Donkey & Mule Society members may borrow books and videos by contacting the
librarian:
Cynthia Sim
407 Seafield Road,
RD 7, Ashburton
Ph 03 308 5072
Donkey & Mule Society Library
Go to: Download a full book list
Please contact me about borrowing Library materials - no cost for books except return postage. Video & DVD'S - charge of $5 per tape and return postage
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Non-Fiction - Information
- A Guide To Raising & Showing Mules (Meredith Hodges)
- A Lesson on the Donkey (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- A Passion for Donkeys (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- A Practical Guide to Handling and Training a Donkey (W Mayer)
- Australian Donkeys (Ann Walker)
- Canadian Donkey & Mule Association - Handbook
- Caring For Your Miniature Donkey (Bonnie Gross)
- Donkey Business (Christine Berry & Jo-Anne Kokas)
- Donkey Business II (Christine Berry & Jo-Anne Kokas)
- Donkey Business III (Christine Berry & Jo-Anne Kokas)
- Donkey Driving (Vivian & Richard Ellis & Joy Claxton)
- Donkey Foaling Manual (Bonnie Gross)
- Donkey Keeping and Breeding (Angela Barrows)
- Donkey Wrinkles and Tales (Marjorie Dunkels)
- Donkeys (Robin Borwick)
- Donkeys, Ponies & Mules (Ann Walker)
- Driving Do's and Don'ts (Sallie Walrond)
- Driving Questions Answered (Sallie Walrond)
- Horse Control Reminiscences (Tom Roberts)
- Horse Control - the Young Horse (Tom Roberts)
- Horse Control & the Bit (Tom Roberts)
- Horse Control - The Rider (Tom Roberts)
- Imprint Training of the New Born Foal (Robert Miller)
- Introduction To Donkeys (Donkey Society of Australia)
- Keeping a Donkey (Dorothy Morris)
- Keeping Your Donkey Healthy (Janet Eley)
- Looking After a Donkey (Dorothy Morris)
- Make Your Own Donkey Cart & Harness (Brian Beck)
- Make Your Own Donkey Snigging Gear (Brian Beck)
- Make Your Own Donkey Training Gear (Brian Beck)
- Make Your Own Packing Gear (Brian Beck)
- Natural Horse Care (Pat Coleby)
- Pack Donkey on the Trail (Jenny Osten)
- People with Long Ears (Robin Borwick)
- Save The Poitou Donkey (M A Philippe)
- Starting to Drive (Sallie Walrond)
- Step by Step Trick Training (Jackie Johnson)
- The Art of Long Reining (Sylvia Stanier)
- The Book of the Donkey (Robin Borwick)
- The Definitive Donkey (Betsy & Paul Hutchins)
- The Donkey - Care and Feeding (Sybile Sewell)
- The Donkey Book (Joan Cooke)
- The Donkey Breeders Handbook (Ruth Harris)
- The Donkeys Owners' Guide (R S Summerhays)
- The Encyclopaedia of Driving (Sallie Walrond)
- The Harness Horse (Edward Hart)
- The Irish Donkey (Averil Swinfen)
- The Key to Calm Healthy Horses (Jenny Paterson)
- The Mule - A Treatise On The Breeding, Training and Uses To Which He May Be Put
- The Modern Mule (Betsy & Paul Hutchins)
- The Mule (Lorraine Travis)
- The Mule Companion (Cynthia Attar)
- The Professional Handbook of the Donkey (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- To Own a Donkey (Jenifer Simpson)
- Training Mules and Donkeys - A Logical Approach to Longears (Meredith Hodges)
- Training Mules and Donkeys - Donkey Training (Meredith Hodges)
- Training Mules and Donkeys - Equine Management & Donkey Training (Meredith Hodges)
- Training Mules and Donkeys - Training Without Resistance From Foal to Advanced Levels (Meredith Hodges)
- Training Your Donkey (Marjorie Dunkels)
- Your Donkey (Ruth Harris)
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Non-Fiction - Stories
- A Donkey Doctor's Diary (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- A Donkey in the Meadow (Derek Tangye)
- A joy of Wild Asses (Ann Walker)
- A Quiet Year (Derek Tangye)
