He uses the worlds strongest horses for logging | Higher Line Podcast

[@noahlilly9083]

I had the pleasure of working with Dehan- one of the smartest and most hardworking men I’ve ever met. Not only is he kind, he is a great leader. This is an awesome show!

[@jonathanschadenfreude9603]

Gorgeous Team ya got there! I can imagine in my head a huge plain with 500-1000 of them in full charge! I'm in love!

[@Andyrob323]

Dehan is currently logging our property. We knew we wanted a low impact operation to help us care for our woods. We could go on and on with great things to say about him, but if you’re in the area and really care about your land- he’s the guy to call. Every time we get to talk, it’s a treat.

[@CarryTrainer]

I agree!

[@jhosk]

Those horses are beautiful!!! The Belgian is my favorite breed, but their shorter cousins are just as pretty! Thank you

[@kencannuck]

I'm an old man and remember one horse logging to help my Dad while a teenager. I like the two wheel dolly that Dehan uses to lift the butts up out of the dirt and keep it saw friendly. Our mare Pepper after we hung the reins in her harness pull the logs to twisting trails to the log deck completely unguided. What a fine animal! A cross of a french breed. ...forget now. Later Dad sold her to a small farmer where she worked in a team and was reported as happy.

[@brittcofarms5620]

I really enjoyed the interview, he seems to like and takes his work to heart. If you ever make one of him logging I would really like to see it. Thanks for sharing this.

[@edwardanenberg349]

Nothing like a well seasoned woods horse , skidding firewood as a lad in Nova Scotia with an old Norwegian Dunn , Clydesdale cross . Like a third man on the job. An amazing memory 😀

[@tozobozo4142]

Excellent segment. European brabants are fantastic. They are the foundation of so many other draft breeds you wouldn't necessarily realize, including the Shire and the Clydesdale. Although if you look at photos of those breeds from their heyday of the early 20th Century before the "hitch horse" breeders went to thankfully not entirely successful strides to make them useless, you can absolutely see the influence. We have a strain of working Clydesdales which still show this influence. We would be wise to begin incorporating hybrid systems involving working horses back into our daily lives at this junctures. Our energy equation is succumbing to entropy, and it is a pipe-dream to think that 'renewable' technologies of today (which aren't) are going to last any longer than the petroleum economies that make them possible.

[@dallas1431]

This is one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time...Thank You...

[@CarryTrainer]

Glad you liked it! I also got a huge kick from this

[@RJ-nh9hw]

I like the questions you ask, this horse logger is really smart and certainly loves his life. Great subject matter, so naturally I subscribed!

[@CarryTrainer]

Glad you dug it

[@jasonsippola183]

I know D through a mutual friend. He and his brother can do just about anything. Most importantly they are good people. Thanks for the video. As a firearms enthusiast, I subscribed for the shooting videos. Surprised to see a gentleman I know, working his horses, cutting timber, and hauling logs.

[@CarryTrainer]

❤

[@realplatinum]

Probably one of my favorite videos

[@CarryTrainer]

I'm glad you liked it. We are about to share a new channel with more random things we like to do

[@normanmaynor5705]

The diversity of your higher line videos are truly amazing. The topics you cover and the guest you host on your show always leave me with a better understanding,of the topic with a true respect for people that we share this world with,As always. Thank you sir.

[@rockeybinu7308]

😊

[@CarryTrainer]

I appreciate your perspective

[@allonesame6467]

Wonderful interview! Thank you.

[@CarryTrainer]

Glad you liked it

[@davidhypes5228]

Working Horses with Jim is a good channel for watching working horses. He logs and farms with his horses. He has Belgians, a Percheron and Suffolks. It’s very interesting.

[@hawkeyejohnny968]

I had the opportunity to help an elderly neighbor haul manure with horses. He could back them into tightest spots that you could never get a tractor into. I never took any pay because the experience was priceless especially when he let me drive them to unload.

[@billdittman680]

Excellent podcast Mickey! Fascinating and interesting! Could not stop watching!

[@judyherman1249]

I found this to be very fascinating because my grandfather, on my mother's side, was a self-employed traveling lumberjack. He had a flatbed truck and a sawmill on wheels. I'm not sure what year he started or ended his logging, but it was in at least the 1930s - 1940s. He would go around at least a year at a time and lease wooded property. The first few trees he cut, he would build a shanty for him and his family to live in while he logged and turned them into lumber to make a living. My mom, being the oldest of 4 girls, loved exploring the woods. I know about commercial logging and what my grandfather did. I saw a few pictures of men using horses back in the day. But I did not know that they still use horses now for logging. I really like the idea of what Dehan and others do to protect the woods/forests still to this day. Thank you for sharing his story.

[@CarryTrainer]

Thank you for sharing some of yours

[@ChristopherAdams-tl3me]

The man I new all his commands for his horse was verbal he was talking to them when he gets to road or gates he would be talking to them and they were listening you could see their ears going he would not be near them but they are doing what he wants was amazing to watch

[@CarryTrainer]

It was cool to see

[@camrynrhodes798]

Love loging with horses. I had a chance to do this with some Amish 👍👍😎

[@johndoe43]

Great video horses and owner. Really enjoyed it. Thank you

[@rafterL78]

Good interview, intelligent and kind-hearted man. I would love to know the reasoning of no blinders on the bridles, that's unusual.

