Shuswap history in pictures: log skidding

Shuswap history in pictures: log skidding

From the Oct. 3, 1984 Observer: “Not too many years ago, horses like these were used in the logging industry to skid logs out of the bush. Today, those techniques have become competition material, and a log skidding contest at the fair drew a large number of enthusiastic viewers. Here, Ike Johnson drives two young Belgian horses owned by D-Dutchman Dairy in Sicamous.” Image from the Salmon Arm Observer collection and courtesy of the Archives at …