Used Book – The Book of the Donkey: Choosing it, knowing it, raising it, training it, Jacky Davézé, Alain Raveneau

Choosing a donkey carefully, feeding and caring for it daily, building a shelter adapted to its needs, leading and guiding it smoothly, encouraging it to reproduce, training a foal... none of this can be improvised. This practical guide covers the subject thoroughly and provides you with all the basics to better understand donkeys, better grasp their behavior and character, know what to do in all circumstances and, why not, start a small breeding operation. On each page, you will find numerous practical tips, photos and step-by-step pictures to guide you daily, technical benchmarks, as well as legends, popular prints, sayings, proverbs... Contents: Getting to know the donkey: the path to glory what is a donkey like? all colors from black to white the donkey is a mammal Buffon's words full of resources a good character. Choosing your donkey: purchase criteria which breed to choose? all breeds from A to Z. The companion donkey: the donkey in the meadow feeding your donkey well caring for your donkey well caring for its feet pairing your donkey well. Training your donkey: getting a donkey to move and stop turning a donkey the donkeys' bridge getting a donkey into a van getting a donkey out of a van tying a donkey to groom it saddling a donkey well harnessing and hitching a donkey hitches. The hiking donkey: setting off walking with your donkey equipment, responsibilities care, the hiker's first aid kit the highway code. The ever-popular donkey: on the shores of the Mediterranean the Nativity donkey the companion of saints the poets' donkey let's preserve the future. Appendices: the donkey owner's library appointments our selection of good addresses 25 test questions.