![La Sellette [English]](https://topoesie.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/st_godefroi_la_selette_01.jpg)
![La Sellette [English]](https://topoesie.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/images/fixe/st_godefroi_la_selette_01/st_godefroi_la_selette_01-1588744853.jpg)
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“A sellette (harness saddle) is a piece of equipment used in horse driving that helps hold the load in place on downhill slopes and distribute the weight.”1 Since this is a very bumpy road connecting Saint-Godefroi to Saint-Jogues, riders probably checked how stable their mounts were here before going up or down the hill. “Everyone in the village knows where it is!”2
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AUDIO
[FRENCH] Interview with Gérard Aubut, May 14, 2025.
“We used to go blueberry picking there.”
[FRENCH] Interview with Joël Parisé, April 7, 2025.
“Everyone” knows its location.
NOTES
1 Réjean Arsenault, story collected by the artist, April 10, 2025.
2 Joël Parisé, story collected by the artist, April 7, 2025.
IMAGES
1. and 2. Marie-Claude De Souza, 2025.
![Jam à Kruse [English]](https://topoesie.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/images/fixe/hope_jam_a_cruze_01/hope_jam_a_cruze_01-1836539969.jpg)
![The Ridge [English]](https://topoesie.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/images/fixe/new_carlisle_vimy_ridge/new_carlisle_vimy_ridge-2241901354.jpg)
![The Concrete [English]](https://topoesie.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/images/fixe/shigawake_the_concrete_01/shigawake_the_concrete_01-1690270282.jpg)
![Jail/Station Lane [English]](https://topoesie.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/images/fixe/new_carlisle_station_lane/new_carlisle_station_lane-3092114290.jpg)
