PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoShepards on stilts to help traverse marshy ground, Gascony, France, ~1895lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1263arrow-down13
arrow-up1260arrow-down1external-linkShepards on stilts to help traverse marshy ground, Gascony, France, ~1895lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareBastingChemina@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoIt is not really to cross marshy ground but more to spot it and avoid it. It also helps to keep an eye on all the sheep despite all the tall grass around them.
minus-squareLightor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI haven’t seen this mentioned enough. If you’re job is to move and protect your flock then being high up and able to see further helps a lot.
It is not really to cross marshy ground but more to spot it and avoid it.
It also helps to keep an eye on all the sheep despite all the tall grass around them.
I haven’t seen this mentioned enough. If you’re job is to move and protect your flock then being high up and able to see further helps a lot.