Are donkeys basically like a horse?
A big difference between the two is that horses react while donkeys think, evaluate, decide, and then act, not react. When speaking of conformation, a donkey should be structured like a donkey. It is similar in some ways to the sound structure of a horse, but proportionally longer in the torso with a larger head ratio. A sound leg structure is the same for a donkey and a horse. There is a slight difference in the mechanics of motion of a donkey compared to a horse. A horse has a more forward thrust to his locomotion with an even cadence to his walk. A donkey has the same four-beat rhythm in his walk, but has a longer pause between beats because he plants a foot before the next foot lifts. However, the donkey should have the same, clean parallel travel that a horse should have.
