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Donkey & Mule Society of NZ (Inc.)
Treasurer:
Mrs Joan Rabbitte,
Kauana,
RD2, Winton
Ph: 03 236 0765
Editor:
Lea,
Phone: 027 6132447
All members of the Donkey & Mule Society of NZ Inc. receive the quarterly
Magazine
Donkey & Mule Dispatch
June 2008 issue contains 60 pages:
- 3-4 From your Editor — Lea Hullett
- 4 Ethical Behaviour — Andrea Thomson
- 5-6 President's Report — Margaret Salkeld
- 7-8 Secretary's Report — Andrea Thomson
- 9 Audit Report — Philippa Munan, CA
- 10-12 Financial Statements — Joan Rabbitte
- 13-15 The 34th AGM at Palmerston North — Guy & Barbara Vincent
- 16 North Island Representative's Report — Susan Rogerson
- 17-18 South Island Representative's Report — Jan Wright
- 18 Rotorua Area News — Jenny Parker
- 19 Donkey and Mule Protection Trust N.Z. Report for June 2008 — Andrea Thomson
- 19 Friends of the Trust Form
- 20-22 Society Shop — Sherryn Green
- 23 Library — Cynthia Sim
- 24-25 Successful Driving Weekend in Manawatu — Andrea Thomson
- 25 Donkey & Mule Society Carriage Driving Event Feilding — Andrea Thomson
- 26 A Real Gem — Janet Ritchie
- 26 Respite For Donkeys — News item
- 27-32 Colour photos of Donkey & Mule Society Award Winners +
- 33-34 Colour photos
- 35-39 Show Results From Around The Country — Autumn 2008
- 40-41 Greater Auckland Area Donkey & Mule Performance Trophy — Trevor Stevens
- 42-43 Hector and Humphrey's Diary - An introduction — Donkey Talk — Rona McKenzie
- 44-45 Donkey & Mule Quiz for AGM 2008 — Compiled by Anke van Dijk
- 46-47 Continuing Tale of Fernlea Benjamin — Ben and Glenys
- 48 The Donkey's Prayer — Jenny Parker
- 49-54 Minutes of the 34th Annual General Meeting
- 54 Advertising charges
- 55-56 Photos Trophies Cups and Rosettes
- 57-59 International Magazine Adverts
- 60 North Island Representatives' contact details
- Inside Back Cover: South Island Representatives' contact details
A Cotswold weanling heading for shelter at the beginning of her first experience of a snow storm on June 7th. at her new home in Sth. Canterbury with Lea Hullett and Nick O'Brien. Her thick insulating coat kept her warm.
March 2008 issue contains 60 pages:
- 3 From your Editor
- 4 - 5 President's Report
- 6 Patron's Report
- 7 - 8 Vice PresidentŐs Report
- 9 - 10 Secretary's Report
- 11 Treasurer's Report
- 12 - 13 North Island Representative's Report
- 14 - 15 South Island Representative's Report
- 16 Registrar's Report
- 17 Mini Registrar's Report
- 18 Driving Representative's Report
- 19 Website Manager's Report
- 20 Rotorua Area News
- 21 - 22 Obituaries for Judy Coop
- 23 - 24 Protection Trust Report, Friendship Form & Raffle for AGM
- 25 Annual General Meeting Programme
- 26 Annual General Meeting Agenda
- 27 Library
- 28 - 29 Colour photos — foals
- 30 - 31 Colour photos — incidental
- 32 - 33 Colour photos — North & South Isalnd D&MS Shows
- 34 - 35 Society Shop
- 35 Upcoming Event — Carriage Driving Training Weekend + photo
- 36 - 38 Results from North & South Island D&MS Shows
- 39 - 42 Show Results from around the Country
- 43 Miniature donkey tidbit and photos
- 44 - 45 Dolittle Has a Quiet Time by 73145;N’
- 46 Photos from the Gymkhana Activity Day at Kaiapoi
- 47 - 48 Ragwort Poisoning
- 49 - 50 Oils Ain't Oils By W.A.D.S. Secretary, Helen McIntyre
- 51 - 52 Disposition: our most important product by Betsy Hutchins
- 53 - 54 Fostering Good Communication
- 55 - 56 Advertisements
- 57 - 59 International Magazine Adverts
- 60 North Island Representatives' contact details
- Inside Back Cover: South Island Representatives' contact details
above: Marion van Dijk with American Miniature Mediterranean donkey,Cyder's Spartacus at the NI D&MS Show. Peter wrote: ‘Would you believe it, 2 minutes before he was to go in to the ring to be judged for Champion, Spartacus managed to have a good roll.’;
