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They might give a little thought to draft horses as an alternative to the high cost of fuel and equipment. A horse can raise all his own feed and you milk cow’s too!”
For logging, there’s no comparison between a horse and a tractor, according to Jackie. Selective cutting ends up looking like clear cut by the time a tractor rolls over and through trees that stand in its way.
A good draft horse, on the other hand, can drag out felled trees without damaging the smallest seedling. And the horse needs little or no supervision on its route.
Lumberjacks can hook the logs to the harness, send the horse on its way through the woods to the pick-up site where loaders can unhook the logs and then turn Old Bob around for the return trip and another haul.
Investment Potential
“Big agri-business farms ‘ are getting draft horses back as a sideline or an investment,” Jackie reported. The returns on breeding can be substantial, she said. “It can be a real elitiest thing. Some nut in the midwest just paid $50,000 for a pair of Belgium mares!”
Draft horses, like tractors, can be depreciated on tax returns, according to Jackie. At the same time, she pointed out, a mare can keep
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