Before I got my llamas, I was looking for 2 standard donkeys. All I could find was miniatures so I dropped that idea.
Standard donkeys are getting more and more popular around here and the prices are climbing.They do require more knowledge and experience to train/handle them vs mules. My pack mule is 13 hds tall. (52 " at withers). I had two minis ,44", but felt sorry for them packing because they had to swim most small streams. Hard to do with100 #' packs on them