Yearly Archives: 2023

December 2023 : I treated myself to a new uniform, branded with the brilliant new Carnog logo.

September 2023 : We worked in a record 35°C on this challenging site. Ultimate care and dainty hooves were required to ensure that felling and extraction on these old workings left them as we found them with the historic features preserved. We completed this first trial stage with close observation by CADW and NRW and impressed them with our approach so will be back for further work soon.

March 2023 : For the eleventh year Carnog Working Horses one day ‘Introduction to Horse Logging’ courses at the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) near Machynlleth. The course gave a practical introduction to working with horses in low-impact woodland and land management. More information can be found on the CAT website and we will share news of the new courses when programmed.

February 2023 : We were working at this small farm woodland site, a larch and beech plantation which was overdue for thinning. It was one of the steepest hills we have ever worked, but the horses took it in their stride. Thankfully, the timber was all coming downhill.

January 2023 : We burnt off any Christmas excess with a hard start to the year, coppicing near the Wrekin. Although the trees were small it was a long, up and down extraction route, so the horses worked hard. The woodland owner is a wonderful craftsman (M T Greenwood Crafts) and turned the wood, a mixture of hazel, rowan, holly and silver birch, into woodland produce including bowls and spoons. (Photo: Neill Mapes)