Minecraft wiki entry for Donkey, associated text: Equipment can be placed on a donkey by holding left shift and then right-clicking on the donkey, or by accessing its inventory. A donkey's inventory can be accessed by mounting the donkey and opening the player inventory or by sneaking and then right-clicking on the donkey. A donkey can be equipped with a chest by using a chest on a donkey. The chest cannot be removed except by killing the donkey, which causes the chest and its contents to drop.