We had bought the pony cider for a pet and she was pregnant when she had her baby it happened to be a donkey. The minature pony is 6 and th edonkey is 4. The pony has alot of manners and is really sweet. The donkey hasnt gotten alot of time to get some of the manners that she should have but still sweet. The are not spookey of anything they have seen it all from goats to kids with ropes and dummeys. Great as a kids pony or a first horse.