Saucy is one of two hinnies that reside at the DONKEY SANCTUARY OF CANADA Farm. She has lived with us since 1995 and we estimate that she was born in 1988. We were told that her farther was Shetland pony and her mother a Miniature donkey.
This little, dark brown hinny is a most hesitant creature. It is clear that there were too many negative experiences with humans in her life before the DSC. In all the years that she has been with us, Saucy has never really relaxed with people. Whenever she is approached, Saucy will turn around and face in the opposite direction and want to move away. If she does remain in place, however, she is content only to have her rump scratched but she does not tolerate much other attention.
Saucy lives with her mule companions in a small herd at the DSC Farm. They roam the fields day and night whenever they are not resting in their paddock. Although, as a group, they are always content to be brought into the barnyard for grooming, after a while each will indicate that he or she wants to return to their own area. It is clear that they are most content when with one another, in their own space.