Horse logging: only the very best horses can perform this job

The Trappist Fathers of Westmalle (Belgium) not only have a well- known brewery, but also a large forest around the abbey. Draft horses are used for the ecological management of this forest.
After the selective cutting of trees, the trunks are randomly scattered throughout the forest.
Using horses, they are collected along a road, where they can be picked up for transport to the sawmill.
Boomslepen door leden van "het aangespannen trekpaard" in de bossen van de trappisten van Westmalle. 26 februari 2023

[@210419590457]

Très belle jument, très puissante et volontaire. Une belle vidéo comme à chaque fois. Merci pour ces belles images !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@juanjaimes1836]

i really liked this harness set up :D

[@laurapiessens6152]

Prachtig paard! Sterk en goed opgeleid. Knappe beelden!

[@jamesbohlman4297]

I like your choice of leave trees and their spacing. That gelding looks like he could walk away with any log you could cut.

[@biddydibdab9180]

Are the bells to warn bears or??? I liked seeing the old man patting the horse. Shows appreciation for his horse.

[@columbus7950]

Beautiful horse, what a beast. Wonder why their tails are cut so short. Glad to see they still have a use in the 21st century.

[@RM-pq7vx]

Amish use them for farming, planting, & harvesting, pulling heavy loads of crops, & helping in winters when the ‘English’ need help.

[@donaldvanvliet9039]

They’re working in a forest that belongs to trappist monks, who like to do things the old way. If it was a normal farmer or forester, he would use machinery just like anyone else. Working with draft horses has become more a folkloric thing dor the cameras or for tourists i’m afraid.

[@johnsquires9645]

Very nice broke horse and he listens good to the teamster

[@lynnpaul6591]

Very impressive 👏

[@robertgreczko8312]

Zaufania przyjaciel ❤️

[@klauskarbaumer6302]

There is hardly a job more satisfying in agriculture than logging with a good& magnificent looking horse and continue a laudable tradition. Unfortunately in this case the tradition also includes a tail docked so short that the horse cannot benefit from it; while at this time that may not be important, in summer it will.

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