Welcome to our web site.
We are an independent group of professional full time and part time contractors who work horses by choice in contemporary forestry.
To find a working contractor in your area, please visit the Professional Register.
Membership of the BHL is also open to enthusiasts and supporters. Please contact us to download a membership application/renewal form.
A two horse forwarder with power grapple
"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.
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STOP PRESS.
His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, has agreed to become Patron of the British Festival of the Working Horse in addition to being Patron of both the British Horse Loggers and the British Horse Loggers Charitable Trust.
A new insurance scheme for members is now available. It offers £10m public and employers' liability to members of the BHL who opt in. Rates for 2010/2011 are just £682.50 per policy. Contact us to enquire.