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Horse logging is the use of horses or mules in forestry. In the modern industrialized world, it is often part of sustainable forest management. Horses may be used for skidding and other tasks. [1] Net net and gross production rates using horse logging in a Romanian study were of 2.63 m 3 /h and 1.44 m 3 /h. [2]
A draft horse (US) or draught horse (UK), also known as dray horse, carthorse, work horse or heavy horse, is a large horse bred to be a working animal hauling freight and doing heavy agricultural tasks such as plowing. There are a number of breeds, with varying characteristics, but all share common traits of strength, patience, and a docile ...
Although some breeds of draft horses have declined in weight in modern times, the Trait du Nord has remained relatively large. [5] The average size in the breed is 16.1 hands (65 inches, 165 cm) for mares and 16.2 to 16.3 hands (66 to 67 inches, 168 to 170 cm) for stallions, weighing 1,800 to 2,000 pounds (800 to 900 kg) for mares and 1,870 to ...
When fully grown, these English draft horses can measure up to 19.2 hands high. One hand equals 4 inches, so that makes Shire horses 76.8 inches, or 6 and a half feet tall! And remember, these ...
Comtois horses being used for logging. The Comtois horse breed is an old breed of horse that is believed to have descended from horses brought by the Burgundians of northern Germany to France during the fourth century. [1] It is believed that they have been bred in Franche-Comté and in the Jura Mountains since the sixth century.
Some Conestoga wagons had as many as 8 draft horses, but none ever had fewer than 4 of them. [12] Painting of a Conestoga bell arch with seven bells, National Gallery of Art. The Conestoga horse was a specialized breed of heavy and large draft animal as well as one of the few horse breeds to have originated from North America.
The shaft bow was used with horse breeds such as the Finnhorse, a light but strong breed, fast compared to the heavy draft horses of Western Europe. The shaft bow functions somewhat like a spring, allowing for a smoother start, thus making it easier for a horse to take off when pulling larger loads than it could without the shaft bow.
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