A draught horse skidding saw logs
Acrylic on masonite, 31 x 16 1/4 in. (1999)

A draught horse working alone - that is, without a team-mate - is about as rare now as a horse pulling a plough. To watch these fine animals work is a visual feat of muscle power we puny humans can only imagine.

I think I read somewhere that the strongest, fastest man can develop about 1/ 4 horsepower. Sort of makes you wonder why horses don’t rule the world ...