Horses may be used for skidding and other tasks.[1]
Net net and gross production rates using horse logging in a Romanian study were of 2.63 m3/h and 1.44 m3/h.[2]
In the United Kingdom, there were three people employed as horse loggers in the 1980s but the number increased to 15 by 2009 with up to 1,000 part-time employed by that work.[3]
Horses can efficiently extract a single damaged tree from a forest without roadbuilding required for powered vehicles.[4] The technique can be more efficient than using power equipment, considering the cost of transportation and fuel, especially on smaller privately held forest parcels.[5][6]
logging arch
Michigan logging wheels
go-devil
a simple, loosely articulated sled without thills (shafts) or a tongue generally used for skidding long logs behind a horse[1]
scoot
a heavy sled on which logs or bolts are carried completely off the ground in several different sizes, depending on the pulling power to be used, ranging from a horse to a heavy tractor[1]
skidding harness
a specialized harness to allow the animal to drag logs[1]
Simmons, Fred C. (1962), "Skidding with horses"(PDF), Logging farm wood crops, United States Department of Agriculture, pp.43–44, Farmers' bulletin Volume no.2090 also "Antifriction devices for skidding: pp 23-25