Bea has been with us for a long while now. She is coming up eleven years old.
As a youngster she had a fabulous showing career, but as she grew so did her roached back.
That put an end to her showing career and with no chance of a ridden career either, so she came to Tia.
She is one of the friendliest/nosiest of our Shire girls and doesn’t like to miss out on anything…
Katie & Ivy are both 10 years old. They have come from a very good home, but things change and their owner thought they would be better here, to console Dandy when he lost Beano. They are lovely donkeys and have fit in very well with everyone else here at Tia.
I saw the foals in the field just shortly after they were born.
The first time i saw Joey was at a sale but no one wanted him as has sweet itch.
The fund raising department.
Only Major Tom has raised more cash! Please don’t be fooled by the cute and appealing looks, these two rogues have caused havoc throughout the years. They seem completely impervious to the sting of an electric fence. During the last move they were the cause of a major crisis when they were almost squashed by a rightly aggrieved shire.
Dandy and Beano have rattled a tin all over Yorkshire over the last decade. They usually put in an appearance at various Santa’s Grottoes and even Halifax Cathedral.
Shortly after the move to Scotland, Beano died in the field. Absolutely no idea what happened. They were a bonded pair and it was very sad to see Dandy grieving. A call went out and Katy & Ivy arrived to look after him. He isn’t that bothered about them, he misses his buddy, but at least he is okay…