High Plains Working Donkeys

High Plains Working Donkeys We breed and train quality working donkeys in Australian Teamsters and Miniature donkeys and rescue

Our latest arrival at High Plains Farm is this beautiful dark miniature jack foal born to Lola yesterday morning. He is ...
08/09/2026

Our latest arrival at High Plains Farm is this beautiful dark miniature jack foal born to Lola yesterday morning. He is an absolute ripper and so gorgeous to cuddle already.

26/08/2026

Our brumbies have arrived… and so the journey begins. For now, feeling relaxed and comfortable is the priority.
The black girl is quite clearly pregnant, so we may have three brumbies before too long
I wish they could have stayed wild, but here is better than being shot from a helicopter

And for the donkeys…Earlier this week, half the herd had a dental, a few had other treatments, plus some hoof trimming. ...
07/08/2026

And for the donkeys…
Earlier this week, half the herd had a dental, a few had other treatments, plus some hoof trimming. It has been lovely being amongst the donkeys. Our little Splash has been out and about on extended walks in preparation for weaning. He is soon to go to his new home in NSW. I will miss this little squidge… a few more weeks to go of kissing that soft nose ❤️🥰❤️

I have been doing some research on our beautiful brumbies. So, they used to run with a well known stallion. His name was...
07/08/2026

I have been doing some research on our beautiful brumbies. So, they used to run with a well known stallion. His name was Mr Pewter. Mr Pewter survived a severe bushfire when he was young. He grew to lead his own herd after following other mobs, like the Kiandra Greys.
His favourite mare was known as Mrs Pewter, and that is our grey girl. The black mare is also from this herd. I thought that Mr Pewter had already been shot, but apparently he has been taken in and saved by somebody else. I hope that all of us who have taken on horses can connect with each other as time goes on.
Have a Google of Mr Pewter and read about the herd. There are some beautiful pictures there.
So, our grey is called Mrs Pewter, in time we will give them both more majestic names, but Pewter will still be their last names.
We are currently preparing for them in creating a safe and quiet place for their arrival
I wish they could be free, but this is the best we can do

04/08/2026

Chatting with people in our community, in our conversations, I was amazed to hear how many people don’t know what is happening to the brumbies… PLEASE!! Take a moment and look it up. Please take the time to read about it and be aware… this isn’t just a general cull to reduce numbers, this is a program for complete eradication. They have been shooting the brumbies from helicopters, including in the zones where they are supposed to be protected. They are now also following this up by dumping carrots laced with 1080 bait all over the Koziosko National Park. They claim the horses are damaging the environment, but the research doesn’t back that up… and now, with the 1080 bait, they are killing so much more than the horses. Anyone who is dropping 1080 laced carrots into the environment does not care about any wildlife or the environment they live in. Wombats eat carrots, wallabies eat carrots… so many other creatures… and the water!! How is this ok? It’s just not.
Please raise your voices against this… it is an atrocity.
The brumbies are such a valuable part of Australian History, ingrained into our poetry, songs, art, movies and literature. There is too much to these beautiful creatures to just eradicate them.
The program that I have been doing with the wild donkeys, the Australian Teamsters, it not so different… trying to preserve a breed that others are trying to eradicate.
Last week I talked with Bob about this, and we have decided to help in the best way we can. We will be taking on two of these wild brumbies, we will save them from bullets and 1080 baits.
We would prefer them to be free in the mountains, but we will give them the best home we can here at High Plains Farm. Meet our beautiful girls who will be arriving soon. The grey mare is older and well known to people who visit the mountains. She is very cautious as she has been wild for a long time. The black girl is younger but we won’t ever really know their ages. As far as we are aware, the rest of their mob are already gone.
I hope we can help them heal. At least we have mountains ❤️

Drifter is getting used to having a halter put on and taken off and generally draped all over him.He seemed a bit ripped...
03/08/2026

Drifter is getting used to having a halter put on and taken off and generally draped all over him.
He seemed a bit ripped off and deceived at first, but he got used to it and succumbed to cuddles eventually.
He is super fluffy in his winter foal coat.
He’s a beauty❤️

25/07/2026

And here is little Mr Independent (Drifter) having a little pig root.
This is me leading his mother back into the paddock and expecting him to follow along like a normal foal, but instead, he did this. He is in a small yard which is inbetween the round yard and the paddock… he hasn’t been in it much, and was enjoying a good sniff

I have been spending some time working with High Plains Drifter. He is the most unusual donkey I have ever worked with… ...
25/07/2026

I have been spending some time working with High Plains Drifter. He is the most unusual donkey I have ever worked with… and not just because of his looks.
His father Flood is black, and Drifter has dark speckled grey around his eyes, rather than the usual white, and his muzzle is also darker than usual… but it is his temperament that is the most different.
Usually I have a young donkey eating out of my hand and demanding cuddles from the day of his birth… but this one has been a bit tricky. At first I thought he was super shy and timid, but that is not the case at all. He is super smart and very independent. He is more like a mule to work with than a donkey. I am finding him interesting and challenging. I love him very much, and I believe that once we progress, he is going to be amazing ❤️
In these photos you can see his father, Flood. I wouldn’t normally have them next to each other, but Flood’s paddock is next to the round yard. Flood is very gentle, and as you can see, not aggressive at all to his young son. Flood is an excellent Jack… very sweet.

Out walking with Waru… Reminding her of the things we do.If you zoom in waaay down the paddock, you can see her friends ...
25/06/2026

Out walking with Waru…
Reminding her of the things we do.
If you zoom in waaay down the paddock, you can see her friends in their paddock at the bottom of the hill.
I love the view from up here, and the feeling it gives looking across the paddocks. We thought about building our house up on this ridge, but it just wasn’t practical. It is a beautiful place to walk donkeys though. The photos make it look flat, but it is actually quite high up from the plains, with a granite outcrop.

Spending some time connecting with the foals, Drifter and Splash today. Splash is a miniature, and Drifter is an Austral...
22/06/2026

Spending some time connecting with the foals, Drifter and Splash today. Splash is a miniature, and Drifter is an Australian Teamster.
He is very appropriately named, as he beats to his own drum and cruises in his own rhythm.
His mother, Sudoku is a helicopter mum, and sure has a job trying to keep him under her wing.
I look forward to working in Drifter’s rhythm.

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