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Horse Logging in Southern New England |
Horse logging is a sustainable, responsible way to manage forest harvesting. It is well suited for environmentally sensitive/inaccessible areas and smaller timber lots. It is low impact, causing little or no damage to standing timber, soil structures (minimizing compaction, disturbance and erosion), or sensitive flora and fauna. Horses are highly maneuverable, and cope safely and efficiently with slopes and obstructions. Horse logging can work with and complement machine operations, and is not expensive to use.
It is labor intensive, takes longer, and is best suited to low volume production, or a landowner willing to invest in the harvest for the long term. However, it also allows for fully selective thinning. It can help with public image, as it does not have the noise and pollution associated with conventional mechanical methods, and the results can be aesthetically pleasing when logged by a responsible operator with an environmental ethic. Horse logging is a viable alternative for people who really care about their forest and the ecosystem. |
Horse Loggers in
Southern New England (11/16/06) |
Name |
Address
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City and State |
Phone |
Certifications and
Distance Willing to Travel |
Rick Alger |
354 French Hill |
Milan, NH 03580 |
603-449-2262 |
Certified professional NH logger.
Southern New England, depending on job |
Alan Berman |
200 Brush Valley Rd |
Warwick, MA 01378 |
413-775-4104 |
MA Certified Forest Products
Harvester. Up to 25 miles, depending on job. |
James F. Brown |
10809 Davis Rd |
Hunt, NY 14846 |
585-567-8158 |
Teaches logging with horses.
Will travel, depending on job. |
Bruce Cheney |
286 Grove Street |
Paxton, MA 01612 |
508-799-0444 |
22 miles or stay at job if large
enough |
Neil Esposito |
Chepachet Farms
226 Tourtellot Hill Rd |
Chepachet, RI 02814 |
401-568-9996 |
30 miles |
Dave Granger |
Old North Rd |
Worthington, MA 01098 |
413-238-0108 |
50 miles |
Jay Hannah |
Jay Hannah's Horselogging
226 Woodville Rd |
Ashaway, RI 02604 |
401-377-8771 |
Eastern CT and RI |
Jason Irish |
RR1 Box 3741 |
Richmond, ME 04357 |
207-737-4286 |
Eastern US |
Terry Joseph |
Cedar Knoll Farm LLC
57 Kimball Road |
Lisbon, CT 06351 |
860-376-8110 |
Southern New England |
Geoge King & Sons |
255 Mendon Rd |
Sutton, MA 01590 |
508-943-9774 |
CT Certified Supervisor Forest
Products Harvester. Southern New England. |
Ken Lane |
4 Overlook Ave |
Charlton, MA 01507 |
508-248-3992 |
Southern New England |
Paul Lawler |
Lawler's Logging
223 Keys Rd |
West Brookfield, MA 01585 |
413-436-5739
413-949-5739 |
MA Certified Forest Products
Harvester. Southern New England |
Timothy O'Brien |
8 Bogg Lane |
Lebanon, CT 06249 |
860-423-8718 |
Southern New England |
James Ostergard
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Peregrinator Services
947 Appelton Ridge Rd. |
Appelton, ME |
207-596-1648 |
Maine Master Logger Certified. Currently works single Belgian (great for selective thinning). Travel depends on project, housing etc., but each opportunity is welcomed for consideration. |
Kip Porter |
Porter & Noonan Draft Horses
399 Kinnebrook Rd |
Worthington, MA 01098 |
413-238-5948 |
MA Certified Forest Products
Harvester. Southern New England |
Doug Smith |
Ye Plain Olde Farm
493 Brooklyn Rd |
Canterbury, CT 06331 |
860-546-1079 |
Eastern CT |
Randy Trudeau |
Rock Maple Farm
5 Moulton Hill Rd |
Stafford, CT 06076 |
860-684-4040 |
20 miles or farther if horse lodging
is available |
Emerson Walker |
1231 Corinth Rd |
Queensbury, NY 12804 |
518-792-8359 |
Western MA |
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This list was compiled by Reva Seybolt, PO Box 49, East Woodstock, CT 06244. If you know of any other horse loggers in Southern New England, please contact Reva or have them contact her. This is a work in progress. |
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It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats.
- Russian proverb
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