A big voice and an even bigger personality.

Say hello to Ringo, our hilarious new stallion donkey who came to us from another island! His neighbour was so worried about him being in a difficult situation, along with his friend Palomino, that she negotiated and paid to get them out and brought safely to us.

Ringo is only 5 and had never lived with other donkeys before, so at the moment he’s staying with our ponies and learning lots of new things. He’s already been castrated and it was a very difficult recovery, honestly it was touch and go due to infections and abscesses, but he has turned a corner and eventually recovered beautifully. Because mature stallions can take a while for their hormones and behaviour to settle, we’re giving him a few months to fully adjust before he joins our donkey gang.

For now he is gaining trust and knowledgeable from humans so he can go out walking and enjoy his new happy life.
He’s a huge, funny character (and very, very loud!) and we’re excited to watch his journey as he becomes part of the herd here at the sanctuary.