Logging for the first time with Daniel the Dales

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Daniel's first time out logging. His owner asked that we do some logging and chain harrow work with Daniel while he was with us for breaking to drive, so we broke him to do forestry work and agricultural harness work. Here we show him pulling out a log in a field, showing that he will stand still when asked, even with no-one at his head, even in a wide open space. He is being driven and long-reined in just a soft rubber bit.

[@elvissgrandma3215]

Grand Dales pony. The type of pony I grew up knowing.

[@TaniaSpies]

I'd love to own that boy he is gorgeous. Thanks for uploading this. One of my faves.

[@gemini2261]

Barry looking like a cute Gnome driving that rig 😂

[@comesahorseman]

Lots of space between his eyes, lots of room for intelligence. Nice one.

[@maupinmaupin1472]

Beautiful boy and a really nice carriage. It is so soothing to watch you work horses. I have my own, but she would not be suited to harness. She is a stock horse, a cutter and reiner type.

[@vneva]

love this! really beautiful pony :)

[@ShinkleGunDog]

That was awesome!

[@venicemackay9244]

what a lovely pony

[@MrGuidopop]

Would you recommend using a collar for chain harrowing? I would very much like to do some field work with my fell as she's built like a tank and it would make a good change from driving the lanes. You're very inspiring!

[@barryhook2]

Yes - a full collar allows the horse to use his bodyweight more effectively against a load, and makes it more comfortable when the line of draught is lower (i.e. coming from the floor to his shoulders, as when using chain harrows or logging) compared to when it is coming from a swingle tree off a carriage to the shoulders, which is higher). We like using American collars (they can be adjusted unlike traditional English collars that are made to fit) so they are very useful with a growing horse and mean you can use the same collar any time of year regardless of whether your horse has put on or lost muscle/weight. They are also made wider and can be used with a padded liner so make it very comfortable for the horse.

[@samgeller1967]

What a good orse

[@susanbrown2909]

Lovely boy.

[@caseyhouk9436]

I really enjoy your videos and the way that you guys are with horses. Thank you for posting these. Just a quick question. What is the type of carriage called that this little guy is pulling?

[@barryhook2]

Thanks for your comment; always lovely to hear what people think of our training and videos. I believe the carriage in this video belonged to Daniel's owner, so I am unsure of the exact make, but I think it could be either an older-style Hartland carriage, or a Glinkowski (Polish) carriage. Both are good makes; this video was a few years ago so I'm afraid I can't recall exactly what make this carriage was! Hope that helps!

[@sunnieluna766]

Hello. Thank you for your videos. They are very informative. I have a Haflinger pony who doesn't like the lines touching her legs. Can you give me a tip on desensitizing her? I am in the United States, or I would send her to you for help :) Thank you.

[@mackenzieharper4942]

can you do it with a mini

[@dianabravestorm3004]

Where do you guys live? Not your like address but your area it's seems beautiful ;)

[@barryhook2]

Hi Diana Bravestorm , we live near Stockbridge in Hampshire, England; I agree it is a very beautiful place to live and we are lucky to have such a lovely workplace :-)

[@dianabravestorm3004]

thank you for replying i love your videos and how you don't rip their little heads of so to speak with metal and you prove to allot of people when i was watching your video with the poor little guy from Ireland who bolted, that though you just got him even with a soft rubber bit he can be controlled it's beautiful to see true people who care about horses.

[@sheramossman8737]

Ideas and I have

[@neuesirischestagebuch6767]

This horse looks like he is doing a great job, for the first time logging. I don't mean to critisize, but I would never recommend letting go of the lines when doing something for the first time with a horse (especially if you don't know him well). He looks calm and at ease, but I would not risk it, especially when he wears blinkers and can't see properly what is going on. When chains and logs are involved, the horse just has to do one little step and can cause a major injury on a hand...

[@bullseyedart1]

With all due respect I think Barry knows this horse better than anyone, even his owner, seeing as he trained him to this standard. You don't get this level of trust and respect from a horse without understanding him. I think what he's trying to show here is that the horse WON'T move forwards and Barry's confident enough in his training to show that - not to mention I'm sure he wouldn't risk injury seeing as his livelihood depends on it. Not many trainers put their money where their mouth is so to speak so I for one am glad to see someone actually train their horse to a high standard and show it can be done, rather than cop-out and say ahh well I haven't done that with the horse because its risky... I hear a lot of people say stuff like I wouldn't drive a horse down a busy highway in case he spooked, I wouldn't drive past a plastic bag in case it frightened him and many of my driving friends wouldn't drive in a rubber bit like Barry in case their horses ran away (even though I quoted them Barry's saying that you can't stop a bolting horse in a severe metal bit so you've got nothing to lose as its all about the level of training in the first place). Nobody would ever do anything with horses based on what they could do if they took one little step at the wrong time. I've also seen plenty of experienced logging horses (without blinkers, so they can see what's going on), move forwards without being asked by the logger as they are anticipating what's going to happen - they know what they are going to have to do which in some cases is worse than an inexperienced horse! You see it a lot with the draft horse pulling contests - lots of footage on KZbin - sometimes they are barely able to hook on to the sled as the horses are raring to go and they have to literally hold them back while the horses are plunging forwards and drop it over - now there is a potential for major injuries as the horses aren't listening, despite being very experienced in the job they are doing! Kudos to Barry and I look forwards to seeing many more informative videos like this in the future.

[@neuesirischestagebuch6767]

It was not clear to me from the video and from what Barry was saying that he knows the horse very well. I understood it that he didn't, that's where I was coming from with my comments. I agree with what you say about it being no good to avoid risky situations, as they will happen eventually.I train my horses that way - askig them to face situations they find challenging, and eventually there is less and less in their lives they are actually seriously challegend by, including busy roads. And I have seen the behaviour you describe, with horses being so eager to go that they nearly take off before being hitched - this is very dangerous for the handler. I suppose I would find it helpful if Barry sometimes gave more background/explanation on his videos. But I only just subscribed, so haven't seen many yet...

[@lucasalegroni6704]

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[@saimonajuanday8036]

hi

[@lisawilliams3555]

I ride a horse like this and I really do think he is a Dales pony