Re: Horse Logging,

Posted by Vernon Holt on February 12, 2001 at 18:04:21 from (63.151.159.143):

In Reply to: Horse Logging, posted by Canadian Cowboy on February 12, 2001 at 16:21:00:

Cowboy: I think you are on to something. Logging equipment has become heavy and designed primarily for high volume clearcut operations.

I would expect that such an operation as you propose would be very much in demand by small woodlot owners.

Horses and mules used for logging in southern US were penned and left in the woods near the logging site. Someone living nearby was usually engaged to feed the animals. This could be a problem for you if you work part time. Trailering an animal(s) too and fro for just a few hours work would not be very efficient.

I will ever remember a team of mules which I had the opportunity to observe on a logging operation in Georgia in the early 1950's. They were a matched pair. They performed their task without the benefit of reigns, or driver. They made the cycle from woods to the logging deck without benefit of a man. They would skid tree length to the deck. A worker would unhook the logs and speak to the team. They would promptly turn around and make their way back to the woods where a worker would once again hook them to another turn of logs. He would then speak to them and they would make their way back to the loading deck. If they encountered small trees or brush, they would place their heads together so as to prevent the tree from getting wedged between them. It was back and forth all day without requiring anything more than just a gently word on both ends of the skid. It is hard to imaging the number of hours required to train such a valuable team of animals.

Good luck to you in your venture. You can do it!

Vernon Holt

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