Have bus-pass, will travel...
I have become slightly more enamoured of equines recently, and there are two horse/ donkey sanctuaries nearby.
The first rescues donkeys exclusively, but is also is a specialist therapy/ riding centre for disabled children. When they get biddable donkeys they are always trained up for this. One of the girls I worked with at school was an avid rider, so I know how exciting and beneficial it is to children. She rode ponies due to her age and size, but was horse-mad. Although her verbal communication was poor, her whole face lit up when she talked about "her horse". I imagine she'd have felt the same if the local centre had had donks instead.
This one is not real of course. But rather lovely.
A very traditional type of donkey, like those we used to feed as children (and unwittingly ruin them no doubt).
Put it away! Dirty boy.
