The Founders, Frank & Gloria Hathaway          Russ & Glo Hauenstein   A family business since 1980 when Frank and Gloria Hathaway bought their first pair, Circle H Ranch has focused on Miniature Donkeys and ONLY miniature donkeys for over 20 years. We are known for our personal care and love for "the perfect rural pet," and for our honest relationship with our highly valued customers. A handshake is worth a lot more than the longest legal contract.  Circle H Ranch, where quality and care shake hands.

Meet our Herd Sire

Spirit Walker 29 1/4" Tan/Gray/White Spot "Walker" was born here, and since becoming our herd sire, has rapidly gained a national reputation for producing small foals of outstanding conformation on wonderful personalities. His offspring are not only producing in the breeding world, but the nation's show rings as well. Join the growing list of fans of the best jack in North America!

Miniature Donkeys For Sale

Katie Born 8/2007, Katie is two years old, 30 1/2"", brown, charcoal and black, out of Hauenstein's Katarina (321/2" brown) by J&B's Benny (32" brown). Sire throws small, black. Certainly worh much more than the $1800 we're asking. Available now. Really sweet. Available now. Will be bred in the Spring.

Brassy Brassy was estimated born September, 2007 and was 30 1/2" at two, but is surely older. Brown with some immature brassy tint, Brassy is out of Hauenstein's Sadie, a beautiful 31 1/2" brown, by J&B's Bennny, a 32" brown. Line goes back to Italy, Spain and Sardinia. Will be bred, price goes up when bred. She's REALLY built. $1800.

SnickerDoodle Born 8/29/09,out of Meyerland's Miss Norah Boomah, a 30" black and white, by Spirit Walker, "Doodle" is just 21" and very petite. This cute little bug has a personality to match her unique taffy and dazzling white coat. Add that to perfect conformation--small head, perfect teeth, short neck, wide chest, good bone in her legs, round butt--and you have a Snickerdoodle and then some! Available end of January, early February, 2010 Sold! Our BIG thanks and congratulations to Sharon Garner of Garner Creek Farms, Ranger, Texas. See their beautiful ranch at Garnercreekfarms.come where they breed and train beautiful Hanoverian horses and Connemara ponies! Our "babies" will have a spectacular home

Calypso Born 6/19/09, out of Bows, 31 1/2" brown, by Spirit Walker, 29 1/4" tan & white, "Callie" is a pixie with a tiny head who was born just 20 1/2", and should mature around 30". Bows' foals are always popular and grow to be strongly built. Available mid-November. Sold! Our BIG thanks and congratulations to Sharon Garner of Garner Creek Farms, Ranger, Texas. See their beautiful ranch at Garnercreekfarms.come where they breed and train beautiful Hanoverian horses and Connemara ponies! Our "babies" will have a spectacular home.

Sweet Solitaire Born 6/13/09, just 20", out of Little Miss Kitty, 30" brown and black, by Spirit Walker, 29 ¼ light brown spot, Solitaire is a beautiful dark brown and white spot who should mature into a lovely 29-30" draft. Sold! Our BIG thanks and congratulations to Sharon Garner of Garner Creek Farms, Ranger, Texas. See their beautiful ranch at Garnercreekfarms.come where they breed and train beautiful Hanoverian horses and Connemara ponies! Our "babies" will have a spectacular home.

Mocha Spectacular! and loving 29 1/2" brown, will be bred to Spirit Walker in March.Can't wait to see what the cross-breeding of these two old pedigrees will bring--if she is still here. Like Sadie, we'd like to keep her. Sold! Our BIG thanks and congratulations to Sharon Garner of Garner Creek Farms, Ranger, Texas. See their beautiful ranch at Garnercreekfarms.come where they breed and train beautiful Hanoverian horses and Connemara ponies! Our "babies" will have a spectacular home.

Sadie Sadie is a 5 year old, 5 year old, absolutely perfect 31"; while tests were inconclusive in February, we think she gave birth six months before we rescued the "Valentine Day girls" and will be expecting around January, 2010, by J&B's Holiday Magic, a 31" brown. She has shown no heat to Spirit Walker, and her sides continue to grow. We did plan to keep her...Sold! Our BIG thanks and congratulations to Mic and Rusty Cotten of Cotten's Half Ass Ranch, Longview, Texas. http://www.halfasses.com/

Jessie Beautiful, square, 32" , 5 year old brown and black mix, tested positive for foal to J&B's Holiday Magic, a 31 1/4" brown. Out of Bette Davis, 32" gray dun, by J&B's Benny, 32" brown. Line extends back to Italy, Sardinia, and Spain. We expect a November baby.Sold! Our BIG thanks and congratulations to Mic and Rusty Cotten of Cotten's Half Ass Ranch, Longview, Texas. http://www.halfasses.com/.

Katarina Katarina is a beautiful, radiant brown 32 1/2", 6 year old jenny out of J & B's June, 32 1/2" gray dun, by J&B's Benny, a 32" brown. Line goes back to Spain, Italy and Sardinia. Tested in foal by J&B's Holiday Magic, a beautiful 31 1/4" brown. Expecting a late fall foal. Sold! Our BIG thanks and congratulations to Mic and Rusty Cotten of Cotten's Half Ass Ranch, Longview, Texas. http://www.halfasses.com/

Heidi Born 8/28/07, 30" at 15 months, by Country Trails Awesome Quincy, 35", out of Country Trails Vinita 32 1/2" . Will not get to either of her parents' heights. Friendly enough. Pet quality or better. Immature photo, bautiful now, filling out nicely. If she puts some muscle on her back end, could be breeding quality. Could use some re-training, when you want her. Sold! Our thanks to Kristi Gedeon of Fredericksburg, Texas, where Heidi now has a good home and a good buddy.