December 2007 issue contains 60 pages:
- 3 From your Editor
- 4 - 5 President's Report
- 6 - 7 Secretary's Report
- 8 North Island Representative's Report
- 9 - 11 South Island Representative's Report
- 12 Rotorua Area News
- 13 Protection Trust Report
- 14 Web Report
- 15 Notice - Miniature Donkey Registrar
- 16 - 18 Advertising Events
- 18 Donkey Day in the Lower North Island
- 19 Obituary donkey - Crispin Grove Little Crissy
- 20 Library notice & News
- 21 Book Review by Cynthia Sim & New Society Booklet
- 22 - 23 Society Shop
- 24 - 25 Show Results from around the Country
- 26 Show photos
- 27 - 28 International Day of The Donkey Celebrations
- 29 - 30 Colour Photos from IDD
- 31 Colour photos
- 32 Colour photos from shows
- 33 - 36 Delos and I learning to drive, or what I did in the winter of 07 By Sunlova Delos & Trevor Stevens
- 36 - 37 The 'Tail of the Pink Donkey' part two by Raewyn Ancell
- 38 - 41 Donkeys in the Netherlands and in Anduluz, Spain By Marion van Dijk
- 42 - 45 Castration Concerns for Donkeys Reprinted from Asset
- 46 Handling Stallions (Jacks) Another View An Extract Reprinted from Bray Talk
- 47 - 54 The Donkey of God (1932) by Louis Untermeyer, SFO
- 55 Advertising Rates and notice
- 56 Greyscale Advertsements
- 57 - 59 International Magazine Adverts
- 60 North Island Representatives' contact details
- Inside Back Cover: South Island Representatives' contact details
- Back Cover: Advertisement - Bryan & Jenny Clausen's Mammoth Jacks
above: Andrea Thomson feeding Pemberton Troy. Troy was born on November 4, and his mother Cressida of Pemberton was dry. Andrea wrote, ‘He sucks my finger which I put in the milk, so he also sucks up the milk. It is very efficient!’ Troy is by Kairangi Victor.
September 2007 issue contains 60 pages:
- 3 From your Editor
- 4 - 5 President's Report
- 6 - 7 Secretary's Report
- 8 North Island Representative's Report
- 9 - 11 South Island Representative's Report
- 12 Web Report & Advertising Rates
- 13 Rotorua Area News & Book Review by Lloyd Thistoll
- 14 - 15 Library notice & Book Review Janet Ritchie
- 16 - 17 Society Shop
- 18 North Island Shows
- 19 South Island Shows
- 20 Donkey & Mule Protection Trust NZ Report
- 21 Donke & Mule Protection Trust NZ Nomination Form
- 22 Donkey & Mule Protection Trust NZ Financial Statement
- 23 Donkey & Mule Protection Trust NZ Membership Form
Upcoming Events - Donkey Seminar - Fielding - 24 Sth. Island Donkey & Mule Society Judges Seminar Form
Donkey & Mule Get Together - Ashburton - 25 Donkey & Mule Carriage Driving Event
- 26 International Day of the Donkey - Upcoming Event
- 26 - 27 Dulcinea's Story by Ella Shepherd
- 28 - 31 Colour Photos
- 32 - 33 Colour Advertising
- 34 If It Should be
- 35 - 36 Accredited Jacks
- 37 - 42 The Kalaupapa Trail by Cthie Perrot
- 43 - 45 The Adventurers of the Pink Donkey by Raewyn Ancell
- 45 - 47 Is Your Foal Nursing? Reprinted from Miniature Voices
- 47 Riding Donkeys by Annie McCaig Reprinted from Bray Talk
- 48 - 50 Helping to make poverty history by Heather Armstrong
- 50 Richmond Gumdrops by Lea Hullett
- 51 - 53 Donkey Hoof Form and Function by Martha Olivo (reprinted from Broomtail)
- 53 Seedy Toe by Lynda Hall Reprinted from Brayings
- 53 Roses by Lea Hullett
- 54 - 55 The Horror of Lice by Lea Hullett
- 56 Greyscale Advertsements
- 57 Classified Advertisements
- 57 - 59 International Magazine Adverts
- 60 North Island Representatives' contact details
- Inside Back Cover: South Island Representatives' contact details
- Back Cover: Advertisement - Bryan & Jenny Clausen's Mammoth Jacks
above: Gerry Shorter at the Rotorua Fun Day with donkeys Jess, Flynn & Pedro.
