barbara@carnog.co.uk

07901 741217

  Ceffylau gwaith Carnog working horses has 16 years of experience in delivering sensitive and specialist land management using horsepower.

Horselogging

Over the last 16 years we have built up considerable experience in specialist and complex felling and extraction methods in all sort of woodlands.

Bracken Rolling

Bracken is a common problem for many landowners and woodland managers which Carnog Working Horses can help solve in a low-impact way.

Chain Harrowing

Horse-drawn harrows can be used to manage most grassland and are specifically good for managing horse-pasture.

Training & Demonstrations

The whole Carnog team is available for working demonstrations or training days at your site or from our base in Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant.

The Team

The hard-working Carnog Working Horses team is Barbara Haddrill and her three small, incredibly nimble, coloured cobs Tyler, Molly and Bluebell.

Horse Tales

We recently took part in the first ever Celtic Rainforest festival in the Elan Valley. Lovely spot right under the magnificent dam! Really great event.

Below is a video of Barbara and the horses working recently in the Celtic Rainforest.

It’s a good introduction to the team and the work we do.

Please look through the website to find out more information about our work.

We are fully insured with Public and Employers Liability insurance and can provide a portfolio of previous experience and many references from previous work.

Please contact Barbara with any queries on barbara@carnog.co.uk

07901 741217

Woodland Trust – JV

The skill with which Barbara and her horse worked to haul the timber up the side slope to the path, turn it, secure it then take it down the path to a very limited drop-off and stacking area was breath-taking.  However, the main reason Carnog Working Horses suited this situation so well was the whole operation was undertaken with such calm control on the part of Barbara and Tyler.  Walkers on the path who had to wait a short time to be allowed through were treated to the sight of this professional outfit in operation and to a chat with the always enthusiastic and informative Barbara. A very difficult operation was done with very little disruption and left no evidence of the forestry-scale extraction of about 100 tonnes of timber on a very narrow and steep footpath through this Ancient Semi-natural Woodland.

Training Course Participant

Just to say that the course was great. I really enjoyed it and they provide great information.

Training Course Participant

Great balance of knowledge and practice.  

Training Course Participant

Barbara, our teacher, put us at ease, slowly introducing us to the horses and their tack and equipment before letting us loose with steering. She was a really informed horse logger and had a knack of teaching through doing that made the day really enjoyable.

National Trust, Watersmeet and West Exmoor

We employed Barbara, Molly and Tyler for 3 weeks in the autumn of 2017 for horse logging and 2 days of demonstrations to our visitors. The jobs consisted of timber extraction of Oak thinnings and Beech removal on a PAWs site. The trees were felled and processed into 3, 6 or 9 metre lengths in readiness for extraction. We were very impressed with Barbara’s skill, speed and efficiency in working the horses and getting the timber to the trackside and stacked safely and neatly. We were more than happy leaving Barbara to it and continuing our work ahead of her felling and processing, knowing that the extraction was in hand and getting done efficiently and to spec. There was minimal disturbance to the site and ground, and it was left in a clean and tidy state on completion. We are looking forward to employing Barbara again this autumn for 4 weeks for logging, and also in the summer for bracken management.

Natural Resources Wales – GF

Your excellent work has significantly improved the wood to benefit wildlife and conservation. This was done by you, by achieving light levels to the understorey, creating deadwood habitat and eco-piles. I also noticed and appreciated your attention to detail on some of the more difficult trees, and as well, your H&S and signage of the site was first class. Your cleanliness of the site after the operation is also worthy of praise and I would have no hesitation in highly recommending you to others.

Private woodland owner – BP

The work involved felling, extraction and stacking approx. 100 mature beech trees as Phase 1 of the restoration of the PAWS woodland within an AONB that I own, and I have engaged her again for Phase 2 starting soon, which will include removal of over 400 mature beech trees.  I would have no hesitation in recommending her and her team to other woodland owners for similar work.

Private woodland owner – TM

Barbara is hard working, reliable, knowledgeable and enthusiastic. She certainly understands the needs of specialist woodland such as ours and is always keen to involve us in the planning of that season's project.

Coed Cadw/Woodland Trust Wales

I am writing to whole heartedly recommend the work and services of Barbara Haddrill and Carnog Working Horses. I contracted Barbara to carry out a complex felling and extraction operation on an ancient woodland site of special scientific interest (SSSI) in Gwynedd, North Wales. This was carried out to a high standard with excellent planning and logistics which meant that the end result was just what the contract specified.
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