SKIDDING LOGS WITH A SINGLE DRAFT HORSE!! // Logging with Horses #575

Today I am skidding logs with a single draft horse! Bill, our Belgian draft horse, is showing how much can be done with just one horse in the woods!

Watch our videos to learn about draft horses- horse logging, horse farming, and horse training! Jim uses Belgian, Percheron, and Suffolk horses to do work on the farm and in the woods. He teaches about harnesses, horse-drawn logging and farming equipment, horse feeding and maintenance, and voice commands for horses. New videos uploaded every week. Keep watching to see how Jim trains his new Suffolk Punch colts as he has trained his full-grown teams!

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[sueboettcher]

Always fun to see Jim jump up on top of one of those big guys and ride to the job. Good job, Bill and Jim!

[suzanneyoung]

If they weren't on their Christmas break maybe some of the students could come out and pick up that trash before more snow covers it up. Maybe they could organize a forest cleanup day in the spring or summer.

[deb]

There certainly is an art to logging with horses. And Jim is definitely a pro. Great day in the woods with Bill and Lady.

[BertsmomUK]

Jim you're such a hard working no nonsense man, it's so nice to see these days, your horses are so well trained everything you do with them is an absolute pleasure to watch 🐎

[Munguy-ij]

Thank you Jim. You have a life time of knowlege and good equipmemt. A new guy must have a love for the job. 70 % of the work on farms was just taking proper care of those beautyful horses. ❤❤❤.

[jamessparks]

I certainly did enjoy this video. My dad used to tell of using horses just like you just did. He was a little older when I was around. Everything had to be done with a team. You did things he would talk about. He and my uncle were slim, long legged young men. I can see what they were talking about after seeing you today.
Jim, you are a horseman! Rigging up a short line for driving, jumping on Bill and riding him, you're in super shape.
Totally enjoyed seeing all this.
Thank you

[biddydibdab]

It’s always so interesting to hear an expert explain the ins and outs of how he works, why he works that way and then to see it in practice. Thanks Jim for taking the time to educate us.

[cheryls]

Jim great video, everything you do is interesting - we can all learn, all it takes is listening and observing. It's very sad the way people are defacing these great places with trash and graffiti. 😢

[ChrisLascari]

What can I say? The phenomenal job, Bill. Nice work with him that day, Jim

[jeanries]

Great job on the video, Jim. Though I do not in tend to have horses in my retirement, I sure do enjoy watching your videos. You are fulfilling a God Calling in your teaching. Praying for your lives.

[paulhuffey]

Hearing Bill breathing is experiencing raw horsepower!

[Munguy-ij]

This video has great artistic beauty❤❤❤🎉

[striperon]

I can see how the blinders protect Bill's eyes from branches scratching them. Thanks for sharing this lesson with us, Jim. We are always happy when our WHWJ calendar arrives, we use it daily for planning our important dates, and love the pictures. Thank you for so many things I've learned and enjoyed on your channel, even if I never work with a horse.

[territn]

I enjoyed watching and learning how to skid logs!! You and Bill did a great job! I don't think Lady liked being left alone and I thought it was cute hearing her "hollering" for Bill!! What a shame people go into the beautiful forest and leave their trash. Wish something could be done to stop that from happening. Great video!

[charlesrabideau]

I remember my Grandfather single horse skidding, of course he only had one horse, bringing logs out for his wood stove. That was their only heat & cooking source.

[lisadavis]

This was such a great video! Excellent solo filming job and Bill's skills positively shined! ❤ I'll be rewatching this one!

[suepeterson]

Just like threading a needle. You landed the tree straight in. 👍👍😊

[Plan_it-Farm]

Jim I love this video man thank you for doing a single horse. Im getting closer to getting a set of horses. I cant thank you enough for putting this information out there really important.

[iyopawapapa]

Great video! Jim, you are an excellent teacher.

[Mary-F]

Jim, I totally agree about being disgusted with the way some people treat property that isn’t their own. I just don’t understand that mindset. 😔 That aside, the video was wonderful with Bill and Lady in the beauty of the forest. 😊