June 2007 issue contains 60 pages:
- 3 From your Editor
- 4 - 7 President's Report
- 8 Vice President's Report
- 9 Secretary's Report
- 10 - 12 Treasurer's Report
- 13 Web site Report
- 14 - 15 South Island Representative's Report - Read about Greytown Tamsin and breeding difficulties.
- 16 Registrar - Price changes and New CD
- 17 Library Advert
- 18 - 19 Society Shop
- 20 - 21 Rotorua Area News
- 22 Donkey & Mule Protection Trust Report
- 23 Photos of Abraham and other donkeys
- 24 Advert for Miniature Donkeys
- 25 AGM - 'Donkeys Galore' dental demonstration
- 26 AGM - Raffle of Cotswold jack service
- 27 AGM - Dinner photos
- 28 AGM photos some recipients & awards
- 29 - 32 Colour photos of award winners plus
- 33 AGM - Thank you and photos
- 34 - 35 'At Last Our Delights Arrive', by Linda Alloo
- 36 - 37 ANZAC photos at the Aigantighe Art Gallery
- 38 - 39 'The Ready Jack', Originally printed in Asset Mag.
- 40 - 41 'Some Sits and Thinks', by Dolittle
- 41 'A Tedius but Necessary Job', by Sue Campbell
- 42 Mule Story
- 43 - 45 Show Results from around the Country- Autumn 07
- 46 - 49 Feeding Your Miniature Donkey - Reprinted from the April 2006 issue of 'Miniature Voices'.
- 49 Donkey & Mule Society Advert - First Ever All Donkey/Mule Carriage Driving Combined Driving Competition
- 50 Photos of donkeys in Afghanistan
- 51 - 56 Minutes of the Annual General Meeting 2007
- 57 - 59 International Magazine Adverts
- 60 North Island Representative' contact details
- Inside Back Cover: South Island Representatives' contact details
- Back Cover: Advertisement - Bryan & Jenny Clausen's Mammoth Jacks
Coralie and Robin Winter's mule foal 'Braywin-Spectacular Blueboy'. He is out of their beautiful grey thoroughbred mare, Ellie.
March 2007 issue contains 60 pages:
- 6 colour pages of donkeys, mules and people throughout New Zealand.
- Inside Front Cover - life Members + Contact information
- Membership Information +
- Contact details: librarian - Society Shop - Editor.
- From your Editor
- President's Report
- Vice President's Report
- Secretary's Report
- Treasurer's Report
- North Island Representative's Report
- South Island Representative's Report
- Registrar's Report
- Miniature Donkey Registrar's Report
- Driving Report
- Sickness and Death Report
- Web site Report
- Rotorua Area News
- Library Advert
- Society Shop
- Annual General Meeting advert
- Annual General Meeting Agenda
- Animal therapy work through the SPCA by Marion van Dijk
- Donkey Information Day at Kaiapoi
- Donkey Information Day at Kaiapoi
- Colour painting - Simpson and His Donkey
- About Simpson and His Donkey
- The Loong Weekend by Joss Grey
- Donald was his name by Diana Humphries
- Colour photos from Nth & Sth Island Soc. Show
- Show results from around the country - Summer 2006/07
- Auckland Area donkey walk by Marion van Dijk
- Mistakes we make by 'Dolittle' & Book Review
- Some dangers in using Equest wormer
- Understanding your donkey - donkey psychology from DS Aust.
- International Magazine Adverts
- North Island Representatives contact details
- Inside Back Cover South Island Representatives contact details
- Advertisement - Bryan & Jenny Clausen's Mammoth Jacks
Auckland Area donkey walk
December issue contains 68 pages:
- 6 colour pages of donkeys, mules and people throughout New Zealand.
