I HAVE A DESK FULL OF FLY SWATTERS WHICH MEANS TEH DONKEYS MUST BE BACK FROM THE JANINE "EPISODE" FOR DONKEYS IN HAMILTON... TALKING ABOUT TACKLING A "CULTURAL NORM" WITH A TOTALLY NEW CONCEPT- GOTTA HAND IT TO JANINE-- THE WHOLE TOWN OF HAMILTON MASS IS THOROBRED... I.E. RACE HORSE.. HUNTER JUMPER... DRESSAGE ORIENTED- I AM TOLD IT IS THE TOWN IN THE US WITH THE MOST HORSE TRAILERS PER ACRE.. THESE ARE REALLLLY FANCY HORSES AIMED AT THINGS LIKE " THE OLYMPICS" WITH WOMEN ALL DRESSED UP WITH FANCY HATS LIKE ROYAL WEDDINGS OR KENTUCKY DERBY DAY...AND JANINE CERTAINLY CAN HOLD HER HEAD UP IN THAT CROWD OF "HORSEMEN" -- EXCEPT--------- AGE OR WHATEVER HAS MADE HER REALIZE DONKEYS ARE MUCH MORE JUST PLAIN FUN... FULL OF PERSONALITY AND MUCH MORE INTELLIGENT---- LESS PRONE TO SELF DESTRUCTION... SO SHE NOW CIRCULATES IN WHAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED A GROUP THAT HAS INVESTED HUGE AMOUNTS OF TIME, ENERGY, FINANCES, AND REAL ESTATE IN THE SEARCH OF TEH PERFECT THOROBRED- WARMBLOOD, WITH A BUNCH OF DONKEYS SHE RESCUED AT 87 CENTS A POUND.. WHICH SHE THEN FINDS "FOREVER HOMES" IN FANCY STABLES ONCE USED TO HOUSE ONLY WHAT WAS RUMORED TO BE THE FINEST IMPORTED IRISH HUNTER. AND POLO PONYS AND TEH PEOPLE WHO GET INVOLVED ARE relaxed, SMILING AND LAUGHING LIKE NEVER BEFORE.
APPARENTLY THERE WAS AN EVENT TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE ESSEX TRAIL ASSOCIATION- money TO CLEAr trails in teh state forest - willowdale-- which abuts our property too. the reason for the fly swatters-- she apparently had a race set up donkey style..i.e. carefully maneuvered in slow motion-- being horse people they are used to whipping horses to make them go so to fulfil that human instinct she gave people fly swatters- which our donkeys have already been introduced to and don't react to at all.
you think i am kidding????
look at https://www.grotonhousefarm.com/ into that atmosphere insert http://equinerescuenetwork.com/?page_id=1348 and have a good laugh !! the donkey racing with a person in front with a bag of carrots is my favorite....
