Working Donkey
Pulling, carrying or riding, donkeys used for transport. Nowadays, the donkey is more and more use for teckking: he carries sadleback. Because he is smart and calm, Poitou donkey is a good choice.
Education :
Carrying saddleback
The donkey has to learn to cary saddlepack on his back and to walk together with man.
Pulling
The eduction usally begin by accustom donkey to harness, then pulling something lighty heavy (often a tyre)
Donkey can carry light piece of wood, light plough,…
Pulling a carriage
 Then, donkey learns to pull a light carriage |
 and to modulate various paces pulling the carriage |
 Carriages have to be very light |
 Main difficulties are fixed unknown obstacles like grids, gates, … |
 And mobiles : dogs, trucks, … |
 In any case, the donkey has to be very handy and to obey to voice |
Competition :
Every year in France, there are many working donkey competition with the three tests
 Display and model |
 Gone up in the horse trailer |
| Course of obstacles |
| Course in long reins and pulling a traineau |
Illustration with Umour du Breuil pulling a carriage :
Illustration with Umour du Breuil carrying saddleback :
