Let's see how the logging horses are working today

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  • Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
  • In some really good timber but every good track of timber has some storm damaged trees. #horselogging #logging #logginglife #draftteam #horse #horses #horsetraining #logger #loggerlife #logarch #stihl500i #horsepulling

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  • @tia-flame
    @tia-flame 2 місяці тому +9

    You can back that team easier than I can back my car. Respect!❤

  • @debrawalters9746
    @debrawalters9746 11 місяців тому +5

    Thanks for sharing your story with us ❤

  • @BazilRat
    @BazilRat 11 місяців тому +13

    Keep 'em fed, keep 'em happy, keep 'em healthy and they'll keep on pulling.

  • @klauskarbaumer6302
    @klauskarbaumer6302 3 місяці тому +7

    Your logging horses are working beautifully, like always, no surprise here!

    • @downthetraillogging
      @downthetraillogging  3 місяці тому +1

      Thank you! Cheers

    • @klauskarbaumer6302
      @klauskarbaumer6302 3 місяці тому +2

      @@downthetraillogging Cheers? What do you drink? I like my own home-made hard cider, but also beer! Too bad we can't enjoy either one together. I'm getting too old to travel to Tennessee

    • @downthetraillogging
      @downthetraillogging  3 місяці тому +1

      @@klauskarbaumer6302 I drink very little But home-made hard cider sounds very Good

  • @rapido2962
    @rapido2962 11 місяців тому +8

    A really enjoyable and interesting watch!

  • @ryanrosehorsemanship
    @ryanrosehorsemanship Рік тому +14

    Great horsemanship

  • @bioalma1998version2
    @bioalma1998version2 Рік тому +23

    they look awesome! You can turn them very well, almost like driving a car, but with 2 horses! As someone who grew up with horses, I gotta say you are far better at training them than anyone I know!

  • @betz6507
    @betz6507 Рік тому +16

    Excellent team and driver! Awesome to see.

  • @jukkakopol7355
    @jukkakopol7355 11 місяців тому +26

    I heard a story of old artillery horse. After war it goes back logging in icy forrest of Finland but if there was anytihing strange like cigarette butt in his path he stopped and handler must clear the path in front of him. That horse had seen too many of his mates blown up by mines during war. 80 % of finnish artillery during WW II was still horse drawn. We call these warhorses ours silent heroes They hauled ammunition and food to troops and brought back wouded ja fallen ones without them we have had no chance to stop soviets. After the war they gome back to plow fields and to logging camps never moaned hardships they have had or have.

    • @dalemilton5773
      @dalemilton5773 2 місяці тому +1

      En ollut kuullut, mutta voin uskoa. Hevoset eivät ole tyhmiä. Kiitos.

    • @charityg
      @charityg 19 днів тому

      😢

  • @mariemeeds3809
    @mariemeeds3809 Рік тому +13

    This is why I love the cold bloods. So gentle and patient. You have a very beautiful/serviceable team.

  • @missingmac7104
    @missingmac7104 Рік тому +14

    These two have been well trained and handled plus they are well looked after in always . Great to see ❤

  • @mairimcgonigill4347
    @mairimcgonigill4347 Рік тому +30

    Great working partnership that doesn't ruin the environment, unlike tractors churning everything up, and the horses plainly love their work! ❤❤

  • @hhlagen
    @hhlagen 20 днів тому +1

    Love watching your videos. To me this is so inspiring to get back to driving for pleasure.
    Great job!

  • @Barbedwiredgifts
    @Barbedwiredgifts 11 місяців тому +7

    This is absolutely amazing. So quiet..no diesel smell…thank you for sharing this. 👍🇨🇦✌️

  • @lynnes11
    @lynnes11 Рік тому +9

    Like any highly-skilled person and team, you make something that is grueling and difficult and potentially dangerous look easy. What a great team, they certainly have earned their carrots ;-)

  • @johnbalasa711
    @johnbalasa711 Рік тому +25

    This was a nice clean way to harvest trees. Modern big machines destroying everything.

  • @diIbert
    @diIbert 22 дні тому +1

    You a very good cameraman. Im so immersed in what you doing. I forget you setup these shots.

