Ben Burgess Horse Logging

Ben Burgess of Russell Springs, Ky., takes a team of Suffolk Punch draft horses into the woods where he harvests timber on a steep hillside.

[@KevinTucker-fw1qi]

Great video! But I must admit I'm biased, that was my arch. My brother in law was the fabricator and Ben has made several substantial improvement on it. I'm happy to see it being used by such an accomplished teamster. Hope to get out some time to work with Ben and crew.

[@RuralHeritage]

Thanks for sharing!

[@davidphelan6861]

Those horses are so well trained. I like the size and conformation of Suffolk Punch horses. Please show more of the horses working the logging operation.

[@thirzapeevey2395]

Horses or mules in Adair, Casey and Russell counties have got to be about half billy goat to be able to climb those hills. There used to be a lot of good mule men in that area that logged, but I guess they are all dead by now. Glad to see at least one young man carrying on with it.

[@monaliberty473]

Ben needs to start a You Tube Channel. He is phenomenal with his horses, well spoken. He, I believe, he could rack up a lot of subscribers.
Give it some thought

[@hawthornfarm]

Way to go! This is a great video and Ben Burgess is a hero. I'm just dragging windfall branches with a pony but I love it, and want to see good horses doing good work. Keep it up!

[@juliegoodge2680]

👍

[@judyengland2615]

I like to see the horses actually working

[@geraldblair5084]

That's what you call a great team