Thirteen years ago we received a phone call about an injured donkey that had a metal can wrapped around his leg. This was at Vader Piet, the area where the windmills are located. We tried to find the donkey, but we could not locate him. As there were often donkeys at Vader Piet, we regularly went there to feed the animals. One Sunday we saw a group of people standing around a donkey and yes, it was the donkey with the metal can. The can proved to be an air filter and assisted by the onlookers we succeeded in sawing the filter from his leg. That job took three hours. The helpful onlookers hailed from Texas, so that is how Cowboy got his name. Because he had been walking around with the filter on his leg for more than three weeks, his leg was badly injured. However, with good care it healed and now there is only a small scar reminding us of his ordeal.