Show us your Logging Horses

[AngusB]

 

Jacob gathering feed for the winter.

 

Not like my wife to forget the high-vis vest.

[hawthornheavyhorses]

[ATTACH]162827[/ATTACH]

 

Jacob gathering feed for the winter.

 

Not like my wife to forget the high-vis vest.

 

Love it!!

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

Just purchased a couple of replacement Shire/Clydesdale horses having lost Odin in his sleep aged 23 (Human 90) around Christmas time. Good solid traditional shape unlike some of the rubbish being sold to people as "working horses" Pictures to follow. Great interesting post!!

[hawthornheavyhorses]

Just purchased a couple of replacement Shire/Clydesdale horses having lost Odin in his sleep aged 23 (Human 90) around Christmas time. Good solid traditional shape unlike some of the rubbish being sold to people as "working horses" Pictures to follow. Great interesting post!!

 

Great to hear you have horses again, look forward to seeing some pics! Have they worked before or are you training them from green?

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

Thanks. There is a fresh aged 1 around 18 hands. (Oh Er) and a basic broken rising 4 so will be starting light thinning again. Shipping firm won't take dogs and horses on same sea route so instead going from Immingham now looks like via Dover and 1261 miles drive.

 

So selling on Arbtrader the 914 AK-31 / Bulkrite livestock box / Mesa trailer. Ideal all weathers 4x4 vehicle which runs on red to move work horses between Forestry sites.

[hawthornheavyhorses]

Thought I'd post some pictures of the Horse Logging course I ran this week at Norsey Wood SSSI in Billericay. Using Roy our 5 year old Suffolk, I had two participants who learnt to snig with a swingletree, use and arch and have a go at a small forwarder. A good couple of days and we even managed to stay fairly dry!

 

Eagle-eyed Arbtalkers may recognise a regular contributor!

[R Murray Horse Logging]

This is my percheron, Bella. This is just using swingle tree though we also have a forwarder/arch (the one designed by Doug Joiner), a sled and a harrow. The harness is a converted driving harness (breast band swapped out for neck collar and back band replaced here with a maclellan military saddle)

[Cob-logging]

Nice couple days logging now ground dryed out

[Minnie]

Getting serious now. We got a timber trailer for pea sticks etc

[njtimber]

Getting serious now. We got a timber trailer for pea sticks etc

 

You should talk to the coppice workers ,a small low impact outfit like that would be perfect for getting produce rideside without any damage. Like it.