Our Jennies - Mammoths, Miniatures, and the Mare

Here at the Circle Z we have dedicated the last 13 years building a jenny herd that brings out the best in each donkey. Desert Song has been the sole producer. We are currently working to get performance records on our other jennies before we began to breed them to outstanding jacks.

Donkey Sizes

Donkeys come in a variety of sizes, and here at the Circle Z we have two distinct breeds, ranging from the Miniature Mediterranean (under 36 inches) to the elegant Mammoth Jackstock (54/55" and over). We also have one brood mare that has produced award winning horse foals and is currently producing outstanding mule foals.

Mammoth Donkeys

Ariel is one of the newest additions to Circle Z Donkeys. She is a 3 year old jennet standing at 62" with a strong pedigree. She is going to be a strong part of our breeding program and we plan to breed her to Jardot's Jewels King owned by Stephen Jardot of Bartlesville, OK. King has produced some award performance donkeys including Jardot's Jewels Sarah and Jardot's Jewels Blaze.

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Desert Song brings together two great lines. Her dam is Hollyfield Shy Ashley and her sire is Jarratt's Desert Prince, both from Genesis Farms. She is an outstanding brood jenny, producing performance and conformation champion donkeys, including Circle Z Mo Vision, Circle Z Riata, and Circle Z Texas Rain. Her recent foal, Circle Z Micaela, was born at the end of March 2014.

Blue Mountain Sierra comes out of the mountains of Oregon from Blue Mountains Farm. Her dam is All Hallow's Eve'1 and her sire is Carousel Farms Justice. Sierra is starting her fifth year of showing and has become the "Cadillac" donkey at the Circle Z. In 2013, she earned several titles, including Year End High Point Open Donkey, Youth Donkey and Model Donkey in Gulf Coast Donkey and Mule Association, Year End Reserve High Point Donkey in Southwest Donkey and Mule Society, and Year End High Point Youth Donkey in NASMA. Look for her in the show ring in 2014.

High Point Farms Ida Claire has become our diamond in the ruff!! Her dam is Thomas's M's Texas and her sire is Jarrett's High Noon. She was purchased from Karl Schneider of High Point Farms in Waverly, TN. Ida Claire had a phenomenal 2013 show year in the Training Level/Green Donkey Division. We call her our Triple Crown Winner, accumulating the title of Year End High Point in Training Level/Green Donkey in all three of the Donkey Clubs in which we show, including Gulf Coast and Southwest Donkey and Mule, and NASMA. She is stepping into the Open Donkey Division in 2014 with high hopes of an outstanding year.

Circle Z Peggy was purchased from Mac Robinson, solely as a resale donkey. She is developing into a beautiful jenny and a wonderful show prospective. Her dam is Rockin' K Lady and her Sire is Rockin' K Gus. Look for her in the Training Level/Green Donkey Division in 2014 and 2015.

Miniature Donkeys

Quarter Moon Annabelle was the first jenny purchased at the Circle Z, so she was really the beginning of our jenny herd. She was purchased from Quarter Moon Ranch. Her Dam is Quarter Moon Black Gold Someday's and her sire is Quarter Moon Buster. She has had two babies, Circle Z Shadow, and Circle Z Nadia. She is currently at the same horse facility as Chester, doing her job as a companion animal and loving every minute out on pasture.

I wanted an all black miniature, and that is exactly what I got when Annabelle was bred to Sunset Acres Russian Czar. Nadia is completely black and has had one beautiful baby, Circle Z Liza Jayne, who shows real potential as a show animal.

The Mare

Bett Up Front, aka Nellie, was purchased from Shelley Raley of Starke, Florida, and is a proven producer of quality performance, award winning, NASMA and AQHA horses and mules. She is currently leased out to Tabitha Holland of Signature Equine. Tabitha has bred her to Clyde's Gallant Fox, and she had two outstanding mule foals.

As you can see here at the Circle Z, we are trying to build a breeding program on a good foundation of diverse genetics, promoting both conformation and performance. We look forward to the future as we start to breed these jennies to high quality jacks with the ultimate goal of offspring with the best of both worlds, conformation and performance.