Loading Logs with a Draft Horse Team

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Joe films full-time horse logger Jeff Ferge of Somerville, Tenn. where he demonstrates how he cross halt loads logs on his wagon alone with his very well trained team at the 3rd Annual Brush Creek Plow Day at Carrey Burnett farm in Melber, Kentucky.

Jeff tells us of his family's history with draft horses and logging. His father always farmed with horses and taught him and his brother to log with them. He worked with them for a while and then went out on his own. He has plenty of work and often returns to woods years later to log again.
He talks about the importance of a good draft horse team.

This is amazing footage!

Watch for the full Rural Heritage on RFD-TV Episode of the Brush Creek Plow Day.

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That’s a horseman. No real wasted moves and no fuss. Pleasure to watch and learn.

andrewcameron

Drafts are so awesome to watch work. He has such good looking horses.could listen to talk for hours.

bettytimberman

That is a talent and thanks for sharing. Hope you can pass it on to your family and friends. Thank you.

danguingrich

Absolutely a horseman of good nature thank you sir for keeping this alive 😁😁

johnbrown

Top man .A pleasure to watch an expert at work.It would be marvellous to learn from him.

johnfradgley

That is a great team! 2 horse and 1 guy. All 3 worked together very well.

kenhurley

I can relate to why you do that. Nice team, beautiful handling. Never seen how it is done before, but I've seen the damage a log-cutter can make with a bulldozer. I'm in Australia, there's a man near Nowra on the south coast of NSW who's got his great-granddaddy's bullock team, and he's doing the same sort of thing. "Course, they ain't the same bullocks, bit like the old axe that's had a few new handles and a few new heads. I saw that team at a old-time day out just like this one in the video. Its you guys keep the old ways alive.

louisecassidy

The harness and chains make sweet music. 💪🏼 Few things in life are better than making your living in the woods. He seems like a good fella.

LogHewer

What can ya say, he asked those horses to "gimme a little" an they did. A thing of beauty!

donactfussy

Now that looks like work and these teams are doing an excellent job. I would love to do this if I had a horse and wagon. Great video. Thank you for sharing.

joshknight

Huge difference in having horses or mules log your land vs a skidder. I worked for a man using horse back in the 70’s.

newsnowadirondacksredux

I thoroughly enjoyed this. An interesting man, I could talk to him for hours.

jimsteele

Fantastic vid, I really enjoy seeing old school.

jwrappuhn

well trained horses and good man make for a good team

brucecullum

I brokerDraft horses, Ive plowed, drove a hitch team a time or two.. I drove to S. GA To check on a customer who had just bought two pair to log. I watched em & they were perfect! He asked if I wanted to help. Oh I jumped in on that! They were pulling Cedar that day. It was a lot of bending & walking but I had the time of my life!!! We have always had Drafts from my great grand daddy on down. There aint no better horse than a Draft.

realreggie