12-14-2014, 07:50 PM
Being no expert on donkeys I tried to understand this...
All sites I found appear to agree that separating a colt from its mother is called "weaning" and happens during its first year, typically after 6 months. However this site seems to argue that riding an equine as young as 2 years would be abuse. A self-proclaimed donkey-freak on a forum suggested they can be ridden from 4 years old.
The colt couldn't possibly be less than 1 and more than 2 years old at the same time. Wouldn't it be more reasonable to presume that the colt was separated from its mother years ago and that the presence of the mare was to make sure the fulfillment of the prophecy matched any expectation the people may have had, even when they were based on a misunderstanding of Zechariah 9:9?
Quote:Yeshu rode upon one animal, a young colt, and the mother was kept with it, since it was not ready to be separated yet.
All sites I found appear to agree that separating a colt from its mother is called "weaning" and happens during its first year, typically after 6 months. However this site seems to argue that riding an equine as young as 2 years would be abuse. A self-proclaimed donkey-freak on a forum suggested they can be ridden from 4 years old.
The colt couldn't possibly be less than 1 and more than 2 years old at the same time. Wouldn't it be more reasonable to presume that the colt was separated from its mother years ago and that the presence of the mare was to make sure the fulfillment of the prophecy matched any expectation the people may have had, even when they were based on a misunderstanding of Zechariah 9:9?