{"id":41231,"date":"2024-04-19T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/aufs-pferd-gekommen\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T13:40:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T11:40:38","slug":"horses-for-courses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/en\/horses-for-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Horses for courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Forester Wolfgang Kunzmann conducts near-natural forest management in his district around Limbach in the Odenwald. He is assisted by Dietmar Gieser\u2014and by Mira, his remarkable logging mare. This is a story about a former tradition that is returning to the forests.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mira stands still, with the buzzing of a chainsaw beside her. Yet she doesn\u2019t seem fazed by it. The horse stands stoically between the trees, only occasionally moving her head forwards to reach the delicate buds in the branches in front of her. Dietmar and Susanne Gieser are behind her and handling heavy chains, looping them tightly around three tree trunks. Mira is a Noriker mare. She has a brown coat and a black mane. \u201cYou can\u2019t upset her easily,\u201d says Dietmar. The tree trunks are bound together and Dietmar clicks his tongue, barely audibly. Mira leans forward, willing her 900-kilogram body weight into the harness and setting herself and the logs behind her in motion with powerful strides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"BorlabsCookie _brlbs-cb-youtube\"><div class=\"_brlbs-content-blocker\"> <div class=\"_brlbs-embed _brlbs-video-youtube\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_brlbs-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/plugins\/borlabs-cookie\/assets\/images\/cb-no-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"YouTube\"> <div class=\"_brlbs-caption\"> <p>Mit dem Laden des Videos akzeptieren Sie die Datenschutzerkl\u00e4rung von YouTube.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Mehr erfahren<\/a><\/p> <p><a class=\"_brlbs-btn _brlbs-icon-play-white\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Video laden<\/a><\/p> <p><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"unblockAll\" value=\"1\" checked> <small>YouTube immer entsperren<\/small><\/label><\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><div class=\"borlabs-hide\" data-borlabs-cookie-type=\"content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-id=\"youtube\"><script type=\"text\/template\">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<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In action: Dietmar Gieser and Mira at work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mira is a draught horse working with her owner Dietmar in the Scheringer Hardt forest near Mosbach in the Odenwald. Forester Wolfgang Kunzmann is in charge of the woods here. He enjoys working with the pair and Mira and Dietmar would be working in his area much more often if it were up to him. But horse keeping is a leisure activity for Dietmar. The man from Schefflenz is actually a locksmith. He assists forester Wolfgang only in his leisure time. \u201cWe like being in the forest,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd for our own logging we don\u2019t use any tractors at all. We only need one horsepower.\u201d And the power that this horse demonstrates is remarkable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_011-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_011-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_011-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_011-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_011-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_011.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mira is a Noriker mare and weighs 900 kilogrammes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Logging horses were commonly used in the forests here until the 1960s. Then heavy machinery with significantly more horsepower replaced the animals. However, large tractors and harvesters need space, leave wide lanes in the forest and compact the forest floor to such an extent that hardly anything grows there. The use of draught horses has been reintroduced since near-natural forest management has become more important. \u201cMachines have their applications, of course, but the animals make a great contribution,\u201d Wolfgang explains. Mira can pull up to 400 kilogrammes. It is her turn to pull logs from the forest when large machines would do more harm than good. This is the case in nature reserves, for example, or in wooded areas next to bodies of water where vehicles would get stuck in the mud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wolfgang has been a forester in the Fahrenbach-Limbach forest district since 1989. He looks after the municipal forest. However, most parts of the forest here are privately owned. Early on, Wolfgang has advocated for natural regeneration of the forest, without having to clear-cut areas or promote monocultures. \u201cAnything else makes no sense to me,\u201d he says. Instead of planting trees, he ensures that the conditions for tree seeds are good enough for them to take root. This requires loose forest soil and sufficient light, above all. \u201cI make sure to cut down old trees in such a way that light shafts are created for new trees to grow,\u201d he explains. Not everyone liked his approach at first. \u201cThe local farmers here made clear to me that they didn\u2019t think much of it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forest knows best what is good for it<\/p>\n<cite>Forester Wolfgang Kunzmann<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Wolfgang realised early on that he wanted to work with nature\u2014not against it. \u201cThe forest knows best what is good for it,\u201d he says. Then he points to a piece of forest a little further away, where spruces grow right next to each other like in a plantation. \u201cSpruce stands like this, which were planted by the previous generation to the best of their knowledge and belief, are being phased out today. These monocultures are the first to die.