- A Week in the Life of the Donkey Sanctuary (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- An Amazon And A Donkey (Natascha Scott-Stokes)
- An Inland Voyage Travels with a Donkey The Silverado Squatters (R L Stevenson)
- An Extravagance of Donkeys (Janet Baker-Carr)
- Birds, Beasts and Relatives (Gerald Durrell)
- Braying Tales (Gerry Livingston & Marilyn Watson)
- Bray for Inspiration (Ian Baker)
- Donkey Man (Ron Brewer)
- Donkey The Mystique of Equus Asinus (Michael Tobias & Jane Morrison)
- Donkey Work (Doreen Tovey)
- Donkeys Galore (Averil Swinfen)
- Donkification (Ray Boyce)
- Down Among the Donkeys (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- Enamoured of an Ass (Stella Walker)
- For the Love of Donkeys (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- From Dawn to Dusk At The Donkey Sanctuary (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- In Defence of Donkeys (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- More Travels in a Donkey Cart (Daisy Baker)
- My Kingdom for a Donkey (Doris Rybot)
- Not Only a Hero (Tom Curran)
- Spanish Steps (Tim Moore)
- The Bumper Book of Donkeys (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- The Donkey Drivers (Kate Burbidge)
- The Natural Superiority of Mules (John Hauer)
- The Winding Lane (Derek Tange)
- Travels for a Donkey (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- Travels in a Donkey Trap (Daisy Baker)
- Two Middle-Aged Ladies in Andalusia (Penelope Chetwode)
- When the Winds Blow (Derek Tange)
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Fiction
(* suitable for a younger reader age)
- A Donkey and a Dandelion (Doris Rybot)
- A Donkey Called Dondo (Kim Simmons)
- A Donkey called Haryat (Mary Drewery)
- A Donkey Called Paloma (Nina Warner-Hooke)
- Brighty of the Grand Canyon (Marguerite Henry)
- Brown Sunshine of Sawdust Valley * (Marguerite Henry)
- Dan and His Donkey * (Pamela Roger)
- Desert Dan * (Elizabeth Coatsworth)
- Donkey Dust (Jane Buxton)
- Donkey Leads The Way * (Hiawyn Oram)
- Donkey on the Doorstep * (Lucy Daniels)
- Donkey's Glory (Nan Goodall)
- Fedrico (Helen Griffiths)
- Jane's Lonely Donkey (Jill Stevens)
- Lucy's Donkey Rescue (Mary Hooper)
- Mary in the Country (Golden Gorse)
- Operation Sippacik (Rumer Godden)
- Peter And The Jumbie (Dorothy Clewes)
- Red Sea Rescue (Arthur Catherall)
- Special Delivery * (Gillian Baxter)
- That Ass Neddy (Ethel Nokes)
- The Boy and the Donkey (Diana Pullein-Thompson)
- The Donkey Race (Diana Pullein-Thompson)
- The Donkey Rustlers (Gerald Durrell)
- The Donkey Upstairs * (Frances Eagar)
- The Donkey's Crusade (Jean Morris)
- The Donkey on the Sands (Enid Blyton)
- The Donkey's Crusade (Jean Morris)
- The Journey of Ching Lai * (Eleanor Lattimore)
- The Mule on the Motorway (Paul Berna)
- The School Donkey Disaster* (Jacqueline Pinto)
- The Silver Donkey (Sonya Hartnett)
- The Turf-Cutter's Donkey Goes Visiting (Patricia Lynch)
- The Winter Donkey (Lois Lamplugh)
- Three dollar Mule * (Clyde Bulla)
- Tom Ass or the Second Gift (Ann Lawerence)
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Children's Books
(* suitable for a younger reader age)
(# suitable for the beginning reader)
- Alfred the helpful donkey (Judy Brook)
- All About Donkeys (Graham Meadows)
- Ambrosia's Picnic # (Jane Buxton)
- Antonio and the Secret Garden (Dinah)
- Antonio's Day (Dinah)
- Are Donkeys Dumb # (Jan Spray)
- Bandy & Peanuts save Little Owl (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- Brown Donkey # (Eileen Ryder)
- Coconut Comes to School (Berlie Doherty)
- Carrot in my Pocket (Kitson Flynn)
- Dabble the Donkey * (F D Hoggard)
- Danny Finds the Sea * (Ursula Hourihane)
- Darby the Donkey (Esta de Fossard)
