We had a snowy day and a cold night ahead so we brought everyone in. First time in a stall for Abigail. She was a brave girl coming inside and she seems to like it. Domestication has its perks.
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Donks are the best. She looks very happy in spite of the tiny body and large nose.
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Abigail is a genius. I started clicker training. She immediately tried to touch the target before I had time to “charge” the clicker. We moved on through several behaviors. I was quickly turned into a treat dispenser. She really likes cheerios.
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Of my two geldings, one would try all types of poses to get a treat and the other would slowly work through a few. He was so smart and always got his treat right away. The other one would go through his list of “things I’ve done that were successful” instead of watching for my cue.
Abigail looks very intelligent.
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Sometimes they act very much like little kids begging for candy. 
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It’s so comforting to have roomies too 
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When I used to clicker train my horse, I trained him to prick his ears. It was SO cute!!
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More Abigail and Tony pictures. They’re enjoying the indoors during this cold spell.
Profile. That’s just a shadow on her muzzle.
Tony loves to steal my glove.
Abby’s face and Tony’s ears. I need to get her a stall nameplate. She switched with Bitsey when we put the goats in with the cows.
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Looks like the Sibling Rivalry has become Big Sis worship 
Love the Full On Abigail with Tony eartips 
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Tony needs a box to stand on or a porthole at his level
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Abigail (check out that ear hair).
“I know what you did last night!”
Abigail and Tony begging for treats.
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So cute!!! Love the ears!!!
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Squeeeee! The cureness!!!
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The me-firster noses through the treat fence. “Me first! Me-me-me-me-me !!!”
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Do you trim her forelock?
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No, donkeys just have bangs, lol. It’s very cute. I think it’s more noticeable on her because her hair is straight. It reminds of our cows. They all have differences in the mop on top of their heads. Some curly, some straight, some with cowlicks, (lol).
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We had one nice sweet cow named Alfalfa after the movie kid.
The hair between her ears stood stiff straight up.
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Abigail was perfect for her vet visit today. Lovely girl!
But there was some bad news. Her back is still sensitive. It’s been that way since we brought her home. I thought it was fear at first, but since she lets me touch her all over, it’s definitely pain. The vet confirmed my suspicion during her exam. There’s nothing physically visible and she runs just fine, but maybe we can get some diagnostics and make sure we can keep her comfy. As soon as she’s ready, training wise, we’ll get her in for scans or whatever.
Who knows what happened to her during roundup or in the holding pens?
This doesn’t change anything. She doesn’t need to carry a pack or anything to be safe here with us. We just love donkeys.
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Hopefully it is something easily manageable. Poor girl, but lucky she landed with you. 
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