The American boys' handybook of camp-lore and woodcraft . ader enough to start himon his way; remember for the pack horse the necessary outfitis a horse blanket, the cincha and lash rope, the sling rope,the lead rope, the manta, which is a cover for the pack, some-times called the tarp—short for tarpaulin, and the blind,but as a rule a handkerchief is used for a blinder. Theaparejo is a sort of a leather mattress which goes over thehorses back and on which the pack rests, but you will findall about that when you hit the trail with a pack train. Thealforjas is a Spanish name for the saddle-bags
The American boys' handybook of camp-lore and woodcraft . ader enough to start himon his way; remember for the pack horse the necessary outfitis a horse blanket, the cincha and lash rope, the sling rope,the lead rope, the manta, which is a cover for the pack, some-times called the tarp—short for tarpaulin, and the blind,but as a rule a handkerchief is used for a blinder. Theaparejo is a sort of a leather mattress which goes over thehorses back and on which the pack rests, but you will findall about that when you hit the trail with a pack train. Thealforjas is a Spanish name for the saddle-bags used on a packhorse. When the reader knows how to pack his horse, knowsall the Spanish names for the pack saddle and all that sortof thiug, there may come a time when he will have a horsewhich needs to be hitched at night, and it may happenhe must needs Hitch the Horse On some trail where there are no trees,sticks, or even stones;but if he is a good woodcrafter and plainsman, with his hunt-xig knife he will proceed to dig as narrow and deep a hole as. PACKING HORSES 141 possible in the earth, tlicn he will tic a knot in tlie end of thepicket rope and drop the knot to the bottom of tlie hole(Fig. 201) (tlie picket rope in reality should be one-half inchrope, fifty feet long); tlie only way to get that knot out ofthe hole is to stand directly over the opening and pull theknot up perpendicularly. It will never occur to the horseto shorten tlie Ime by taldiig hold of it with his teeth, so thatit may stand over the hole and pull up the knot, consequentlythe animal will be as securely hitched as if tied to a post. Hobbles For the front legs may be purchased at any outfitters (), or home-made from unravelled rope (Fig. 203). Make aloop from a strand from a large rope and then fasten itround one leg, as in diagram; after that twist the rope to maketlie connections between the two loops, tie another knot toprevent the rope from untwisting, then tie the two endsaround the leg o
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