Looking for a Spotted Ass

Gerrit van de Pypekamp is surrounded by donkeys. Emoji has a mouthful of his shirt, tugging like crazy to get his attention. Sweet Spot has her head under his arm and seems to be asleep on her hooves. Gerrit’s chin rub is clearly having a hypnotic result. Dirkie is also vying for attention from a very preoccupied Gerrit.

“Who’s my biggest, most beautiful horse?” Gerrit asks Sweet Spot, while trying to make Emoji let go of his shirt and seeking to free a hand to give some attention to Dirkie.

Gerrit is a donkey breeder. Or to be precise, a breeder of spotted donkeys. A biochemical engineer, Gerrit and his veterinarian father