thats the only way we can get our donkey into a trailer humanely. He's only been hauled like 4 times in his life and to get him in a trailer you either have to pick him up one at each end like hes a recliner chair or something, thank goodness he's never been a kicker, but he weighs around 4-500 i would think. Last time I had to take him to the vet he hurt his little foot and could barely limp and i felt so bad making him try and step up when he could hardly put weight on his foot (he got stepped on while attacking all the big horses as usual, his job in life apparently) but my husband got a panel gate and using the trailer door sorta made a ever-narrowing enclosure so finally he had no choice but to step up in there. At the vet I had them do everything to him while still in the trailer.
but donkeys are like husbands. If they arent taught to do new things within six months after birth, then you can forget it for life. Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
