Club members and organizers of donkey sports say the animals are well treated and the games raise thousands of dollars for charities. Last year’s Whidbey Island game brought in $3,500 for local ...

It’s been the official summer heritage sport of Colorado since 2012. The donkey wears a saddle, although it is against the rules for anyone to ride on it. However, according to the Western Pack ...

The event? Donkey basketball. “It’s kind of cool and nobody expects a donkey,” said Heather Boehm, Parchment Innovation Center secretary and one of the event organizers. The school worked ...

For the past 10 years, Mike Wright and his family have been helping organize events around the tri-states that bring together ...

and the donkey wore a pack saddle loaded with 33 pounds of traditional mining gear, including a pick, gold pan and shovel. Current rules still require prospector’s paraphernalia be stored in the ...

If you want chickpeas or hair dye or a fishing net or a saddle or a soup pot, you can find it at the souk. If you want a donkey, you will certainly find the one you want any Thursday morning in ...

We weigh the saddle bags, taking layers and waterproofs ... then lets out a reverberating donkey bray that sends them fleeing. In amused triumph, he calmly wanders on. Our trail takes us past ...