This donkey is the true expression of gentleness, both in its look as in its behaviour. Not only intelligent, it is very patient, particularly with children. That’s all it takes to love it. In her asinerie of Domaine d’Esthine in Carolles, Brigitte Pieau contributes to the rehabilitation of the Cotentin donkey (Equus asinus), a traditional Norman breed. About twenty of them enjoy 11 hectares of pasture when they are not accompanying hikers on the small paths of the nearby Mont-Saint-Michel bay.