American Heritage Miniature Donkey Sale

09/18/2025

Stay Tuned for 2026 Announcemets Coming Soon!

09/09/2025

Our deepest condolences to the family of Lola Palmer breeder of many quality miniature donkeys since the 1980’s the Arrow Creek Miniatures legacy lives on throughout many pedigrees and she definately left a lasting legacy to the miniature donkey heritage she will be greatly missed !

https://www.rhodesfuneralhomeinc.com/obituary/lola-palmer?lud=70B0BE71D393A3B3B95E58DC62D75109&fbclid=IwdGRjcAMtXTRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHlukiEJ_khpoY8GkrO1eqDdN-FkVPplIR1BkVnQjJEhw7SXxZcPCWZdklyE7_aem_gDWLOb2QvyFXX_EpFwjdHQ

On September 3, 2025, Lola Crystal Palmer of Kenedy, Texas passed away. She was born on February 21, 1944, in Spearfish, South Dakota, to parents Crystal and Ray Palmer. Lola spent most of her childhood in Ekalaka, Montana. There she enjoyed visiting her aunt Gussies ranch and helping her cousins

08/10/2025

We are proud to announce as the Miniature Donkey Heritage Alliance from this event we gave ADMS, American Donkey & Mule Society, our registry $2,657.97 in office supplies.
Below is a picture of Colleen on the left and Leah on the right unloading one of the two printers and some of the paper and much needed office supplies. We are happy and thank all of our consignors, sponsors and many other sale participants who are the ones who made this gift possible. Thank you!

07/31/2025

Memories From the June 2025,
American Heritage Miniature Donkey Sale. Joplin Missouri

07/31/2025

A selection of random pictures from our 2025 Midwest Joplin Missouri Sale "American Heritage Miniature Donkey Sale - formerly called the Breeders Classic)."

07/18/2025

Calendars are still available for purchase to help with our fundraiser a portion of all proceeds will be going to our two chosen organizations they are $25.00 each plus shipping a lovely 16 month calendar that starts September of 2025

Please contact us for more information. Priority mailing is available PM Stephanie or one of our team members for more information

07/05/2025

Besnoitia bennetti - Equine Disease

There is a vindictive rumor started that a disease called Besnoitia Benietti was found at our recent 2025 sale. The pictures that are being shared are from an Irish veterinarian journal.

A non-licensed person made accusations after our 2025 Joplin sale unsubtantiated by any licensed qualified veterinarians or the veterinarian onsite.

Persons actively spreading this rumor through informational posts are related and having a sale in 2026.

This disease Besnoitia -bennetti is serious, however there has not been any 2025 (as they are spreading) cases identified or any USDA report that this disease is virulent and spreading now in the US in our equine.

Every vet contacted about this disease as reported by our sale customers say their veterinarian’s have reported (“ if this was a disease spreading through equine-donkeys we would know about it”).
No donkey accused or any other donkeys related have been found to have this disease or be sick by several examing vets.

We have attempted to ignore these individuals who have now gone as far as to find out who the 2025 sale buyers were and call or text them to scare them about our sale and this disease. This information also was reported to us in first person and is not a rumor as they are desperately trying to again harm the 2025 Joplin Sale and the persons in charge of the sale.

If there was any truth to this story we would have been the first to contact everyone with a need to know. The individuals making the posts and then commenting on posts and spreading these rumors were not at the sale, did not buy anything from the sale and simply are attempting to harm the sale.

We are very sorry to have to make this type of post and for all the concern this may have caused.
If you have further questions I would recommend contacting your personal vet and going to the USDA site under equine and see for yourself if this is an identified disease and spreading through the US during this period. Feel free to PM if you have further questions.

The entirety of this sale by us was a Labor of Love that we worked very hard on. Our goal with this sale was not for personal gain, or any noterietay, but to raise money to help other non-profits like the two chosen recipients for this year ADMS and the SDMS Youth Scholarship Programs.

If anything in this world we have learned from this is kindness is key our miniature donkey world needs more unity not hate, spitefulness and division the world is big enough for more than one event.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the June 2026 sale!

06/24/2025

OFFICIAL SALE RESULTS of the 2025 Sale in Joplin MO, June 21,2025

51 Consigned
-2 Passed Out/PO
49 Donkeys in Auction
7 No Sales
42 Donkeys Sold (Gross) $231,700
Overall-Average $5,517
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Jacks Sold-6 (2po) (Gross) $31,400
Average $5,233

Geldings Sold-5 (0po) (Gross) $8,000 Average $1,600

Jennets Sold-31 (5po) (Gross) $192,300 Average $6,203
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High Selling Jack :
LN Precision $9,750
High Selling Jennet:
LN Ritsy $11,000
High Selling Gelding:
SL’s Gun Smoke $1,900
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See you back June 19-20th, 2026

06/24/2025

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OFFICIAL Result
2nd Annual Midwest Sale
High Selling Donkey - Jennet
LN Ritsy - $11,000
Winner of the quilt made by Sandi Costa and presented to Rick and Cindy Story, Storyland Miniature Donkeys. Consigned by: Nissen’s LN Ranch

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High Selling Donkey 2025 American Heritage Miniature Donkey Sale - LN Ritsy

06/24/2025