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 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 anycase, the donkey has to be very handy and to obey to voice .

Competition
Every years in France, there are many working donkey competition with the three tests