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Simon Lenihan, a full time commercial horse logger, removes a Scots Pine tree from the Balmoral Estate with Sultan De Le Campagne a 15 year old Belgian Aldennes horse, Dec. 11, 2012 in Crathie, Aberdeenshire, England. The horses are being used in place of large timber machines to minimize any damage to vegetation, soils and water-tables. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)