I have long been mesmerized by baby donkeys and how incredibly cute they are in comparison to their older counterparts, but then I got into looking at if there was any use in having a donkey over a horse. It turns out that donkeys are much better animals than horses in many aspects that humans use them for! Whether it be for farm use or the typical desert scene where a dried out cowboy is riding one across the desert, donkeys are incredible animals.
The sheer force of the donkeys is actually more than most every breed of horse, and this allows them to be utilized not only as farm animals, but also as animals that can be used to fix issues suffered by natural disasters. There has been incidents where donkeys were used to pull limbs or trees fallen down during hurricanes when cars or other machinery was unable to.
Donkeys also back up the stereotype of latin american leaders using donkeys on the battlefield instead of horses, but there was actually viable reason as to why they did that. Donkeys are not as skittish as horses are and tend to be more reliable around the loud noises caused by battles. They also tend to avoid dangers around them better than horses, and will make decisions based on keeping their own selves safe.
This blog was very interesting. I never knew that they used donkeys on battlefields but the further you explained it the more it made sense. I wonder why they didnt use donkeys more than horses whenever they would have battles. They get less scared and they are also strong enough to pull limbs or trees fallen during hurricanes. I dont think donkeys get enough credit for what they can do
Very different topic that you choose to research, very informative though i never knew that much about a donkey and how it can compare pretty well versus a horse. I always thought that riding horse into battle (if we were in 1617) would be awesome but now i wanna a donkey barreling down into the front lines.
Very different topic that you choose to research, very informative though i never knew that much about a donkey and how it can compare pretty well versus a horse. I always thought that riding horse into battle (if we were in 1617) would be awesome but now i wanna a donkey barreling down into the front lines.
Very different topic that you choose to research, very informative though i never knew that much about a donkey and how it can compare pretty well versus a horse. I always thought that riding horse into battle (if we were in 1617) would be awesome but now i wanna a donkey barreling down into the front lines.
Great topic, I thought donkeys are only used in some certain field. I don’t know that they are that strong and can even limb trees. I knew that battle horse usually get scared and cause rider to fall down. I wonder why other culture don’t use donkey. Donkey is both cute and useful, thanks for sharing.
Donkey’s are a very important animal in many Latin American culture. I always assumed it was because they take less food to raise because they were smaller than a horse. I would’ve liked it if you explained some concepts a little further as some of the points were vague. For example, I feel like using the term “sheer force” is a little vague. I didn’t understand it at first but reading more into context I got the general idea. Great topic and very well written. I appreciate you including a cultural significance of donkeys too. Here is another article I found online that I found interesting and very insightful
Hi! Your topic is really interesting. I have never thought about the differences between donkeys and horse. You mentioned that donkeys were used to pull limbs or trees fallen down during hurricanes when cars or other machinery was unable to. It is surprised to hear that! Besides, you also mentioned donkeys tend to avoid dangers around them better than horses. That’s cool! And I wonder why is that happen. It must be interesting if you research further on this. Nice blog!