This being b3ta, I'm really surprised that
no one has mentioned the obvious that Donkey's are short enough that they are easier to be very close to than full sized horses or sheep.
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Fri 25 Mar 2011, 15:32, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

That's what we're lacking here.
A bit of PERSPECTIVE.
(BrianHequator was stretching owls, on, or around, Fri 25 Mar 2011, 15:39, Reply)

a man of sense here

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 25 Mar 2011, 15:40, Reply)

I dunno what sort of sheep you get in America
but donkeys here are quite a bit bigger than sheep
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 25 Mar 2011, 15:45, Reply)

Poor writing, I am american after all and God knows we don;t speak english here.
I should have said they are the perfect size, bigger than sheep and smaller than horses.

This is of course all conjecture. I haven't done any empirical testing of this hypothesis.
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Fri 25 Mar 2011, 15:53, Reply)

Are we talking bore size here?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 25 Mar 2011, 15:56, Reply)

Just height. Bore size is too personal

(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Fri 25 Mar 2011, 15:57, Reply)