Mm! I’ve read that any ‘stubbornness’ displayed by donkeys tends to be when someone is trying to force a donkey to do something it knows is dangerous and so refuses to do it! So, the angry owner who only cares about getting it to do the thing calls them ‘stubborn’ and ‘stupid’ when actually it’s because they’re smart enough to recognise danger, and won’t be forced into it, unlike the more flighty horse (no offence meant to horses) that can be scared/startled into doing something unwise!
Mm! I’ve read that any ‘stubbornness’ displayed by donkeys tends to be when someone is trying to force a donkey to do something it knows is dangerous and so refuses to do it! So, the angry owner who only cares about getting it to do the thing calls them ‘stubborn’ and ‘stupid’ when actually it’s because they’re smart enough to recognise danger, and won’t be forced into it, unlike the more flighty horse (no offence meant to horses) that can be scared/startled into doing something unwise!