Nope, Luke's just a standard donkey, he's a little guy and a very good herd watchdog
Wikke's tail is all-natural, I don't do a thing with it aside from comb cowboy magic through it maybe once or twice a month with a pair of latex gloves. Luckily, it doesn't tend to snarl, just makes these long, corkscrew hanks of hair. If you want it, you can have it: his hair is very thick, coarse and a pita to take care of!
Training plans for this year are very light lunging (more for learning the voice commands for "walk" "trot" and "whoa" and whip cues than exercise), introducing him to the tack, and ground driving. There are more desensitizing lessons that would benefit him as well, like getting used to bicycles, loud engine noise, chains and tires dragging behind him, etc.
Mostly, I just want to do as much as possible to get him ready for his trip to the trainer next summer for harness and saddle work; going to be expensive enough as it is!
Ahem...sorry about the book, I get carried away
