Black Gelding w/Large Star & Grey Eyes!
DOB 7/11/08 @ 4:56pm
Birth Height:  24¼" ~ Birth Weight: 32 ¼ lbs.
Height on 10/31/09: 34 ¼"
MDR #54504
Microchip ID#144914450A

Sire:  Itsy Bitsy Front and Center, Black w/Star
      Grand Sire:  Circle C Main Event, 32½" Black
      Grand Dam:  Valiant Tequila, 33 5/8" Gray-Dun

Dam:  Windcrest Little Sierra, 32½" Black & White Spot
      Grand Sire:  Fisher's Ghost, 32" Fully-frosted White
      Grand Dam:  Sutherlin's Little Reba, 33" Black w/Cross

In honor of our visitors, Ed and Angela Preston of Hill Country Miniatures in Texas, who were visiting at the time of his birth, we decided to name this boy Presto. Thank you to Wendy Lyon for dreaming up the perfect name. It was truly an “abracadabra moment” for all of us….when he was finally on the stall floor we could tell that he was one magnificent boy. He is a big boy and one that I would love to keep and train as my very own gelding. No doubt he has the looks to catch the judge’s eye and his personally is just as magical as his looks. I can see him now in a polished harness strutting his stuff in the show ring. He is one of the prettiest newborn donkeys you have ever seen. Presto has blue/grey eyes like several of his half brothers and sisters sired by Itsy Bitsy Front and Center. His newborn pictures and videos say it all!

Click here to see baby photos of Presto.

Photos above were taken right after Presto's first body clip July 2009. A week or so later he had turned all black once again!

Sorry this boy is not for sale…..he is ALL MINE!!!!!

Left video taken 7/13/08 ~ Right video taken 2/24/09 when Presto was gelded  

33½" Dark Gray Gelding w/NLP
DOB 6/10/01
MDR #41396
Microchip ID#132966635A

Sire:  Circle C Legend, 31¾" Light Red
      Grand Sire:  S. S. Red Lightening, 32" Red
      Grand Dam:  Circle C Miss Houston, 31¾" Light Red

Dam:  Circle C Pepsi Cola, 34" Black w/Cross
      Grand Sire:  Untraced
      Grand Dam:  Untraced

Mookie is a half brother to Stonegate Acres Solar Eclipse, a National High Point Perfomance Gelding and the 2005 NMDA High Point Gelding of the Year owned and shown by Kathy Loudamy at K & K Ranch in Texas. Mookie has a beautiful head and is a great little driving gelding. He is a beautiful mover and can really move out. He was trained by Wayne Lyon at Stonegate Acres in Canada and shown very briefly this year by Kathy Loudamy at K&K Ranch. He was Reserve Champion Halter Gelding at the Texas Shoot Out in Bryan, Texas in June 2009. Now he may be shown by our great niece, Emily, in youth events. Time will tell if she is really serious about showing next year! Even if Emily does not want to show, Mookie now has a stable home right here at Half Ass Acres. I just can't live my life without, at least, one performance gelding around! Everyone should own one or two or three!

34" Gray-Dun Gelding
DOB 7/24/99
MDR #34497 ~ CDGD-[CAN]3701
Microchip #470A5A5A4F

Sire: S S Red Lightening, 32" Dark Chestnut
     Grand Sire:  S S Sampson, 32  7/8" Dark Brown
     Grand Dam:  S S Sara, 31½" Dark Brown

Dam:  Dewey Meadow Farm Josie, 32 5/8" Gray-Dun
     Grand Sire:  Dewey Meadow Farm Mighty Moe, 29" Gray-Dun
     Grand Dam: Connie

Jose was trained by Wayne Lyons at Stonegate Acres in Dewinton, Canada. He was shown by Wayne at the 2002 World Miniature Donkey Show in Calgary Stampede, Canada and won 4th in the Trail class, 3rd in Snigging, and 3rd in Coon Jumping after a jump off with The Spotlite and Total Eclypse. He was also 4th in Halter shown by Elaine MacPherson. At the 2002 Red Deer Classic Show in Canada he was 2nd in Novice Driving (his first time shown), 3rd in Pole Bending Driving, 3rd in Trail, 3rd In-Hand Jumping, and 1st in the Coon Jump and ended the day winning Reserve Champion Hi-Point Donkey. He was expertly shown by Wayne and Wendy Lyons.

News Flash! Jose's 3rd show and first time shown by HAA wins 1st in Halter Geldings and 3rd in Coon Jumping at the Bedford County Fair on August 9th, 2003!!

Another News Flash! Jose's 4th show and second time shown by HAA wins 1st in Halter-Jacks & Geldings..against 9 other entries! 2nd in the Lead Race and 4th in Coon Jumping against 9 entries in each class! We love our little gray-dun gelding!

Jose wins 1st in Halter Geldings (12 entries) at the SDMS Fall Jamboree Mule & Donkey Show in Corsicana, Texas on October 12th, 2003!!

News Flash! Jose wins 2004 Tennessee Donkey ASSociation High Point Halter Gelding!!

Jose wins 2005 Tennessee Donkey ASSociation High Point Halter Gelding, High Point Performance Gelding and Reserve Overall High Point Donkey for the year ... way to go Jose ... he's one in a million! ! He has won so many awards for us that they are just too numerous to mention them all!

I can not believe I have actually parted with the best
gelding I have ever known!! Jose..you will never be replaced!!