Elisabeth Svendsen Trust

Snowy is a skewbald mare who was born in 1995 at East Axnoller Farm, a farm owned by The Donkey Sanctuary, our sister charity. Her birth was a great joy to everyone, as she was born very soon after her mother, Mary, had been relinquished to the Sanctuary. She is a very cheeky donkey, who likes making lots of noise and is much-loved by everyone.

She has only just started working out in the community and is doing very well. Her training involved leading her around the centre introducing her to new challenges, such as visiting the offices and staff room so she could feel comfortable in the surroundings.

The first time Snowy went out into the community, Wayne went with her. At the moment Snowy is only visiting residential homes while she learns to deal with walking up and down small steps and going into bedrooms.

One morning when the donkeys were being groomed in the yard, Snowy found herself standing next to Vicky, the groom. Obviously Snowy wanted to have a go at grooming, as she managed to take the brush from Vicky's hands by skilful use of her teeth!