Paratroupeau
The French for a herd is troupeau. This herd are in for a painful landing.
Rugby Landais. These shepherds have put their stilts to good use!
Rugby Landais. These shepherds have put their stilts to good use!
In Les Landes, the ground was marshy and filled with gorse. So shepherds used stilts to get around without their clothes getting muddy, or torn. They could also keep a watchful eye on their herds from a higher viewpoint. The rugby player is wearing the colours of Mont de Marsan, the prefecture of the department.