Meet the Austins

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Rich & Cheryl Austin

We have lived in Cottonwood, California for since October of 1978. We were originally from Southern California. We came when our 2 sons were still young, 8 and 10 years old, to live in the country vs. the big city. We moved from a 65' x 110' lot to 21 acres in the rolling hills. We started with every animal you could imagine, chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, goats, pigs, turkeys, cows and horses. We since grew out of that and 2 1/2 years ago discovered the Mini Donkeys. We started with our first 2 jennets on Dec. 23, 2000. We now have 19 donkeys, a 30 yr. old horse named Peaches and a new member of the family a 21 yr. old Quarter pony named Bunny.

We have 2 Granddaughters, Ashley 20, Shaylee 11 and our Grandson, Kelton 4 yrs. You can see them all on the Grandbabies page.

We own Talbot Glass in Cottonwood, California and I also work full time in another line of work. As you can see, we have our hands full.

Both of us have wonderful geldings who work as a team. We are both driving in the shows and having a great time. Shaylee is also driving.

The fourth annual Northern California Miniature Donkey Show at the Tehama County Fairgrounds in Red Bluff will be September 9 and to of 2005. For more information contact us at our email address or call to get on the list of participants.