Two, Working, Heavy Horses in a Forestry Plantation Patiently Standing While a Felled Tree Trunk is Being Attached Ready for Extraction.

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This image is taken head-on with the pair of horses standing and looking towards the viewer. It is almost as if they are having a conversation! They are fully equipped for ‘Skidding’ tree trunks. Chains are being attached to one end of the trunk for the horses drag it a short distance to be collected by mechanical means. These horses were widely used in Europe to remove timber until the 1970’s. They are still used in certain situations as in Sites if Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) or where the impact on nearby flora and fauna needs to be minimal or the cost of machinery is uneconomic.

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Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Great Torrington, Devon, UK, Europe.
Photo credit: © John Insull / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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