Since the temperature got up to 40F today, I went into the woods to start cutting out some standing dead locust. Instead of trying to maneuver the truck around in the tight spaces we decided to make one of the horses earn her keep. I didn't think to take pics until we were almost done so there's just these 2 which are just tops being dragged out. But "Moose", who is an 1100lb Arab, pulled some 10"-12" logs out of the woods for us. Felt like we went back to the 19th century. Well, except for the 044 that did the cutting.
Very nice! They can get around good in the snow and the woods. Get through tighter spots than my TLB.
Thats awesome Joe coming from a horse owner myself in the past, I have hunted mushrooms, deer hunted, ginsanged… on horse back but never logged. That is really neat blast from the past.
Just using the saddle horn so no, she wasn't worked hard at all. If there wasn't snow on the ground we wouldn't have done it that way and maybe not at all. The fellow working the lead rope has worked around and with horses since he was 8. He knows the limits.
I had to inquire on that one. I'm still trying to learn all the different breeds and characteristics of horses. I'm much better with trees. Seems like a contradiction to me but I'm told she is pure Polish Arabian and rather strong willed. The "dish" in her nose is more subtle compared to say, an Egyptian Arab. AuntJoe has had her since she was 5 so she and her son have had a long time to work with her. They trained her for gaming; poles, barrels, etc. She's 26 now and although her gaming days are over, she's still quite the beast as far as strength and attitude goes.
We have all Egyptian arabians. It's not easy finding ones that are strong in behind and built with good bone, but they are out there. One of them spent the weekend at the horse expo socializing with the people. David
