Cotton Top is the first foal of our superb show jennet, multi-NMDA and ADMS National Champion/Best of Breed winner, Frontier Legends Cinna. Cotton Top was born in November 2021 and is a dark red micro-mini standing only 26" at 10 months old. Cotton Top's daddy is our superb 2019 dark red jack, Farmstead's Henry Knox, who is now owned by Malakai Miniature Donkeys in Victoria, Australia. Little Cotton Top has perfect conformation, just like his mother, and he won the foal class at his first show in 2022. Cotton Top is destined to be a superb micro-mini herd sire and show champion as he continues to mature.

Congratulations to Savannah and Debbie Ames (Southern Asspitality) on their purchase of Cotton Top as their red herd sire when he reaches maturity! Besides his breeding responsibilities, he will continue to be shown in halter, and it appears that performance classes are also in his future.

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Willie is a 2009, dark brown gelding by our first herd sire, ADMS National Champion Willow Creek Luigi, and out of our superb show and producing jennet, NMDA Reserve Champion Jennet, Country Music's Eli Barsi. Willie has been a superb halter show gelding in the past, winning large shows in Tennessee and Kentucky. He was then purchased and trained as a driving gelding and performed at this sport for eight years before returning to Appalachian Farmstead for a second opportunity to show in halter classes successfully. Willie's full brother, Farmstead's The Grand Finale (Fin), has a similar background and is a perfect match for Willie in team driving. Willie and Fin recently won the Best Matched Pair and Produce of Dam classes at the large Music City Show in Shelbyville, TN. Congratulations to the Mayton Family from Kentucky on their purchase of both Fin and Willie for driving and showing in halter.

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Tillie is a 2011 brown jennet sired by our original herd sire, Willow Creek Luigi, ADMS National Champion Donkey and multiple NMDA champion jack. Her mother was Windy Willow's Sapphire, dam of multiple NDMA champions. In fact, Tillie's full sister was Frontier Legends Nellie Cashman, NMDA and ADMS National Champion. I showed Tillie at several shows as a foal and as a yearling, and she did well in the show arena as evidenced by her show record.

Tillie has been a great producer for Appalachian Farmstead. Her three foals have all been by WLDF Tin Roof Sunday, our spotted multiple National Champion herd sire. Tillie's first foal was Farmstead's Banjo, a 4 year old spotted gelding who has won multiple NMDA and ACOSA championships. Her second foal was Farmstead's Violet Mary, a black NLP jennet who had a nice show record as a yearling and then was sold to Wee Ones Farm in Gallatin, TN as a future brood jennet for their herd. Her third foal, Farmstead's Mo Jefferson, was also a black NLP jennet born late summer 2019 and was sold in 2020 to a young family in Chattanooga, TN as a future show and brood jennet.

Tillie and her 2021 foal, Farmstead's Thelma Lou, have been sold to the Parsley family in Greenville, TN.

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Farmstead's Dale Earnhardt is a beautiful dark brown 2007 gelding with a white star in the center of his forehead. Ernie is by our first herd sire, Willow Creek Luigi, and out of the great brood jennet, Country Music's Jean Shepherd. Ernie has been a wonderful halter gelding for Appalachian Farmstead, being our first ADA Excellence Award winner, and recently achieving the ADA Supreme Halter Award. He has stood Grand and Reserve Champion nearly every time shown over the past few years, winning those championships at large shows such as The Great Celebration Mule and Donkey Show and the Tennessee State Fair.

Ernie and Farmstead's Archie Campbell are now enjoying their new home with the Hall family in Kingston TN.

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After thoughtful consideration, we have decided to identify an appropriate future setting for our designated Junior Herd Sire, Farmstead's Popcorn Sutton, bred and raised on our farm. Given our small breeding program and the fact that we own Popcorn's sire, it is appropriate for us to identify a farm that can better use the sire potential of this just-turned three year old sorrel jack. Popcorn has the breeding, pedigree, conformation, color, and disposition to make a wonderful herd sire for the appropriate farm. Shown five times, Popcorn has won three firsts, two seconds, two Junior Championships, and one Reserve Junior Championship, and has achieved ADMS Reserve National Champion Donkey. Popcorn's sire is our NMDA Reserve National Champion and multiple Grand Champion Jack, Country Music's Rusty Weir, by the renowned CM George Jones, and out of the well-known show and producing jennet, Frontier Legends Ruby Stone, NMDA and ADMS National Champion and multiple Grand Champion Jennet and whose sire was Short Assets Starfire. The future home for Popcorn will be one which recognizes the superior strengths of this jack as a herd sire.

Thanks, Randy and Gail, Canton, North Carolina, for your purchase of this top herdsire for your farm!

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Farmstead's Molly O'Day is a beautiful 2012 brown and white spotted jennet bred, foaled, raised, and shown by Appalachian Farmstead. Molly's sire is WLDF Tin Roof Sunday, four-time ACOSA National Champion Jack, and her dam is Golden Papillon's Precious Peridot, mother of a number of NMDA Grand Champions and National Champions.

Molly made her debut in the show ring at the 2013 Great Celebration Mule and Donkey Show, which was the National Show for both NMDA and ACOSA. Molly was named NMDA National Champion Yearling Jennet and ACOSA National Champion Jennet at her first show! The next year, Molly repeated her performance at the 2014 Great Celebration Mule and Donkey Show, winning the NMDA Two Year Old Jennet halter class and then was named the ACOSA National Champion Jennet. In 2015, Molly was selected as NMDA Grand Champion Jennet at the Tennessee State Fair. In 2016, Molly continued her winning ways at the Great Celebration Mule and Donkey Show, being selected as the NMDA Grand Champion Jennet and the ACOSA National Champion Jennet. She also had the honor of being selected for the cover of the 2016 Holiday Issue of Asset, the quarterly publication of the NMDA. Being named Halter High Point Jennet by ACOSA for 2016 was an exciting conclusion to a great year of showing for Molly! Molly received her ADA Excellence in Halter certificate in 2017.

