Using an Animal on Shabbat
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Question
Hello, It is known from the Mishnah that a donkey should not go out with a saddlecloth that is not tied to it. And if a person wants to tie it on Shabbat in a way that does not involve a prohibition of work, it is still forbidden to tie it lest he lean on it and thus use animals. Why, in the case where he tied it and leaned on it, is it considered as using animals, but if he went out without the saddlecloth and leaned on it, he is not using animals?
Answer
Hello
It is forbidden to lean on an animal on Shabbat, whether something is tied to it or not.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Laws of Shabbat, Siman 305, Seif 18:
One may not ride on an animal or hang on it, and even using it beside it is forbidden