Oregon’s last horse logger and a family of foresters look to the future by carrying on a legacy of the past. Jamming a metal skidding tong into a log, Roger Daugherty draws the slack from his driving ...

When Brad Johnson and Derek O’Toole talk about horsepower, they’re talking about actual horse power. The two men are co-owners of Third Branch Horse Logging, of Braintree, which uses draft horses for ...

The dynamics of the 21st century global marketplace can be found everywhere, even a remote mountainside in the far reaches of western Virginia, where Ben Harris and his crew are harvesting large tulip ...

Heavy horses are being used to extract timber in electricity network projects in what is said to be the first time since the network was modernised. Three horses are now based in Aberdeenshire to help ...

Third Branch Horse Logging cuts fewer trees per acre than many other logging companies. In addition to cutting fewer tress per acre, the total number of trees that can be harvested in a day is much ...

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