There are nine breeds of draft horse in France, among these is the Trait du Nord. My name's Luc Lescouarnec, it’s a name from Brittany. I've worked with draft animals for about 20 years. Originally, I worked in forestry. But over the years, I've worked increasingly in vineyards… During the season, I work here in Burgundy... at Nuits Saint Georges, plowing the land, using draft horses. - How many horses do you have? - I have four horses,... this work requires replacement horses. In forestry work, we use two or three horses together. So I have four trained horses, No, three are trained for vineyards, and the fourth I'm currently training. What’s the difference for the horse to work in a forest, or in a vineyard? It’s totally different. This is somewhat technical, but the guides aren’t the same, in the vineyard I have two reins, these are called reins, they're used to guide, in the forest we only use one. In the forest I use right hand signals, so depending on my signal... the horse will go right or left. In the vineyard I use the reins, and the work isn’t at all the same either. In the forest the horse will pull heavy loads, but for a short distance. As much as one ton. But then it gets it’s breath back while returning for the next log. But in the vineyard, it’s actually physically harder work. We must give the horse breaks, or else it will get exhausted... Because it's pulling a constant load, even if fairly light, at a max of 120kgs. But that can tire them out enormously. Especially if dealing with vineyards located on slopes. When flat it's easier. For the horse, it's not the same effort. And the work isn't the same either. In the vineyard, a horse learns the job after a few seasons. It knows practically everything it's expected to do. You could almost let it do it on its own. It learns out of habit... Sam!... Giddy up! - You talk to the horse? - Yes! I speak to it in Belgian. Because I was trained in Belgium... And in trunk skidding there, we work in groups of four horses. So one guy will speak in French, another in Breton, another in Belgian, so we agree to use the same words... to say “right”, “left”, etc. with all the horses. That’s why I speak to them in Flemish… The words are short and practical. Sam! Giddy up! What are the advantages to using draft animals in a vineyard? It helps avoid compacting the soil... We weed the vineyard without using any treatments… Sam!... Giddy up! Does the horse enjoy pulling? It’s up to me to help it to enjoy the work. At first, I doubt that's the case. What’s essential, is that it shouldn’t be too unpleasant for the horse, Or for me... Today I'm with a single horse... which is exceptional, it's rare, as I’m only going through once. Usually I go back and forth, but this is the final passage. Usually I have two horses, one for the morning, the other the afternoon. They never work a whole day. So they won’t get bored, and slow down. As to my behaviour... If I feel angry in the morning, the horse isn’t going to feel good, if I'm irritable or depressed, they feel that immediately. They won’t feel good either. That’s what’s interesting… It’s up to me to work on myself, so everything goes the best possible. But it’s still work of course! Working with horses, I’m not sure why, but I’ve always loved it. To be in contact with them… Without being aware of it, we are in constant contact. For example, it's a bit disturbed by the camera, it's not used to it. So I need to be careful that it doesn’t shift off track… But we are constantly in contact. When something is difficult, often the case in the forest, we develop an even closer connection… which is what's interesting, and what I get out of being with horses… Depending on the vineyard, the work doesn’t feel the same at all. There are vineyards we enjoy more, or where it’s easier or more pleasant for me to come to work in them… When I come here to La Goillotte, there’s something different and special, I’m not sure why, but the feeling I have here is quite different from other vineyards. And it’s something positive of course! That’s the way it is…