"For
goblins eat
horses and
ponies and donkeys (and other much more dreadful things), and they are always hungry."
The Hobbit 4
Over Hill and Under Hill
Smaller and stockier relatives of the horse, also commonly known as 'asses', donkeys were typically used as a pack animals. While no donkey is directly encountered in the tales of Middle-earth, they were clearly known there, though in general horses and ponies were preferred as riding animals. Donkeys are listed among the many things that Goblins were willing to eat, and their alternative name of 'ass' was often used as a mocking insult for a slow-witted or foolish person.
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