Technodiversity Glossary

The horse or mule is a tool being used for the pre-skidding of full trees (buffer 11 to 21) and tree length (buffer 12 to 22) and for the pre-skidding and skidding of logs (buffer 13 to 23 or 33).

Horses work on more or less flat terrain and drag the load, while mules are used in steep terrain and prefer to carry the logs. The work with the horse or mule is classified as manual work.

A classic combination in which the horse/ mule is being used is the “Tree length method using chainsaw, horse, and tractor” also known as “Partly mechanized tree length method”.