Whether it's for fishing or hunting, nature-watching or camping, or simply to get off the beaten path, there is no better way to travel through the backcountry than on horseback.
This book is a classic often referred to as the packer's bible. Written in the language of the Old West, it is a complete and often humorous presentation of packing horses into the wilderness.
Here for the first time, in one book, is all the information you will need to make your trail riding experiences safe and enjoyable. Includes chapters on what to carry in your saddlebags, riding in difficult terrain and much more.
For those who yearn to pack in the wilderness country of the West, either on their own mules and horses or those of a professional packer, here is a book that takes the mystery out of backcountry packstring travel.
"Trail Riding" is a comprehensive guide for anyone looking to hit the trails. It offers proven methods for developing the best trail horse possible, safe ways to handle a variety of terrain, solutions for common trail problems, plus tips and resources on how to travel with horses.
Comprehensive descriptions of 450 trails on public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. Contains information for hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, motorcycling and ORV use.
Learn the skills needed to survive an unplanned night out. Surviving a Wilderness Emergency provides you with a wealth of field tested techniques and procedures to use when you are faced with protecting yourself from the elements. Practical methods of surviving, not primitive skills, are addressed.
Mike Kinsey, an American Quarter Horse Association Professional Horsema, has teamed up with Western Horseman Senior Editor Jennifer Denison to create "Backcountry Basics". Based on the award-winning series that ran in the magazine, this problem-solving handbook is targeted to recreational trail riders. However, any rider can benefit from Kinsey’s techniques and have a more responsive, reliable mount.
With simple language and a quick-access format, this book provides advice from both a DVM and an MD about handling all the common injuries and conditions that can arise when people and horses come together. Small format is perfect for riders to carry in saddlebags or pommel bags.
