Understanding the heritage in context
Knowledge for understanding and preserving Poitou.
The Poitou belonged to a regional breeding system involving both a donkey population and horse mares. Explaining that system reveals why falling demand for mules affected more than one kind of animal. The donkey's coat is visually memorable, but its historical importance cannot be reduced to hanging hair.
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