Mo Vision, a show donkey in oils

"Mo Vision", a gelding show donkey I photographed at The Houston Texas Rodeo. I was thrilled to meet Mo Vision, and Ida Claire, along with their owner, Professor Jayne Zajicek.  Don't you just adore his brightly colored slinky suit (cover) that keeps his mane all sleek and ready-to-show, along with being kept clean from any  hay-rolling he may want to do, before bringing him before the judges. I think his name fits him well, and I wish them all the best!

Some fun facts about donkeys:

A male donkey and a female horse may give birth to a mule; a male horse and female donkey make a hinny.

China has the largest number of donkeys with about 11 million of the world’s 41 million.

 Robert Louis Stevenson, in his Travels With A Donkey, reported that the correct word to encourage a donkey to move faster is 'Proot!’

There are about 800 donkeys working on British beaches, with more than 200 licensed in Blackpool.

Since 2005, donkeys in Britain have been required to have a passport.

 The phrase ‘donkey’s years’ to mean a long time began as a pun on the length of donkey ears.

 The correct collective noun for groups of donkeys are a drove, herd or pace of donkeys.

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Blessings,

Sandra Reeves Cutrer

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