What a great weekend! 9/6/10
We had a great visit with Bill and Sue Hill of Hill's Haven in Ft. Madison, Iowa. We were able to met our nylon halter-maker, Wilmer, and visited the casino in Burlington. We helped Bill celebrate his birthday. Thanks, for a great lunch and breakfast, Sue, and thanks for keeping Carlotta Jean for us!
After the Hill's, we traveled to Kirksville, Missouri, to visit Doc and Wilma Gardner. They show us around the "farm". Wow! They have a lot of nice donkeys! Thanks for lunch, Doc!

Kentucky Mule & Donkey Assoc. State Show 8/28/10
We just returned from the Kentucky Mule & Donkey Association State Championship Show. Here are our placings:
Sneaky Pete: 3rd of 3 - Yearling Jacks
Helene: 1st of 7 - Yearling Jennets, Reserve Champion Jennet
Z Molly: 4th of 8 - Jennets 2 and over
Pale Flower: 5th of 8 - Jennets 2 and over
Andre: 2nd of 4 - Geldings 2 and over, Reserve Champion Gelding
Way to go, ASSphalt Acres!

ASSphalt Acres Alexis 8/19/10
Blondie delivered a beautiful red baby last night, Aug. 19th. She has a lot of roaning like her mom. Daddy is Short ASSets Fireplug.

Indiana State Fair 8/18/10
We survived the Indiana State Fair last week. Although the temperatures were in the mid-90's every day, we were very comfortable in our air-conditioned barn. The donkeys received one second place ribbon, 2 third placings, a fourth, two fifths, and a sixth. We also had a couple of donkeys that did not place. We had a great time and even stayed all night at the fair one night. We talked to a lot of people handing out cards, brochures and Tootsie Rolls.

Another red jennet! 8/6/10
Circle C Marmalade delivered a red jennet last night (August 5th). It is a Fireplug baby. That makes 8 girls and 7 boys this year. Woohoo!

More donkeys going to Kentucky! 7/29/10
Thank you to Martha and Jacqueline Brown on your purchase of Shel-Lyn and Red Rover. We enjoy our donkey trips!

Another Red Jennet 7/26/10
758's Isolde presented us with another red jenney on Friday, July 23rd. This was a Texas breeding and the sire is Ticker Tape. We have named her ASSphalt Acres Auburn.

A Fireplug Daughter at ASSphalt Acres 7/23/10
The Elms Firelight delivered our first Fireplug baby on July 22nd. It's a jenny and she is gorgeous...dark red with that "look at me" attitude!

Big Thank You's! 7/22/10
ASSphalt Acres would like to thank Celeste Brown on your purchase of ASSphalt Acres Shel-Lyn. Also, more thank you's go to Jacqueline Brown on her purchase of ASSphalt Acres Noreen and Rearview's Pink Skye. We are looking forward to our "donkey trip" this Saturday.

Springfield, Missouri, trip 6/13/10
We took two jennets, Pink Skye and Noreen, to the Ozarks Classic Breeders Sale in Springfield, Missouri, this weekend. Unfortunately, we brought them both back home with us. The economy has really hit the donkey market hard. But now is the time to be buying good donkeys to improve the herd and we did just that. We purchased Braying Hills Rose Blush. She is gorgeous and such a unique color. We are happy to have her join our herd. Thanks, Dee, for putting on such a great sale in such trying circumstances.

Two More Jennets at ASSphalt Acres 6/1/10
We took a trip to Jeffersonville, OH, with Jerry and Susie Patterson yesterday to visit Kiterra Farm. Thanks, Terri and Kirk, for giving us the opportunity to puchase KKR Rockin Red Rosie and Brasstown Brayers Blazing Dark Moon. They will be great additions to our herd of brood jennets. We are looking forward to their foals.

First Donkey Baby of 2010 3/1/10
Assphalt Acres has had their first foal of 2010. 758's Tivoli delivered a sorrel jack on Friday, February 26th. He looks to be a very correct and spunky guy. His sire is Ticker Tape. We bought his mom in Texas last November. We try not to have babies in Indiana in February. Too c-o-o-o-ld!

Visit from the Salvation Army 11/13/09
This past Wednesday, we welcomed the ladies from the Salvation Army Women's Ministry. It was a beautiful day, and they enjoyed seeing the donkeys.

