I grew up with horses and rode them a great deal but I remember a donkey that my dad came home with, one day. Her name was Flossie and she could be ridden although a walk was her preferred gait. Took a long time to get from Point A to Point B. There was little or no spring to her step so the movement was quite vertical rather than rhythmic and not what one could comfortable.

Still, I rode her for the novelty of it. I remember one time when I rode her into the back 40 of the about 400 acres we had to roam around in. Took me practically all day to get back.