Not horsing around: donkey trekking in rural France
(The Guardian Travel News)

Accidental detours are embraced on a family break amid the Lot valley´s forests, abbeys and wildlife - all in the company of Lulu, their trusted donkey companionA riding holiday used to be my ultimate dream: for 30 horse-mad years, I stared out of car windows and imagined galloping across moors and fields, fast and free. But middle age and a bad fall have done their insidious work and while I still love horses, I can´t shake the feeling they can be too unpredictable to trust. Time to test a more sedate kind of equine holiday: donkey trekking in rural France, walking with, rather than riding on, the donkey. Continue reading...