Horse logging; a mare and a stallion working together in a large forwarder with powered grapple for loading
The British Festival of the Working Horse 2012
The British Festival of the Working Horse will be held over three full days;
6th, 7th and 8th July 2012.
The Festival will be held in the 'British Festival of the Working Horse Village', as part of the East of England Show at Peterborough.
Click on the page links on the left to see what will be on offer at the Festival in all the sections.
Part demonstration, part competition and all celebration it is not to be missed.
The European Horse Logging Championship will be hosted by the APF International Forestry Exhibition in woodlands on the Ragley Estate in Worcestershire over the three full days of the APF; 13th, 14th and 15th September.
Rules in English for the competition
Please note that the rules in English may include additions, changes and amendments to the rules as translated.
The translations are produced in good faith and no repsonsibility for errors or inaccuracies can be accepted.
In any event, a 'white horse' will be taken around the course immediately prior to the competition so that all competitors can be confident about the course order, the course requirements, the rules and scoring.
Other translations to follow
Entry/Application form for the competition
To contact the directors and organisers of the British Festival of the Working Horse email
enquiries@britishfestivaloftheworkinghorse.co.uk
or, in person,
Julian Grant
julian@britishfestivaloftheworkinghorse.co.uk
Doug Joiner
doug@britishfestivaloftheworkinghorse.co.uk
Further 'mini festivals' will be held and announcements will be made in due course.
His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, seen here with a percheron mare in a forwarder, has formally agreed to become the Patron of the British Festival of the Working Horse in addition to already being Patron of the British Horse Loggers and of the British Horse Loggers Charitable Trust
Are you interested in joining His Royal Highness in supporting this festival?
Living horse power is cheap and readily available. We can breed horses, without limit, without endangering the planet.We know a lot about them and how to use them. They can pull things for us, carry us, help support our society, feed it and enable it to function. They can do so far better than they did in the past if we take advantage of some of the technical advances made in agriculture and machinery design. They can be fed from our fields. They don't destroy the environment but enhance it. They create employment, not replace it. They are a source of companionship in the workplace, a source of pride and pleasure when seen to be working to perfection in harmony with man and his surrounding. Why on earth don't we use them?
Charlie Pinney. 2003.