Help from horses: Jack Malmberg has long relied on horses in his logging, haying work

May 12, 2025
May 12, 2025

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Jack Malmberg spent decades logging the old way, with horses.

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At 84, Wyoming horseman still makes hay the old-fashioned way

Jack Malmberg drives Belgian workhorses as he puts up hay for scores of clients each summer. He’s also a logger whose singular woodwork can be spotted across Wyoming. ‘He’s the real deal.’

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