Horses weigh one ton and are capable of shifting timber the same weight as a double-decker bus in just one day
Locals are using the horse logging techniques to reduce the high level of untreated woodland in the national park.
Visitors to the New Forest might be forgiven for doing a double-take when they see what 'machines' are being used to work the land these days.
Weighing one ton and capable of shifting timber the same weight as a double-decker bus in just one day, these Shire horses are being used to their full capacity in order to tackle overgrown woodland.
They have been employed to work in areas that are deemed too dense and boggy for modern, heavy machinery.