Besides being shown at 3-4 NMDA/ACOSA shows each of the past few years, Molly's sweet disposition has made her ideal for participating in various events for children and older adults in the Northeast Tennessee region. Molly has been a winner for Appalachian Farmstead both inside and outside of the show arena, and she is also expected to be a winner as a brood jennet for Shane Carey, Malakai Mediterranean Miniature Donkeys in Victoria, Australia, as she moves to her new home in March 2021.

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Born in August, 2019, Mo is a black NLP jennet with a great potential for showing, as well as for a future brood jennet. Mo is by our NationalChampion spotted jack, WLDF Tin Roof Sunday, who is also the sire on a number of top show performers and champions. Mo's mother is Farmstead's Matilda Faye, who has produced two other foals for us - Farmstead's Banjo and Farmstead's Violet Mary, both wonderful show donkeys. Mo is a very loving girl and has found an equally loving home with the Geren family in Ooltewah, TN.

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Gibbs is a beautiful dark brown gelding with bright, white points born on August 11, 2018. His daddy is WLDF Tin Roof Sunday, four time ACOSA National Champion Jack and multiple NMDA halter champion. His mother is Farmstead's Moonpie, a consistent winner for several years for Appalachian Farmstead, having been Grand Champion at the Tennessee State Fair, Reserve Champion at the Great Celebration, and High Point Jennet for Tennessee. Gibbs has the sweet disposition of his daddy, and he makes quick friends with whoever happens to be in the pen with him. Gibbs and his buddy, Farmstead's WIlliam Bean, have found a forever home with the Lewis family in North Carolina.

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Farmstead's Violet Mary is a loving black NLP 2017 jennet foal with wonderful conformation who will be shown beginning with The 2018 Great Celebration Mule and Donkey Show. Violet is always with whoever happens to be in her pen, and she just loves those rubs on her head and ears!

Violet is our second foal by Tin Roof Sunday and out of Tillie, and we expect great things from her in the show ring in the future. She is very compact and muscular with wide front and back ends, and her legs are as straight as a string! We can't wait to get her clipped in May and see the black beauty that is beneath her long winter hair!

Congratulations to Wee One's Farm on their purchase of the sweetest donkey that we have ever raised at Appalachian Farmstead, Farmstead's Violet Mary! Violet will continue winning the hearts of all who meet her at her new home with LJ and Deb Mix. She will also make one nice brood jennet in a couple more years!

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Thanks to Autumn and Woody Hoyle for providing a superb home to Nanny in Columbus, North Carolina!

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Congratulations to Karen Clarke on her purchase of this fabulous brood jennet!

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Congratulations to Kay Allen, Lewisburg, TN, on her purchase of Farmstead's Moonshine! Moonshine is a young jennet, producing two foals, the first of which is our tiny 26 1/2 inch Lily May Ledford, multiple halter winner as a yearling in 2012! Moonshine sells in foal to Farmstead's Andrew Jackson, and Kay is looking forward to the arrival in 2014 of a full brother or sister to Lily!

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Country Music's Jean Shepherd is one of the original 6 donkeys purchased by Appalachian Farmstead from Frontier Legends Miniature Donkeys to begin our successful breeding program. Jean has been highly successful as a brood jennet, foaling numerous halter champions over the years. Jean has spent the past number of years at a new home in Tennessee, having foaled several more halter winners.

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Congratulations to Muriel Bernadou, France, on the purchase of this beautiful three-time ACOSA National Champion Spotted Jennet! She sold bred to three-time ACOSA National Champion Spotted Jack, Tin Roof Sunday!

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Ma and Pa's Red Dynamo is a sorrel 2008 gelding who had an excellent halter record after being shown for three years and then sold to a family in Tennessee. Dynamo stood as Reserve Champion Gelding at the prestigious Great Celebration Mule and Donkey Show, as well as Grand Champion Gelding at the North Carolina State Fair prior to being sold.

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Congratulations to Dayle and Joe Haworth, Chapel Hill, TN on their purchase of this sweet, gentle, jennet soon to be in foal to WLDF Tin Roof Sunday for a future spotted show winner!

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Congratulations Karen Clarke as she begins showing in NMDA shows!

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Farmstead's Davy Crockett, a 2006 dark brown gelding was very successfully shown as a two and three year old, including standing both years as the High Point Halter Gelding for the Tennessee Donkey Association. He stood Grand Champion Gelding at both the Tennessee State Fair and Kentucky State Championship prior to his move to Oregon with his best friend, Farmstead's Daniel Boone. Following his move to Oregon, Davy was named 2011 NMDA National Year End High Point Gelding, 2012 NMDA National Champion Halter Gelding, 2012 NMDA National Green Gelding Champion, and 2012 NMDA National Pre-Green Champion.

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Congratulations, Kay Allen, Lewisburg, TN on the purchase of this sweet jennet!

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Congratulations to the Borthwicks on their purchase of this fine donkey for their grandchildren.

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Congratulations, Jackie Garringer-Pischke, Middlesburg, VA on the purchase of this great show gelding!

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Farmstead's General Neyland is a 2006 dark brown gelding who moved to a Tennessee home as a three year old. He is by our original herd sire, Willow Creek Luigi, ADMS National Champion Donkey.

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Congratulations, Andrew Swales and the Hamerton Zoo Park, England on the purchase of this fine donkey!

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