[Music] all right he’s always been around horses
all right he’s always been around horses
all right he’s always been around horses I’ve had him ever zante with a
I’ve had him ever zante with a
I’ve had him ever zante with a two-year-old now 15
two-year-old now 15
two-year-old now 15 Lester Courtney has always loved to load
Lester Courtney has always loved to load
Lester Courtney has always loved to load up and head to the great outdoors he and
up and head to the great outdoors he and
up and head to the great outdoors he and his wife Carol have spent a lot of time
his wife Carol have spent a lot of time
his wife Carol have spent a lot of time with their horses not the recreation but
with their horses not the recreation but
with their horses not the recreation but for work
the Courtney’s are loggers part of a
the Courtney’s are loggers part of a small group
small group
small group all that remains of what used to be the
all that remains of what used to be the
all that remains of what used to be the foundation of the forestry industry once
foundation of the forestry industry once
foundation of the forestry industry once the trees are down and trimmed dan and
the trees are down and trimmed dan and
the trees are down and trimmed dan and Maddie come in Lester Courtney is always
Maddie come in Lester Courtney is always
Maddie come in Lester Courtney is always logged with horses mules or oxen Lester
logged with horses mules or oxen Lester
logged with horses mules or oxen Lester believes the machines don’t do it better
believes the machines don’t do it better
believes the machines don’t do it better well we don’t tear up the ground like
well we don’t tear up the ground like
well we don’t tear up the ground like black cats and jitters we go in and
black cats and jitters we go in and
black cats and jitters we go in and within six months you won’t even know we
within six months you won’t even know we
within six months you won’t even know we were there
were there
were there cuz it’s all grown back again and you
cuz it’s all grown back again and you
cuz it’s all grown back again and you don’t have them a big white road makes
don’t have them a big white road makes
don’t have them a big white road makes it the forest look better the average
it the forest look better the average
it the forest look better the average horse weighs less than 2,000 pounds
horse weighs less than 2,000 pounds
horse weighs less than 2,000 pounds while a piece of heavy equipment can
while a piece of heavy equipment can
while a piece of heavy equipment can weigh up to ten thousand because logging
weigh up to ten thousand because logging
weigh up to ten thousand because logging with animals is considered
with animals is considered
with animals is considered environmentally friendly it stayed alive
environmentally friendly it stayed alive
environmentally friendly it stayed alive despite technology yeah it’s just a lot
despite technology yeah it’s just a lot
despite technology yeah it’s just a lot of fun and I grew up around it doing it
of fun and I grew up around it doing it
of fun and I grew up around it doing it all my life
all my life
all my life Lester has never been able to trade in
Lester has never been able to trade in
Lester has never been able to trade in his horses for something powered by
his horses for something powered by
his horses for something powered by diesel fuel when you got something you
diesel fuel when you got something you
diesel fuel when you got something you like you just keep doing it it’s quiet
like you just keep doing it it’s quiet
like you just keep doing it it’s quiet you don’t don’t have Lola noise you’re
you don’t don’t have Lola noise you’re
you don’t don’t have Lola noise you’re out in there you don’t have to smell
out in there you don’t have to smell
out in there you don’t have to smell that diesel smoke that’s the best part
that diesel smoke that’s the best part
that diesel smoke that’s the best part health problems advancing age and poor
health problems advancing age and poor
health problems advancing age and poor lumber prices forced lester courtney to
lumber prices forced lester courtney to
lumber prices forced lester courtney to a reluctant retirement in 2001 pushing
a reluctant retirement in 2001 pushing
a reluctant retirement in 2001 pushing more than a century of family tradition
more than a century of family tradition
more than a century of family tradition to a close but he hopes the craft itself
to a close but he hopes the craft itself
to a close but he hopes the craft itself will stay alive not in the history books
will stay alive not in the history books
will stay alive not in the history books but alive out here in the woods the way
but alive out here in the woods the way
but alive out here in the woods the way it used to be
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