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I had a Boy Scout troop in Albuquerque. This was back in the 60's . There was another Boy Scout camp near Cuba, New Mexico.They would lend the burros out to scout troops. I would take three of them and pack the boys food and tents in on them to the Rio Las Vacas in the San Pedro Parks Wilderness area.

They were spoiled rotten and had learned to lay down with packs every 100 yards or so.Then you had to unpack them, get them up,repack and repeat every 100 yards. They did this about three times with me.The next tine, I sent the boys on ahead with the other adult. Once they were out of sight, I went behind each one and gave it a swift kick in the butt until it stood up. It solved that problem and they never laid down again with me.

Back then,you could buy those burros for $15-$20 and they ate almost nothing, which is why Boy Scout ranches had them.

Here is that little team, mules not donkeys though.



They could pull that medium sized hitch wagon as good as that big mule.