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The Poitevin stands about 165 cm (16.1 hands) at the withers; [11]: 175 minimum height for at five years old is 165 cm (16.1 h) for males and 160 cm (15.3 h) for mares. [3] It is slow-growing, reaching maturity at six or seven years old. [28] The body is longer and less heavy than in some other French draft breeds.
The Baudet du Poitou, also called the Poitevin or Poitou donkey, is a French breed of donkey. It is one of the largest breeds, and jacks (donkey stallions) were bred to mares of the Poitevin horse breed to produce Poitevin mules , which were formerly in worldwide demand for agricultural and other work.
The Poitevin mule or French: mule Poitevine is a type of large mule from the former province of Poitou in western central France. It is the product of mating between a Baudet du Poitou jack or donkey stallion with a mare of the Poitevin Mulassier breed of draught horse .
In 1812, Guitton, sub-prefect of the Bayeux district, attributed to them a height ranging from 1.58 m to 1.70 m. [21] Eugène Gayot gives a maximum height of up to 1.66 m. [12] Jacques Mulliez gives a range of 1.51 m to 1.62 m, making it one of the largest French horse breeds known in the 17th and 18th centuries, along with the Poitevin horse. [22]
Poitevin may refer to: From or related to Poitou; From or related to the town of Poitiers; Poitevin dialect, the language spoken in the Poitou; Poitevin horse, a breed of draught horse from Poitou, France; Poitevine goat, a breed of goat from Western France; Poitevin hound, a breed of hound
Hunter pony, a show hunter or show jumping animal under 14.2 hands, may be actually of a horse or pony breed, height determines category of competition. Iberian horse, encompassing horse and pony breeds developed in the Iberian Peninsula, including the Andalusian, Lusitano and others.
Barely visible horses, carriages, and sightseers give an awe-inspiring sense of scale to the scene. Louis-Alphonse Poitevin observed the enormous edifice – 72 feet high and 276 feet wide – from the roof of one of the buildings that faced it.
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