Hauling a Load of Logs with Horses

Several years ago, Gerald Schmidt of Rice Lake, Wis., and his son, Josh, invited me up to watch them log with Gerald's big Belgian team. This clip begins with Gerald calling to his team to come to him using only voice commands. They cross-haul load the logs and pull them out of the woods, including up a fairly long grade, to the road where they will be loaded on a truck. They use an antique two-man chain saw to bring down the tree they are harvesting. You can see the entire episode on our youtube channel, / ruralheritage

[@klauskarbaumer6302]

Nice to see people and horses work together so harmoniously.

[@grandpafischer8317]

Always enjoy seeing a well tuned team. Thanks.

[@typhoonjenkins8330]

Gorgeous animals doing what they love. Take good care of those gems, they're amazing and so spectacular.

[@billsargent3407]

My grandfathers team knw "Eaasay"... to just tweak... That was awesome to watch... Those horses had fun!!

[@northupupgrages09]

Absolutely Fantastic!!

[@toohoney8674]

Loved the last scene with everybody and the dog up on top of the sled

[@aporter701]

Good looking team!👍

[@brianphilbrook5262]

Powerful animals

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

very cool!

[@duaneperry7064]

So enjoyed this! Thanks for sharing!!😎💪🏿✊🏿❤️

[@uteschneider3349]

Es ist immer wieder schön und erstaunlich anzusehen, was der Mensch in Zusammenarbeit mit Tieren und einfachen Hilfsmitteln alles erreichen kann.
Voraussetzung ist natürlich viel Wissen über Tiere, genaueste Kenntnisse der Arbeitstechniken und körperliche Kraft.
Dann sieht alles "ganz einfach" aus.
Danke dem Kanal, daß er uns an diese umweltschonenden Techniken erinnert.
Ich hoffe sehr, daß sie in Zukunft auch in Deutschland wieder etwas mehr Beachtung finden.

[@jimsteele7108]

That was cool...

[@mountainman9664]

Thats a beautiful team! Nice work.

[@hugolopezc5637]

Seamos sanos y felices.