Thats what many horse loggers have told me Leon. I think the joy is in the peacefullness of working with the horses, although for me, the ultimate would be hauling BIG hardwoods with a team of Shires
Edit to my prvious comments -
Its not that I think horses cant do the job, or that they are useless, But I hate seeing them touted as an 'environmentally friendly' option.
COMPLETE bollocks - Horses hooves will churn up the ground far worse than a low ground pressure tyre, and will have to make many, many more trips due to its low carrying capacity. In many instances, a horse would sink to its thighs in ground a 600 series tyre would float over.
We tend to think...
Thats what horse loggers would have you believe - but its complete bollocks. Horse logging does far more ground damage than low ground pressure equipment.
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