- Inside Front Cover - life Members + Contact information
- Membership Information +
- Contact details: librarian - Society Shop - Editor.
- From your Editor
- President's Report
- Vice President's Report
- Secretary's Report
- Donkey & Mule Protection Trust NZ Report
- South Island Representative's Report
- Small Farm Field Day - Rangiora
- Rotorua Area News + International Day of the Donkey
- IDD Colunda Farms
- IDD Wairapa - Timaru
- IDD Timaru - Whangarei
- IDD Whangarei - Auckland
- IDD Auckland - Hawkes Bay
- IDD Waikanae Park
- IDD Foxton
- Obituary Oakville Sophie
- Poem by Robin Washburn
- Society Shop
- Notice - AMMD Miniature Donkey Owners
- Colour photos Hamilton Show
- Show Results from around the Country
- Colour photos Northern Show - Rangiora
- Society show advetisements
- Ashburton Show
- Colour photos Ashburton Show
- Kaihe Trophy + Alison Roberts
- library Advert + Wanted Advert
- Abraham's broken leg
- Bluebelle's first show by Cathie Perrott
- The Walk by Joss Grey
- The Answer to life's little Difficulties is Donkey's by Jeremy Clarkson
- My Inverquhomery Asher by Sue Campbell
- The Grand Asian Caravan
- Robin and Coralie Winter - Recent trip Photos
- Letter to the Editor
- Colour foal photos
- Silent Night by 'Dolittle'
- Introduction and Summary of Post-Mortem Examination
- Information from the Donkey Sanctuary by Alex Thiemann MRCVS.
- Photos of mule and cougar
- International Magazine Adverts
- North Island Representatives contact details
- Inside Back Cover South Island Representatives contact details
- Advertisement - Bryan & Jenny Clausen's Mammoth Jacks
Jemima Puddle Duck born October 14, to Marianne Smith's jenny Cotswold Miss Molly and fathered by Cotswold Andy Magee
September issue contains 60 pages:
- 6 colour pages of donkeys and people throughout New Zealand.
- From your Editor
- Area news and reports
- President's Report
- Vice President's Report
- Secretary's Report and Advertising charges
- North Island Representative's Report
- South Island Representative's Report & Web Site News
- May 21, Rogers Beach Revisited - Jenny Shorter
- Donkey and Mule Protection Trust Report
- AGM 2007 Oamaru
- Society Shop
- library
- library Luncheon at Cynthia Sim's plus 'Best on the Beach'
- Colour reproduction of painting 'The Unemployed' William Greene
- International Day of the Donkey - Around the country
- Rotorua Area New
- Donkeys Browsers Not Grazers
- Donkeys as Companion Animals
- Donkey doings at El Burro Donkey Stud
- Shows dates around the country
- 'Go Forth and listen' by 'Doolittle'
- Letters to the editor
- Ask 'Archimedes'
- 'Bluebelle and Hugo'
- Agression - What's the Cause?
- 'Ears' to the Unexpected'
- What the colour designations and why is colour important?
- International Adverts
Plus....lots of photos
Margaret Salkeld took this photo of Chiquillo Fergus on his travels from Cotswold Stud, Motukarara, back to his home at Awapuni Stud, Taupiri. Fergus had spent 12 months 'meeting' the 'young ladies' of the South!
June issue contains 60 pages:
- 8 colour pages of Award winners, the AGM, Shows, fundraising donkeys and new arrivals.
- New Booklets Launched - Standards of Donkey Conformation and Type & Show Rules & Guidelines for Judges and Competitors
- Area news and reports
- Financial Statement
- The AGM Weekend 2006, Barbara Vincent
- Show results
- North Island Seminar with Jo-anne Kokas
- Northern Waikato Area + Those were the Days
- Some Post Conference thoughts by Trevor Stevens
- Harriet by Phillipa Paterson, Mayfield Show by C. Sim.
- Back to Basics by Joanna Roberts
- Flynn enjoys Palm Sunday 06 by Jenny Parker
- Stories about donkeys and their owners including Fernlea Benjamin.
- International Day of the Donkey - information about.
- Minutes of the AGM
Plus....