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EXOTIC & LIVESTOCK:
Houston Business Woman Trades Evan Piccone Business Suits for Miniature Donkeys!

by Jani Schulz, Editor-in-Chief

According to Houston businesswoman, Carolyn Christian, her love for miniature donkeys prompted her to trade in her Evan Piccone business suits for jeans! Actually the story goes like this: The Christians bought their ranch near Hearne, Texas in 1988. The ranch was meant to be a weekend hideaway; a place to escape the hectic life of the big city for the serenity and beauty of ranch life. At the time, Carolyn worked as a senior development director and her husband, Pete, worked in construction management. Then, a few years later, they both decided that they had enough stress of the big city. So, they packed up and moved to the ranch.

I had read an article on them published previously, and the quote from Carolyn made me laugh and still keeps me smiling. Carolyn said, "I've been a country girl all my life; although, I was born and raised in Houston. I feel like Cinderella in ropers. I've exchanged my Evan Piccone business suits for jeans."

Why miniature donkeys? Well, Carolyn tells it like this: "I knew very little about the animals until someone showed me a picture of a miniature donkey and a baby." "From that moment on, I vowed I wouldn't stop searching until I had some of my own."

Like so many of you who raise miniature donkeys feel, Carolyn also feels that they have become a big part of her life. The temperament and personality of the Sicilian Donkey is kind and gentle and loving. Anyone who has ever owned a miniature donkey will tell you the same, "they are one of the best pets and companions out there."

I talked with Carolyn for a while the other day, and it is evident that her enthusiasm and involvement is only strengthening in the Miniature donkey world. Carolyn, Pete and their Quarter Moon Ranch have the most fabulous marketing brochure. When you read their brochure, you see so clearly how much they enjoy and love what they do. I think that is what makes Quarter Moon miniatures so special.

I asked Carolyn some questions about the miniature donkey industry that will be continued in next months Exotic & Livestock Magazine's Miniature Donkey Section. This interview will help others who raise miniature donkeys and also those of you considering purchasing some of your own. But this month, I wanted to end Part 1 of the Quarter Moon Ranch article with truly the greatest piece of work I have ever read about miniature donkeys, and it is copied directly from the Quarter Moon Ranch brochure. I am sure it must be written by Carolyn, and straight from her heart.

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