\u201d Today we know that bark beetles particularly like such plantations. In addition, spruce has relatively shallow roots and runs out of water more quickly in dry conditions than silver fir, for example. Spruce forests are suffering particularly hard from the climate crisis. The attitude of local forest owners here in the Odenwald has also changed in the meantime, Wolfgang adds. They have realised that they needed to change something, after the first extremely hot summers in 2018 and the following years were over. \u201cToday, they ask me for advice on how they can make their forests more robust.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_116.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_116-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_116-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_116-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_116-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_116-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_116.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A healthy, young mixed forest is what forester Wolfgang Kunzmann is working for.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wolfgang takes a few steps up the mountain slope that Mira walks down as she puffs in the drizzle. He points to a clear spot in the forest. Grass and moss grow there as well as lots of small trees in between. \u201cThere are spruces and pines, a silver fir and even a larch over there.\u201d This is a diverse, robust mixed forest; however, only a relatively small one. Wolfgang would like to see this everywhere in his territory. \u201cThere was a small clearing here a few years ago. Then the wild boars rooted around leaving behind ideal conditions for forest regeneration.\u201d Wolfgang wants to achieve the same effect with the help of Mira. Today, she doesn\u2019t pull felled trunks out of the forest, but criss-crosses through it with them. \u201cThis removes the leaves and loosens the soil,\u201d creating ideal conditions for new life. \u201cIt\u2019s an experiment,\u201d he admits. \u201cCome back in a few years and you\u2019ll see if it was a success,\u201d he laughs. As a forester, you need patience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_053.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_053-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_053-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_053-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_053-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_053-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_053.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mira carefully ploughs the forest soil pulling the logs behind her.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBrrrrt!\u201d Mira stops immediately. \u201cThis way,\u201d Dietmar says calmly and Mira changes direction. The pair operates well together. Dietmar used to ride in competitions. \u201cAfter that we didn\u2019t have a horse for a few years. But it\u2019s like a virus: The love for animals doesn\u2019t let you go.\u201d Together with his wife Susanne, he thought about what they could do. The decision was quickly made: carriage driving. For their new hobby, they decided on a strong, gentle cold-blooded horse\u2014Mira. Since then, they have taken part in numerous parades in the Odenwald.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_086.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_086-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_086-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_086-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_086-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_086-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_086.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dietmar loves working with Mira in the forest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dietmar talks about a ploughing competition that he attended as a spectator a few years ago. \u201cI was fascinated by the way the older farmers communicated with their horses. You hardly heard anything, hardly saw anything, but the horses did exactly what they were supposed to do.\u201d This type of collaboration with the horse is much closer than in riding. \u201cYou command the horse with your thighs in riding. But you have to communicate in a completely different way from a distance.\u201d And you need to know each animal\u2019s peculiarities. \u201cMira is an absolute creature of habit,\u201d Dietmar explains. The horse won\u2019t take a step into the forest if his wife Susanne isn\u2019t with them. After all, forestry work is teamwork for the Gieser family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_093.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_093-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_093-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_093-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_093-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_093-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wosonst.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Rueckepferd_Mira_093.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dietmar takes part in logging competitions with Mira as well. But when asked about the results, he shrugs his shoulders. \u201cYou came second in the Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg championships in 2023,\u201d his wife jumps in. It quickly becomes clear that this is not what matters. He just loves working with his horse. That\u2019s why he is happy to help out when Wolfgang needs them. However, it is Mira alone who decides how long the assignment lasts. \u201cShe is the one to set the end of work,\u201d Dietmar says. Just like now. He waves to Wolfgang: \u201cMira can\u2019t take any more.\u201d Little clouds of vapour rise from her back and she is breathing heavily. Dietmar leads her back to the trailer parked at the bottom of the forest path. The reward is already waiting there: juicy carrots for the horse and Susanne\u2019s famous sweet bread and hot coffee for the humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.limbach.de\/rathaus-service\/buergerservice\/nuetzliche-adressen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.limbach.de<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forester Wolfgang Kunzmann conducts near-natural forest management in his district around Limbach in the Odenwald. He is assisted by Dietmar Gieser\u2014and by Mira, his remarkable logging mare. 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