  • @miarobv
    @miarobv 2 місяці тому +1

    Great driving and I Loved the scripture at the end

  • @deepcover9894
    @deepcover9894 Рік тому +10

    Horses like to have a job, and be used. Their owner takes care to treat them well and makes the work as easy for them as possible.

  • @tonya9850
    @tonya9850 3 місяці тому +1

    Enjoyed the verse at the end of your video!

  • @johntillotson4254
    @johntillotson4254 Рік тому +7

    Thx for sharing

  • @patmiddleton3947
    @patmiddleton3947 Рік тому +4

    Great to see.

  • @StaffordMagnus
    @StaffordMagnus 11 місяців тому +5

    UA-cam algorithm: Would you like to see some videos about horse logging today?
    Me: Ummm.... yes, yes I would.
    Very interesting stuff! 😁👍

  • @nancywysemen7196
    @nancywysemen7196 Рік тому +5

    magnificent creatures.

  • @schluterkristina7165
    @schluterkristina7165 Рік тому +5

    I would like to see longer video's❤

  • @Starsong28
    @Starsong28 Рік тому +4

    Really fun to see! Between the horsemanship, the attention to safety, and the low impact to the land, it's impressive all-around!
    Quick question - are the green hair/tassels (?) on the headstalls practical, decorative, or both?
    I'd also be curious to know how long the horse teams' work shifts tend to be - I know that endurance racers can go all day, and I also see that your teams get plenty of downtime as you cut and sort logs ... so I really can't guess what a reasonable shift might be for teams doing this kind of work. Thanks for sharing your work!

    • @downthetraillogging
      @downthetraillogging  Рік тому +7

      The tassels are culturally significant to loggers. Historically if one team can't haul something and another teamster and their team come in and do it successfully, they give their tassels to the team that completed the job/pull that they couldn't. Every team on a job would usually have different colored tassels. In regards to how long a work day is, it varies a lot. But in a normal work day they get a lot of breaks and usually are not working for more than 6 hours. Thanks for great questions.

    • @Starsong28
      @Starsong28 Рік тому +3

      @@downthetraillogging Wow, that's fascinating! Would the the teamster of the successful team display the 'won' tassels somewhere? I'm picturing a really impressive team just draped in them. LOL
      I've been aware of horse logging as a practice (and its advantages over clearcutting) for some time now, but I've never gotten to see examples of it before. It clearly requires an extensive set of skills!

  • @vincentalbert2567
    @vincentalbert2567 11 місяців тому +3

    Nice team.

  • @onestrongarm
    @onestrongarm 7 місяців тому

    Great Team and handler.

  • @chrisfournier6144
    @chrisfournier6144 Рік тому +4

    Man are they powerful!

  • @terrythomas7035
    @terrythomas7035 7 місяців тому

    There’s my boys I love your videos

  • @abul9052
    @abul9052 Рік тому +3

    Can you show what the horses are doing while you’re sawing the logs? Do they just graze near the truck?

  • @anneterry3660
    @anneterry3660 Рік тому +2

    I have seen farms and conservation areas in Great Britain returning to using draft horses as working better and with far less disruption and damages to various lands from forested to the easily disrupted areas of planting than large, heavy, not easily manageable in many spaces. I noticed how the horses are brushed/curried before seating the harness. I have seen many Amish draft horses sent to slaughter with terrible sores, scars, and even open wounds from the use of ill fitting harness equipment, along with whip marks along their backs. Many of these Amish horses are rescued and still have a good active life in front of them including or riding.

  • @robinbyrd4430
    @robinbyrd4430 Рік тому +3

    Awesome 👍🏽🌺

  • @SamWalker-xr5vg
    @SamWalker-xr5vg Рік тому +6

    Cool

  • @Green_Expedition_Drgn
    @Green_Expedition_Drgn 11 місяців тому +1

    What is the purpose of the blinders? Seems like you would want them to see you behind them?

  • @toniberry3908
    @toniberry3908 3 місяці тому +2

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🥰

  • @dankaradave
    @dankaradave 11 місяців тому +1

    Sweet

  • @SuzanneWho
    @SuzanneWho Рік тому +4

    Do the horses get to run around in a pasture? Or is it just work and back to the barn?

  • @tonitomei6323
    @tonitomei6323 11 місяців тому +1

    Amen br

  • @walterhicks4888
    @walterhicks4888 Рік тому +2

    Do a video on your log cart.