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

Display and model
Gone up in the horse trailer


Course of obstacles

Course in long reins and pulling a traineau

Illustration with Umour pulling a carriage :

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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 .