[@Coptergirljs]

Brabants are my favorite horse. This country has to "signature" animals which come from other countries as their own, and it makes me so mad. They took the Brabant, bred for one color, bred for no fetters on the legs (which protect the legs and hooves from injury) , and developed a heavy horse with long thinner legs. I see more of these Belgians with leg and hoof problems. Will these type of people who breed them ever wake up. The Brabant was developed through eons of time for a reason. I had a Haflinger who could pull an incredible amount of weigh and loved every minute of it. I miss my horses!

[@kentcoen672]

THANK YOU BOTH!! I loved it and you both,good luck and stay safe Kent Coen Nebeaska

[@bdmenne]

So cool!

[@rudicompte9219]

I was thinking it it came from my country , here in belgium are the best.

[@ChristopherAdams-tl3me]

Best way to learn is too make your own mistake you don't make it again when you tell someone they tend not to pay attention to what you are saying but they mess up they take notes

[@ChristopherAdams-tl3me]

Helped man in Suffolk with his forest you tend to be more careful and pay more attention when you don't have safety gear

[@SteveRiddel-iz3cy]

Wow excellent video absolutely Ron Canada

[@shirleyharrington-moore9657]

You haven't been to a horse sale lately. A decent well broke horse easily sells for more than $20k

[@CarryTrainer]

You got me. No horse sales as of late.

[@stephaniewilson3955]

Hauling is an interest for the horses. They do not get bored. Just think of how you feel after accomplishing a physical task. Horses are the same. Horses have better grip if they are not shod.

[@olddave4833]

I hope this video was made at the end of a hard working day, those horses look in pretty rough shape, need a good cleaning and brushing

[@CarryTrainer]

Those horses are well taken care of and very happy. They are working animals no doubt but very well loved and cared for.

[@judyengland2615]

I'm disappointed he never showed us his horses. All his horses

[@CarryTrainer]

Go for a visit

[@ChristopherAdams-tl3me]

Man I use to know use to have 2 horses and he used to work his farm with a pair of Shire and they were enormous but the farmer was only small but they use to put their head down for him to put the coler on

[@brianwestveer9532]

Where is this logger located

[@CarryTrainer]

Western PA

[@pauldaystar]

Please, What Brand Chainsaw is he Using???

[@CarryTrainer]

Those are Stihl. The new fuel injected 500s

[@ChristopherAdams-tl3me]

The large horses are very calm your selecting trees is far more effective it's time and some are just money grabbing by clear cutting

[@larryduffell3823]

What is your location

[@kevinelliott9679]

I really enjoyed this

[@raymondo162]

how difficult would it be to fit the wagon with a parking brake? and why wouldn't you? scant regard for his own safety imo

[@rafterL78]

You can and many do, but those tires don't have enough surface area or traction to hold those powerful horses with such a light weight cart. The tires will just slide.

[@ChristopherAdams-tl3me]

They like to work they need the exercise they prefer to have company

[@ChristopherAdams-tl3me]

When you are taking the trees in the winter the tree is dormant it's

[@ChristopherAdams-tl3me]

Quality not quantity

[@DavidOwens-dl4od]

It's not new, my grandfather did this same thing he had the same horses , I was only 8&9 when he stopped I am 67

[@CarryTrainer]

I don't think anyone thought this was new

[@TheCosmicGuy0111]

Woah

[@gadiantonx8474]

unicorn or 2x2 would do the power for ya

[@harolddonaldson2782]

They in there shoulders have the look of buffalo

[@col2lin]

While I appreciate being told the ins & outs of logging I would have liked to have seen more actual logging (Horse work).

[@quikscot1528]

This show reminds me of another You-Tuber if you're into logging horses. It's set in the Adirondacks, 'way-up in Northern New York State : kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2aXaaVnZq2Jp7s

[@gentlegiants1974]

Sincere young fellow, but he needs to take a bit more care walking away from the lines. several times there he could have had a runaway. Those horses seem pretty green. I log too but I also farm with mine, and I think farm work helps balance out the training, not just the body, but the mind. I like his cart.

[@Blackshett]

Sadly he don't make any logging videos anymore

[@whisperingwoods4591]

Oh I do, I just have not uploaded any recently… we are moving back to an apt that has high speed internet here in a few weeks so I will get more uploaded at some point! Thanks for fallowing along.

[@Blackshett]

@@whisperingwoods4591 oh, that sounds super cool, can't await to see. Thank you 😊👍

[@ChristopherAdams-tl3me]

Doesn't make any difference you can get tinatus no matter what I used to wear ear protection but had problem with my blood pressure and didn't have it before but do now

[@CarryTrainer]

That's an all together different animal than damage from loud noises.

[@grantburnett]

Maybe you are a good logger but you need to take care of your horses,like brushing them off.

[@rafterL78]

They have their work breeches on 😊. He said they've been working all day.

[@CarryTrainer]

They are working in the woods during the video. You get that right?

[@paulezycom]

You make horse paths. They not goats