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Sinead is one of our big donkeys, she is our newest donkey and our only lady donkey. She came to Clovelly just before Christmas 2007 from Ireland. As befits an Irish donkey her name is Irish and is pronounced "Shin-ade".In English it would be Jean or Jane. She is 12hh (48" or 1.2m at the shoulder) so she is bigger than the average English donkey. We hope she will breed with our French stallions so before long Clovelly could even have a foal to show off !
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Here is JakeyTed saying "Hallo" to Sinead on the day after she arrived.
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| Here is Sinead at her home in Ireland |
(photos: the Irish Donkeys Website ) |
Age......4 in May 2008 Size:12hh (48")
Colour:...... Born: Northern Ireland |
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Sinead is very calm and friendly but likes to get her own way.
She often stands in our way and doesn't move when you push her. She knows she is big and strong ! |
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Sinead arrived on a dull winter's day. By the time we got home dusk was falling.
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Sinead had travelled well. Here she comes out of the trailer. |
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We let her meet a few of the donkeys at a time. |
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| A bit of following around, staring and sniffing.............. |
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Sinead took it all in her stride. She has a very sweet nature, loves attention and is very friendly. However in real lady donkey style, despite having been here only a few weeks she is already the boss over all the geldings ! |
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She has also made a best friend - here she is with our donkey Toby, with Charlie in the background. She is much bigger than Toby but the same colour. She stands with him, eats with him and waits for him.We are really pleased because Toby's own friend, Noah, happily goes off without him. |
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Sinead is ready to go out for her first walk with the donkey riders. Giffy, Oscar, Donk and Remus the mule are going too. |
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Here we are in the Hobby Drive. Sinead likes to go at her own pace - which is not too fast. |
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Sinead knows how to beg.... and being tall she gets further than the others !
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