Bottle Rocket Born on the Fourth of July, this sweet, tiny loveable guy is gonna make somebody the perfect pet and companion animal. He's just 19" and short bodied to boot, all gray, out of Dazzle, 31 1/2", by Spirit Walker, 29 1/4" and I doubt if he'll get any bigger than his Dad. Built great to boot! Thirty years ago he would have been a prize breeding stud. But this is today, and all we want is to make sure he gets a good home. Sold! Our thanks to Kandra Young of Silver City, New Mexico.

Lil King Cole Adorable, crazy black , charcoal with cross, friendly little 21" guy born 3/21/09 out of Mocha, 30" brown, by J&B's Holiday Magic, 311/4" brown, King is the sweetest little boy. Everything looks just right with him so he could be a herd sire by conformation, or a companion animal/pet by disposition. Line goes back to Italy, Spain and Sardinia. Sold! Our thanks to Robert & Claudia Ragels of New Braunfels, Tx. who will give him a great home and a sweetheart. Ragels Ziegenhof www.drinkgoatsmilkcom

Star Gazer Born 1/31/09, 21", out of Raven's Song ( 32", Black, carrying Blue Eyed White), "Gazer" is a star with every visitor here and has become a veritable lap puppy. A loving personality, and just perfectly built in every way, certainly carrying black, may be carrying Blue Eyed White from her dam and brown from her sire. Sold! Our BIG thanks and congratulations to Mic and Rusty Cotten of Cotten's Half Ass Ranch, Longview, Texas. http://www.halfasses.com/

Jackie Born 10-1-08. Purchased Dam and foal, Jackie is a fuzz doll. Out of Hauenstein's Jessie (32 1/2" dark brown) by J&B's Holiday Magic (31 1/4" brown). We've pulled all that fuzz aside and all we can find are black roots. Good enough to keep if I were younger. Registration pending. Line goes back to Italy, Spain and Sardinia. Available now. She was 26" at 4 1/2 months. Has 26" Papa's Money in her background. Sold! Our BIG thanks and congratulations to Mic and Rusty Cotten of Cotten's Half Ass Ranch, Longview, Texas. http://www.halfasses.com/

Checkers Heart stopping black and white, 32" 4 year old Tyger spot out of Olef Beauty, 30" brown by LND's Jackpot,, 34" red, black and brown. Sold! Our thanks and appreciation to Jim and Susan Grafe of Texas LongEars Ranch, www.donkeyville.com (Thank you Susan)

Mariposa Mariposas is another black and white by Peggy Paul's Half Ass Acres' Kojack, 31 1/4" black and white, out of Ozarks Lil Nellie 33 3/4" dark brown,. She is half sister to our Juliet, and Moonstone, this 31" three year old is black and gray spotted, beautifully built, would show nicely. $1500. Sold! Our thanks and appreciation to Jim and Susan Grafe of Texas LongEars Ranch, www.donkeyville.com (Thank you Susan)

Moonstone Like Mariposa, Moonstone comes to us from Peggy Paul and her outstanding jack, Half Ass Acres Kojack, 31 1/4", out of Kritter Korners Sally Jean 34 1/4" white. She appears now to be pasture breeding and may be pregnant, which we will find out in August. Moonstone, 30 1/2", black and white, is a full sister to our Juliet who just went to France. Sold! Our thanks and appreciation to Jim and Susan Grafe of Texas LongEars Ranch, www.donkeyville.com (Thank you Susan)

Coming Attractions

Raven Wow! Raven continued to astound with the birth of Raven Heart in 2008 and then Star Gazer above. Makes us anxious to see what March of 2010 will bring. Has been promised.

Lily The most popular of our breeding jennies, this 27 1/4" sorrel/brown took the year 2009 off. She has been paired once again with Spirit Walker for an April, 2010 foal. Has been promised.

Sweet Pea Sweet Pea, just 29" gave us a show stopper in All That Jazz in 2008. Sweet Pea got a year of rest and will be back for an April, 2010 foal. Has been promised.

Miss Kitty Kitty's second act is a solo performer, the beautiful Sweet Soliatire, just 20" and so richly brown and white. Kitty is bred for June and is $2100.

Bows This 31 1/2" beauty was sold and bought back--a real favorite for her looks and personality. Eveery foal you think she can't beat it--and she does.! Calypso, above, is gorgeous... Bows will be $2100, bred.

Dazzle Dazzle, shown with Jewel above in 2006, set of f a "Bottle Rocket" on the Fourth of July. We will hope with you hon, for a girl in 2010. Dazzle can be purchased for $2100, bred.

Norah Boomah From Meyerland's Ranch, "Boomah" is a spirited little 30" spot with a broken stripe, small, compact, with signs of black spots, Boomah is a real heart breaker--she and Walker just keep astounding--this year with Snickerdoodle, a strikingly colored, well built 21" taffy spot! Bred for late fall, Norah is$2100.

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