In August 2025, I discovered the Facebook posts of Portland based musician Will Stenberg about Gage, a disabled wild donkey with whom he felt a deep connection—and from whom he had recently had to say goodbye forever.
To mark the anniversary of Gage’s death, I’m linking here my collection of Will Stenberg’s Facebook posts from 2025:
The donkey who loved music
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August 31, 2025
In the USA, wild horses and donkeys are rounded up by helicopter. Some animals are injured or even die. The more fortunate ones find refuge in a private animal sanctuary. There, musician Will Stenberg finds the wild donkey Gage.
Their story moved me so much that I later visited the Oregon Donkey Sanctuary and met with Will Stenberg for an interview. You can hear what he had to say about Gage—and what he’s learned from him, as well as about donkeys in general—in my Radio Travelogue that will be broadcasted in September. I’ll post the link in due time.
Until then, anyone who’s interested can see Gage in action in a TV report about the donkey sanctuary, starting at 1 minute and 30 seconds:
This text was first published on my German website, I have translated it.
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