Woodcut of Percheron by Charles Tunnicliffe

Paul Martin of 'Horseplay' piping on Blue, his coloured cob

Jacob in Aaron Martin collar, Tarnsjo harness, Charlie pinney draught springs, Robert jenkins bit and trace carriers,

Pole length extraction with HIPPOTESE

Horse logging in Romania

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

Top Sites

Gudrun Leitz, www.greenwoodwork.co.uk

Green woodworking and chair making courses in Herefordshire

Ruth Joiner, lafermedelamarquise.com

Goats cheese, organic vegetables and natural soaps made with goats milk

Matthew Joiner, Spatial Awareness Media

An independent film, television and web producer

British Horse Loggers, www.britishhorseloggers.org

The website of the national industry body for those who work horses by choice and their supporters.

British Horse Loggers Charitable Trust, www.britishhorseloggerscharitabletrust.org

The website of the horse loggers charity that is running the apprenticeship scheme amongst other things.

British Festival of the Working Horse, www.britishfestivaloftheworkinghorse.co.uk

A new initiative, the first of its kind in Britain.

Horseloggers

Barbara Haddrill, based in the Tanat Valley, Mid Wales, with cobs Tyler and Billy, www.carnog.co.uk

Paul and Jo Moreton, managing their own wood and selling greenwood products and more with cob, Guiness, www.moretonwood.co.uk

Paul Martin, HORSEPLAY, www.horseplay.org.uk

Horseplay is a Northumbrian band now selling CD's of its unique music

Jon West, www.jonwest-horselogging.co.uk

Based in West Wales with Thor, Fjord Horse and Koki, Ardenne

Paula Sells,Bodfari Horse Logging www.horselogging.co.uk

Based in North Wales with Shire X, Mollie

Stephen West, www.foxcombewoods.co.uk

Based in Herefordshire with coloured cob, Sampson

Charlie Parker, www.daleslogger.com

Based in Cumbria with ever so many Dales ponies

Frankie Woodgate. www.sylvanenvironmental.com

Based in Kent with 2 Ardennes, Jeton and Yser

Chris Jowett, www.good4wood.co.uk

Based in North Wales with Shire, Jack

Jay Roberts, www.greenmanhorseloggers.co.uk

Based in Suffolk with Cobs, Moonie and Zepp.

Associations and Publications

Horseboating Society, www.horseboating.org.uk

National society dedicated to horse drawn boating, the horses, boats, canal restoration etc.

The Malvern Hills Coppice Network, www.malvernhillscoppicenetwork.org.uk

A local coppice intiative

MHHA, www.heavyhorses.co.uk

Midland Heavy Horse Association

Hippotese, www.hippotese.free.fr

French group based in the South East of France. Excellent site and publication, 'Hippobule"

HH World, www.heavyhorseworld.co.uk

British magazine devoted to the promotion of heavy and working horses

Woodland Heritage, www.woodlandheritage.org.uk

Excellent organisation linking the grower with the end user and promoting the growing of quality timber, superb annual magazine

Click Forestry, www.click-forestry.co.uk

'One stop shop' for forestry

FECTU, www.fectu.or

The European Federation for the Promotion of the Use of the Working Horse

Starke Pferde, www.starke-pferde.de

Excellent German magazine edited by Erhard Schroll and published by IGZ. Also organisers of the superb, bi-annual Pferde Stark festival in August

British Percheron Society, www.percheron.org.uk

Small Woods Association, www.smallwoods.org.uk

Organisation for those involved in the ownership and management of small woodlands and associated woodland crafts. Excellent magazine.

Forestry Journal, www.forestryjournal.co.uk

British forestry magazine

Skogshasten, www.skogshasten.com

Swedish horse logging and working association. Directory of harness and equipment.

The Working Horse Trust, www.theworkinghorsetrust.org

British Charity devoted to the promotion, breeding, training and working of heavy horses

C.E.C.D.     www.cecdebardage.be New Belgian horse logging web site.

Eastern Counties Heavy Horse Association, www.echha.org.uk

Horses For Sale on Horses-Now

Horses for sale and useful horse news and information site.
Primarily UK based with UK horses and horseboxes for sale. Got
horse news? Send it to us.. www.horses-now.co.uk

Harness and Equipment

Ella Pinney, www.carthorsemachinery.com

Manufacturer of modern horse work equipment

Aaron Martin, www.aaronmartin.com

Amish harness suppliers in Canada. Reliable mail order

Tarnsjo, www.tarnsjogarveri.se

Top Swedish tanners and harness makers. English option on web site

Skogshasten, www.skogshasten.com

Swedish directory of harness makers and equipment suppliers - in Swedish only

Dave Gunter, www.travelinhorsefarm.com

American coloured horse site

Hippotese, www.hippotese.free.fr

French site with good equipment and harness information

Robert Jenkins, www.saddlethathorse.com

Malvern based saddler and harness maker. Makes all my bits and pieces. Good mail order

Ron Brideau, www.ronshorseharness.com

American seller of harness and Coblenz collars

Holidays

Howard Colegrave, Little Hegdon Farmhouse B+B, near Bromyard, www.littlehegdonfarmhouse.com

Anne Belgrave, mid Wales, www.feltworkshops.co.uk

Felt making, clay ovens and bread

Val Michael, Tetbury, Glos. www.leathercourses.co.uk

Leatherwork courses from the author of 'The Leatherworking Handbook'

Rob Rawstorne, Finland, www.heikkilahorsefarm.com

British horse logger now living in Sweden and offering farm and horse based holidays

Charlie and Gina Parker, www.daleslogger.com

Yorkshire based DalesPony centre holidays

Jonathan and Fiona Waterer, www.heavy-horses.net

Devon Shire Horse Centre and working farm

Romania, www.riding-holidays.ro

Our hosts in Romania (see BHL web site 'newsletter' page)

Travel to Romania, www.beyondtheforest.com

Essential specialist travel agents for travel to Romania

Bed and Breakfast near Bosbury, www.oldcountryhouse.co.uk Comfortable, quiet and sustainable with good food

Pub with rooms and restaurant; The Oak Inn at Staplow www.oakinnstaplow.co.uk

OTHER

Green Dragon Inn, Bishop's Frome. Local real ale haven. Good food. www.thegreendragoninn.com

Bosbury and Coddington Community website www.bosburyandcoddington.co.uk Full of information about our village.

Karl Daymond, "The Smallest Opera House in the World", www.operaplayhouse.com

A mobile wooden miniature theatre which will be horse drawn and where you can see the great operas reduced.

Christophe Mouze, Clare Island, Co Mayo. www.workinghorses.ie.

Countryside Jobs Service is an ethical small business publishing free & low cost information to promote countryside careers in the UK & environmental conservation worldwide.
www.countryside-jobs.com

June Tabor, brilliant folk singer and interpreter of songs.

www.junetabor.co.uk

Hawking Days in Warwickshire. Training and activity days with Bob Edwards. www.falconry-days.com