Donna King, Menagerie Miniatures

I began my love for horses at birth, but did not fully realize my dream until we moved to our farm in a rural area of MI in 1994.

We started small with a few horses and grew from there.  My training of horses began with full sized horses, which eventually brought me to the miniature horse.

I have received education at several Universities, Sheridan in Canada and Michigan State to mention a few, in the Animal field, specifically Equine.  I have also had formal education on the breaking and training of race horses, through the Oklahoma Horse Training School.

The majority of my skills directly concerning the behavior and communication of horses have been learned through self guided study.  Also, the expertise I have accomplished in the area of training horses to drive has been through diligent practice and application of the knowledge I have acquired through the years and continue to do so.

Training philosophy

I love to be with horses, communicate and befriend them. I do not seek to dominate or intimidate them.

My training technique is that of communication, cooperation, respect and yes friendship.  I train a horse to freely cooperate and excel, because he WANTS to, not because I MAKE him.  This makes for a very good relationship between horse and human, like a partnership, based on mutual trust and respect.

I specialize in the "spirited", horse, so don't be afraid to bring me your hard to handle horses or stallions, you will be amazed at the change in them after a little Menagerie Training.

Show Accomplishments

Since the beginning of our participation in the Miniature Horse Showing arena, we have loved the performance classes.  We have brought out new horses from year to year and have accomplished high placings with them.

To see some of our accomplishments at the National Level, please click on the "Show Horses" button.  There you will find some of the horses we trained and presented at the AMHR Nationals for the past several years.