It is with great sadness that we inform our members of the death of a very long standing member, Valerie Newton on the 6th March. Val will be long remembered for the junior days she hosted at her home in Edenbridge and the family support for local shows and our Championship Show. In recent months […]
Feb 24th was International War Animal Day and Regional Groups of The Donkey Breed Society organised events in their own areas to recognise the service and sacrifice of animals in war. We shared events across the day on Social Media and have added the photographs collected across out regions to our photo gallery. https://www.donkeybreedsociety.co.uk/photo-galleries/iwad/
32nd National Equine Forum: Staged in London, Thursday 7th March 2024 Tickets on sale January! https://www.nationalequineforum.com/forum-2024/ The event can be accessed via Live Streaming, pre-booked for £20 per person.
Nicola Stuart is now the DBS website manager, kindly taking over the role from Liz Reece Harris. Please email your updates, reports and articles to her at dbspassports@outlook.com Many thanks for all your contributions and the chats over emails regarding your lovely donkeys and what they have been doing. I will continue to enjoy membership […]
Third year and three days of very busy times! Your Horse Live rocks! Thousands, and that’s no exaggeration, of visitors visited, including lovely Suzi Fletcher from the Repair Shop who stopped by and told us that her father used to keep donkeys. She enjoyed a special donkey cuddle too! Particularly gratifying was the number of students studying equine […]
Your lovely pictures are beginning to come in of donkeys taking part in Remembrance Day parades. These are just some of the ones that we have received so far from the Northern Region. Please do send your pictures from across the country to Sarah Booth northerndonks@gmail.com for our Remembrance Day displays and archives, and inclusion in War […]
The DBS will be at Your Horse Live again! https://www.yourhorselive.co.uk/ Lots to see and do at Stoneleigh Park on the 10th – 12th November. Come and shop at over 300 equine stands, watch the world’s best riders perform in the SEIB Arena, learn from the experts in our practical hands on demos and have your chance to meet and snap a selfie or […]
Congratulations to all the winners at the Championship Show on 19th August. You will find the results and photos on the webpage here. Many thanks to all who entered the competitions and agility – it’s great to see new entries alongside the more experienced participants. Huge thanks to all who worked so hard behind the […]
It is with sadness that we report the passing of John Rae on Friday 1st September following his cancer diagnosis. John was a Council member and a member of the Finance committee. Together with his wife, Lorraine, they bred, showed and enjoyed their miniature donkeys for many years.
DASHING DONKEYS DOMINATE AT UK 50th CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW They came from all over the United Kingdom for this was no ordinary Championship Show, this was the ‘50 th Championship Show of the Donkey Breed Society’. Held at Moreton Morrell College, Warwickshire on Saturday 19 th August, there were seven In-Hand Championship classes before the Supreme […]