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["Susan J. Duke" <susanjduke@yahoo.com>]

Can you send a photo of those racks?  I have never seen that kind of rig, nothing like that around here. I have seen the panniers, but no racks, can't see in my mind what that would look like or what they would be made of.

 

Thank you,

 

Susan J. Duke

Central Illinois

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Today's Topics:

1. Michigan horse camping clinic (Una Smith)
2. K-9 Evac on horseback (Kate Beardsley)


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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:21:54 -0600
From: Una Smith
Subject: [MSAR] Michigan horse camping clinic
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Forwarded from a trail riding list.

Una

>PINCKNEY TRAIL RIDERS ASSOCIATION IS HOSTING THE FOLLOWING FREE CLINIC
>
>HOW TO CAMP WITH YOUR HORSE CLINIC
>WHEN: Sunday April 1st
>TIME: 2:00 PM
>WHERE: Hell Creek Ranch - 10866 Cedar Lake Rd., Pinckney MI 48169
>FEE: FREE, Just come & Learn! Refreshments will be provided
>
>The presentation and demo will last apx. 2 hours and is being
>presented by Nancy Wolnowsky, an experienced horse camper and
>endurance rider. Topics will cover places to camp with your horse,
>safety equipment, picket lines, safe tying of horses, introducing your
>horse to picketing and various trail riding competitions in Michigan.
>You will receive valuable information to take with you and the
>opportunity to participate in a "training camp out".
>
>Please call/email to register or for further information: Sue
>Armstrong 734-878-2975 or 810-599-8417 email: suemarmstrong@yahoo.com



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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:30:19 +0000
From: "Kate Beardsley"
Subject: [MSAR] K-9 Evac on horseback
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One more idea for packing dogs...
I kept thinking about this topic and couldn't come up with anything good
until I imagined myself having to do it. Then the answer (for me) came
easily.
If my pack string was hired and I found myself at some trailhead knowing
there were 5 dogs needing to be packed out, it would only be a question of
equipment for me. I would want collapsible crates for each dog and I would
not use my panniers. I would use my racks. I have folding flat racks that I
use to pack in coolers, propane tanks, fence posts, you name it. Placing one
crate on each rack, I would balance each dog with another dog and maybe a
rock or two, strap 'em on, and hit the trail. Every horse in my pack string
is trained to ride, drive, and pack, so I'm not worried about the sensation
of movement by the dogs in the crates. And all my pack horses are
ridiculously used to my dog jumping up on them when I ride. A barking dog
would drive me insane, so having muzzles on hand would be nice. Putting the
crates on flat racks would keep the dogs readily accessible if something
unforseen were to happen. I would want the smallest crates possible as many
wilderness trails are simply not that wide. I try to not carry more than 160
pounds of load on my horses on any routine basis. So that covers two 70
pound dogs plus crates and racks without a problem. I do load them heavily
occassionally for short distances, so in this possible emergency, I would be
willing to carry out heavier dogs. Using the crates would be preferable over
the bags as it adds a degree of protection for the dog, but the bags would
be a great option to consider.
So, add that to the list of possibilities. It's the one that would work for
me. I remember seeing children in the panniers of pack horses in Havasupai
Canyon years ago. And they regularly just turn their pack horses loose and
gather them up when they've travelled 7 miles up to the canyon rim! Yikes!
Kate

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