it was all about.  Come to find out they had purchased a baby from Karen Cottingham, but after we successfully got her husband and daughter in a cart, she smiled.  She emailed me a thank you and let me know they (the whole family) were hooked!  Isn’t it grand to share our love with new found friends?

Our grandson Hunter thought it was a great day, as he giggled and laughed and showed off for everyone who would pay attention.

Fun was had by those who attended; it is usually a slow day at our house, never much going on!

Anyhow, our intent is to make the spring event an annual event.  We would also like to make it a Donkey Necessity Swap Day.  In that I mean, we think it would be an excellent idea for us to plan an event where people brought extra harness, or parts, or equine necessities that they might want to trade or swap with others.  I don’t think that goes on anywhere else, so it would be my question to the association to possibly take that idea and run with it.  Harralson Donkey Hollow would be open to the idea being featured at their farm, or a city park near by if that is better.  In any event I think it is worthy of being hashed over.

For now, we are knee deep in hay, we harvest our own.  Thank God it is a banner year, and the predictions are it is not going to be a year of drought.  But, for those who buy hay, please get your hay lined up for the winter now and prepare ahead.  We do not have any extra to sell, and will use all we have.

Have a great spring, we will see many of you at the Fair in Springfield , if not at the Fair in Sedalia , and perhaps if you have missed those events you will come to the Ozark Event over Labor Day Weekend.  And of course I have already sent in my application for Farm Fest. I have the most relaxed fun there.

Happy trails enjoy your new babies!

Curt and Carolyn Harralson,

Donkey Hollow Farm  

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April 21, 2007

Dogwood Festival Parade

Camdenton, MO

Camdenton Dogwood Festival

April 21,2007

 

Hello there,

Here we are in Camdenton at 9am waiting to group with all the other donkey people. The parade starts at 10 o’clock but our number is 90 so we have a little wait. So we can do more talking donkey till then. We will be coming in towards the end, behind a band and before the horse’s.

This is my first parade and a few others too. I tell you, I was so excided on doing this. My daughter Stacy and her husband Cody came along to help and they walked my two donkeys, Cheyenne and Roxy. Vicki Sherman and I are ahead of the group and Vicki carries the MMDBA banner.

We have a total of 14 donkeys and us. That was great! Jerry and Vicki Pegelow brought two of their donkeys and Jerry drives a cart with one and Vicki walks the other. Vicki has made attachments of flowers on their halters. That is too cute, she says a bee was even after them. Kurt and Vicki Sherman are here, with their sorrel jack, he is such a gentleman. Max and Dee Keithley have their two jacks pulling carts. They are such well-behaved guys! Leroy and Joyce Rogers are here with their two grandkids Melinda & Caitlin Young and their friend. They have three little donkeys. Joyce went all out and dressed her donkeys in costumes!

As we get in line to go, you should see the donkeys! There are all kinds of noises the band playing, fire trucks horns blowing and the noise from the crowd. All the donkeys’ ears are up and they are all looking, who knows what they are thinking? But you know they are all doing great!

The people just love them you can hear “Oh look mom, how cute”. They are coming up to you and asking if they can pet the donkeys. You can’t help but say “Sure you can!”

We all are having such a great time, and a good reaction from the people! This is my first parade and if you haven’t done this before you need to try it just once! It is great fun!

I say thanks to all our members that came out to the parade and of course I can’t forget the donkeys!

Who knows we might see you all next year!

Karen Cottingham  

Sidekick Acres

photos by

Karen Cottingham

Jerry & Vicki Pegelow donkeys ready for the parade!

 

Newlyweds - Cody & Stacy

 

Sophie, Melinda & Leroy 

 

Joyce Rogers and Junebug  

Caitlin and Memphis Bell in background

 

Showing his best side - Kurt Sherman (love those legs) with Vader 

and Dee Keithley

 

Vicki Sherman carrying the MMDBA banner.

 

 

 

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April 07, 2007

 

Jeannie Richards

 

Jeannie Richards Clinic

photos by

Randy & Karen Cottingham

& 

Becky Winters

 

I arrived around 8:30 am to find trucks, trailers along with people and donkeys at the Marshfield Fairgrounds. It was a cold and blistery day but I was warmed by Members greetings and donkey hugs!

 

Jeannie presented an excellent clinic!

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Annual Meeting

January 27, 2007

 

This year MMDBA annual meeting was held again at the Camdenton fire station. We want to thank Joyce Rogers again this year for helping us out. Also thank you to the people at the fire station for letting us have our meeting there.

 

I arrived a little after eleven and the donkey talking was already started. It was nice to see everyone there. Well noon came and Dee had to call a time out with donkey talking to see if anyone was ready to eat. Believe me you should see all the good food that was there. It was quite tasty. 

Dee announced that if anyone needed to pay there due’s to go ahead before the meeting starts.  At one o’clock the meeting came to order. Dee introduced our new board members Carol Dale dose our book keeping and records, Cheryl Klund takes care of membership due’s. Carol Dale read the 2006 minutes. Dee gave a report for Becky Winters, was unable to attend the meeting Dee announced that Becky was taking temporary leave of absence. Will miss you Becky. Members should submit their ads and articles to Dee Keithley.

 

Cheryl Klund has volunteered to chair the 2007 fun show in Becky’s absence. The Fun Show dates were announced. Dee went over with the members on trying to find a judge for the fun show. Members voted to have Jim Sell back as the judge for this year. I gave a report on t-shirt sales and raffle. Cheryl gave a membership report and had on the tables for members to see the breeders list.  

 

We had a lot of new business to go over with the members: the state fair changes, trying to work on something for the Ozark Empire Fair, Raffle Items, having a class held by Jeannie Richards. 

 

Questionnaires were passed out to each member to fill out.

 

Joyce Rogers gave info on Camdenton’s Dogwood Festival for some of us to come out with our donkeys and join in the parade.

 

The election of board members; ballots were passed out, on the ballot were board members, proposed amendments 1,2,3 and dues by the calendar year. The members passed all unanimously.

 

 

I just wanted to say thanks to all the members who came out for the annual meeting and if you were unable to attend this year I hope you, your family and your donkeys are well. I hope to see you all at some events this year.

 

Thanks Karen  

Sidekick Acres