Travail

Work - 19th century - Wood, iron and rope.
Le Pré-Barrat, as well as the toponyms "Le Clos" or "Le Barrail", refers to a pasture entirely enclosed by hedges, used to temporarily park cattle, sick animals, oxen or cows to be shod. The forge was located at the entrance to the village. Some of the blacksmith's tools have been preserved in his workshop. The work was carried out under a shed that has now disappeared. The device comprised a powerful frame, in which the animal was attached to a fixed yoke, with all four legs bound and the body relieved by two wide trammels passed under the belly, and held by wooden winch rollers. Oxen are not as easily shod as horses. The drinking trough, where the cattle used to calm themselves with a drink, and the stone gauge of the knife-sharpening mill have retained their original positions.