This donkey was seen at the National Easter Donkey Fair in Poulaines, Indre which is a village some 10km away from us. Traders come from all over the country to buy and sell donkeys of all shapes and sizes.
There is a local variety of donkey called the Berrichon, pictured below, with a distinctive line of dark brown in its coat and running along its back.
The donkeys are paraded around an enclosure so that buyers can see the animals for themselves and at the same are being judged by a local panel.
One has to admire the love and attention that the French lavish on these animals, and everything which is used for them i.e. harnesses, Gingham booties and of course chapeaux, which brings me back to the whole hat mystery. Can anyone answer my question? Why would a donkey be wearing a hat?
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