- Donkey (George Ciantar)
- Donkeys (Adelheid Dahimene-Heide Stollinger)
- Donkey Day # (Dora Castley)
- Donkey Work # (Diana Noonan)
- Eeyore and Christmas Crackers (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- Eeyore Helps the Children (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- Father Christmas and the Donkey (Elizabeth Clarke)
- Horse Pie (Dick King-Smith)
- From Dawn to Dusk at the Donkey Sanctuary (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- Jasper - the story of a mule (Meredith Hodges)
- Jo-Jo the Melon Donkey (Michael Morpurgo)
- Little Grey Donkey (Alice Lunt)
- Little Mo # (Helen Haywood)
- Luke's Mule # (Judy Kentor Schmauss)
- Marko the Obstinate Donkey (Ivan Geintschev)
- More Adventures of Eeyore (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- Mr Gallagher's Donkey (Mary Windsor)
- Pepe, the Donkey who went to Market (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- Room for a Little One (Martin Waddell)
- School Journal Part 1 Lazy Jack *
- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (William Steig)
- Tansy's Rescue (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- The Angel and the Donkey (James Reeves)
- The Champion Donkeys (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- The Christmas Book (Donna Kelly)
- The Donkey & His Band # (Janet & John Story Book)
- The Donkey & The Wolf (AesopÕs Fable)
- The Donkey Man (Glyn Harper)
- The Donkey's Gift (Thomas Coffey)
- The Donkey's Tale # (Helen Piers)
- The Good Magician & the Foolish Boy (Fable)
- The Hungry Donkey # (Heather Amery)
- The Magic Donkey (Carolyn Joyce)
- The Magic Donkey Ride (Giles Andreae)
- The Small Miracle * (Paul Gallico)
- The Small One. A Good Samaritan (Katherine Brown)
- The Story of Dusty the Little Ethiopian Donkey * (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- The Story of Eeyore The Naughtiest Donkey in the Sanctuary (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- The Story of Joe, the Donkey who flew to Jamaica * (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- The Story of Suey, The Beach Donkey * (Elisabeth Svendsen)
- The Three Donkeys (David Kossoff)
- Tiny Titch Saves the Day (Elisabeth Svendsen)
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Videos
American Video Series produced by Meredith Hodges
- 1. Foal Training
- 2. Preparing for Performance: Groundwork
- 3. Preparing for Performance: Driving
- 4. Basic Foundation Saddle
- 5. Intermediate Saddle Training
- 6. Advanced Saddle Training
- 7. Jumping
- 8. Management, Fitting & Grooming
- 9. Donkey Training: Introduction to Basic Training
- 10. Donkey Training - Saddle Training and Jumping
Other videos
- Basic Donkey Care (Eng)
- Basic Donkey Health Care (Eng)
- Breeding: Foaling, Jenny & Foal, Gelding, Young Foals etc
- Clicker Training and Beyond
- Donkey Work (Eng)
- Hoof Care for Donkeys (Aust)
- INT Donkey Protection Trust (Eng)
- Judging Donkeys and Mules (Canada)
- Learning Imprint Training
- Major Education: Riding, Driving, Working with bulls
- Serious Breeding: Conformation, Showing Hand Serving
- The Mule (USA)
DVD's
- An introduction to driving your donkey (Eng)
- Basic Donkey Care (Eng)
- Basic Donkey Health Care (Eng)
- Donkey Training (USA)
- Hoof Care for Donkeys (Aust)
- Love Those Longears (Bishop Mule Days - USA)
Magazines
- There is a large number of overseas magazines and past editions of our own Donkey Dispatch and Donkey & Mule Dispatch that can be borrowed.
Mouthing gear
- In addition you can hire a set of mouthing gear from the Library.
Current 17/12/08
Download Complete Book List in pdf format
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