Foal Update 10/12/09
I have been remiss in blogging about our foals. Here are the last foals in 2009:
AA MiMi 08/30/09 Gypsy Rose x Tyger
AA Sneaky Pete 09/07/09 Mia x Tyger
AA Skye King 09/12/09 Pink Skye x Tyger

Tennessee State Fair 10/12/09
Steve and Jerry Patterson took several donkeys to the Tennessee State Fair on September 17th. Same judge as the Michigan State Fair, but he didn't like our donkeys that day. :(

Michigan State Fair 8/31/09
We arrived home safely from the Michigan State Fair yesterday. It was a very good fair for the donkeys in our trailer. Here are the placings:
Z Molly: 1st in Jennet Class; Champion Jennet
Pale Flower: 2nd in Foal/Yearling Class; Reserve Champion Jennet
Andre: 4th in Foal/Yearling; 4th in Solid Color
Tyger: 3rd in Jack Class; 2nd in Spotted Color; 1st in Cloverleaf

Ravenwood (Jerry and Susie Patterson) went with us. They took 4 donkeys and had 3 blue ribbons and a reserve champion.

Way to go, donkeys!

Japanese Sister City Visitors 8/27/09
On August 19th, Assphalt Acres was visited by 10 Japanese students from Shelbyville's industrial sister city, Shizuoka City. They enjoyed the donkeys, especially the new jenny that was born the night before. They helped us name the baby, Junko, which is close to jenny in Japanese. We loved telling the girls about our precious donkeys.

Josie Is Going to a New Home 8/16/09
Thanks to Jim and Emily Shank on your purchase of our driving gelding, Josie. We know he is going to a great home, and we get to have a donkey trip next Sunday!

Indiana State Fair 8/15/09
We did not place too well at the Indiana State Fair were not too good this year. Andre placed second in the yearling jack/gelding class and Pale Flower got fourth in her class. We will look forward to the Michigan and Tennessee state fairs to have better results. The bright spots were telling people about the Legend of the Donkey's Cross and seeing the faces of the kids as the saw the donkeys. Awesome!

ASSphalt Acres goes International! 8/8/09
ASSphalt acres Ring Around the Rosie sold at The Great American Donkey Sale on August 1st. She was purchased by Mrs. Ineke Groenendijk from the Netherlands. Thank you Ineke for buying such a nice jennet and for taking our girl to Holland.

Pale Flower wins again! 8/1/09
Frontier Legends Pale Flower was shown today by Jerry Patterson at the Kentucky Mule & Donkey Association State Championship Show at Liberty, Kentucky. She placed first out of 10 in the NMDA Yearling Jennet class. She then won Grand Champion Jennet. What an honor for Assphalt Acres!!! Thank you, Jerry and Susie of Ravenwood Farm for showing Pale Flower for us.

Frontier Legends Pale Flower 7/9/09
We went down to Shelbyville, Tennessee, to meet up with Frontier Legends at the Great Celebration Mule and Donkey Show. We purchased Pale Flower in March when we were in Texas. Koby Schooler showed Pale Flower for us in the foal class. She placed first in a class of ten! She is nice jennet...real solid and well put together. We are looking forward to showing her at the Indiana State Fair. Thank you, Koby, and all at Frontier Legends for making this possible.

Last Chance Ranch 6/29/09
Jill to Lacey and Sadie to the Last Chance Ranch in Hancock County this morning. There were 10-12 kids between the ages of 8 and 12. These kids wanted to learn something about equine other than horses. They were very interested in the donkeys, and the donkeys were on their best behavior. Thank you, Suzanne, for inviting us to your horse camp.

Extreme, the Comforter 6/29/09
Steve was trying to trim Lucy's feet. Lucy didn't want any part of it. She was pulling back on the halter, had that wild look in her eyes, and breathing heavy. Extreme comes up and lays her head on Lucy's back and she settled right down. The feet were trimmed without any problems. Later, Extreme comes and puts her head right next to Steve's cheek. What a girl!

Assphalt Acres Dr. Phil 6/18/09
Smokey Tango delivered a dark jack foal early Tuesday mornning. Much to our surprise, she rejected her foal. With the help of our friend and neighbor, Phil Wright, we were slowly able to help her get over the fear of the baby. Everything is fine now and we have named the foal Dr. Phil.