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The description of your donkeys when registering it is not just for interest but is an important element for security and positive identification, augmenting the many photographs you have hopefully taken. A little time spent could prove worthwhile.

Remember a 'grey dun with dark cross and pale eye rings' would describe 75% of the donkeys in this Country. Many characteristics are unique to your donkey and should be carefully detailed:-

Note any white patches. Note accurately location any whorls and whether clockwise or anticlockwise. Draw on separate piece of paper if required.

The following distinguishing markings should be listed:-

Muzzle pale or dark, eye rings pale or dark, jowls throat chest and belly if pale, colour of ears (rims or whole), mane, tail, dorsal stripe and possibly ventral stripe (under belly). Any star or blaze on forehead. Colour (inc. stripes) of hooves. Include any freeze or hoof brands, or microchip numbers.

Colours are the commonest cause of confusion. The acceptable lists of colours are as follows, however you may add more descriptive terms on the details for the reverse of the certificate.

LIGHT DUN - Very light brown		DUN - Pastel light brown
DARK DUN - Very light brown		GREY DUN - Grey with light brown
DARK GREY DUN - Steel grey with brown		DARK GREY DUN - Steel grey with brown
LIGHT BROWN - Light chocolate brown		DARK BROWN - Deeper chocolate brown
SORREL - Red tones of brown		LIGHT SORREL - Softer pink/red
DARK SORREL - Rusty red brown		BROWN/BLACK - Very dark brown with some black
BLACK - All black (no other colour)		WHITE - All white (no other colour)
PIEBALD - Black and White		SKEWBALD - Any other colour and White

A prefix is a stud name by which all the donkeys bred by you will be known provided you register them. The prefix is written before the foals name; e.g.. Barley High Christobell. If you sell the foal, that name cannot be changed and a suffix may not be added.

You may use your prefix, which should be registered with the MMDA, if you owned the jenny (mother) when the foal was born.

If you purchase a foal that has not been registered with a prefix before it's name, you may then add your stud name as a suffix at the end of the foal's name. e.g.; Christobell of Barley High. This indicates you did not breed the donkey. Examples:

• A. I own the prefix Barleyhigh. I bred a donkey called Moonshine - his full name is thus Barleyhigh Moonshine.
• B. I bought a donkey called Neesha. Her name is thus suffixed to become Neesha of Barleyhigh.

A Prefix or Suffix remains part of the donkeys name ad infinitum, including a foreign prefix. No donkey may have two prefixes or two suffixes.