Aimee Saves Another Little Life

That donkey really does do it - any collection, another little one safe and sound.

Beautiful little chestnut filly, only 3 years old, far too young to die.

I like the look of her, we are going to be pen pals I hope. Vodka donkey has to admit that Aimee really does have the fund raising gene, or genie in her case.

Aimee Saves Lives

Aimee, bless her little cotton socks, did her fund raising at the weekend and people just loved her - why I don't know. She is an annoying little spotted thing, in my esteemed opinion, but she seems to sway hearts and get the pennies going into her tin.

She raised £700! What an amazing little donkey. There was so much stress for her, as a little mare and her baby - Caladeux and her foal Eclipse - were waiting for another £500 to save their lives so no pressure Aimee, get the money or they get the bullet.....Aimee says if it had been for me, Vodka donkey, she would have downed tools and refused to be charming, but as it was for an amazingly sweet little pony and her filly foal, she fluttered her long eyelashes, walked the walk and talked the talk, so to bray.

What a clever donkey she is, even I have to admit it. These two will be safe and sound soon!

Pivione Tibere and Now Ulysses

As a compassionate Vodka donkey, I was very very upset that these three little donkeys were going for the unkindest cut, i.e. the chop.

I did my best, got Aimee galvanised into fund raising and the excellent news is that Pivione, a lovely little grey girl donkey - hey we could have been pen pals and good friends you know - her son Tibere and a little one year old friend, Ulysses, are all safe at Sussex Horse Rescue Trust.

Me, I am thrilled, while it would be great to meet them and rub noses and do all the usual hi how are you stuff, you can say hello to my other french friends in Sussex, like Kevin, Padraig etc. They are nice donkeys too, maybe you could all make a video and send it to me.

For the moment, here are a few shots of the lovely trio.

They look so relaxed already.

August Has to be better than July

July was all doom and gloom, horses getting killed, nothing happening.

I thought that August would be better, we might be into bbq season as promised, but no, mud mud mud, rain rain rain.

Only good thing is at least I am coming into my stable again at night.....

Some good comes out of bad weather.