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Horses, Hitches, And Rocky Trails: The Packer's Bible (Little Western Library)

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Written in the language of the West, this is a complete and often humorous presentation of packing horses into the wilderness. Amplified by the beautiful, often witty drawings, Back includes step-by-step instructions on preparing for wilderness trips and also how to cope with the elements. Learn from and enjoy some tried and true Old West tips: • What makes a camp good? • Packing saddles, rope tying and repairs • Equipment and making camp • Getting along in the wilderness Horses, Hitches, and Rocky Trails is for both the amateur preparing for the wilderness for the first time and the professional packer looking for some new tips. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bower House; Reprint edition (October 1, 2018)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 120 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1555664776


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 70


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.61 x 0.34 x 8.37 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #618,604 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #494 in Equestrian Sports (Books) #502 in Horse Riding (Books) #58,356 in History (Books)


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Book is in great condition
I love this book and have bought for a gift for friends who go on pack trips with horses. Beautiful illustrations, good advice and a lot of humor make this a great book
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2022 by Deborah Hill
    • Recommended to me by my friend who was referred to ...
Recommended to me by my friend who was referred to in the place we worked as, "The Little Cowboy", this is an enjoyable read. Joe Back is an engaging writer and insightful artist. He got a fine arts degree in Chicago some 75 years ago and returned to the Rockies to guide pack trains for tourists. His writing captures the vernacular and his drawings capture the humor of the situations. His comparison of the physiognomy of humans and horses should be a poster. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2015 by Luigi Vampa
    • Just what I wanted
Detailed drawings, humorous dialog, expertise in down to earth common sense language.
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2023 by Jack Arnold
    • Hitches nd Rocky Trails
I like it. Good reference. Very functional. Joe Back relates to the reader as a very experienced packer. His procedures and logic are from the old school and are tried and proven.
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2013 by STEVE NELSON
    • Horses, Hitches, and Rocky Trails
If you are packing horses or going to the mountains horseback you need this book. Even if you are like me and had everything else you could find published about horse packing. To call this the Bible of Packing horses is almost an understatement. It covers camping, safety in the mountains and how to survive a tough spot. If you ride horses it is a great book to have. There are so many tips in it on knots for tying, extras to have and how to's. The only time I ever had to put a shoe back on a horse without a shoer in miles was on a shale rock climb up West Goose Wing Creek in WY. Guess what I dug out of my saddle bag! And it stayed on a week in ventures through the Gros Ventre Wilderness. This is one of my all time favorite reads. Joe Back was an amazing gentleman. I never knew him but after reading this book you will wish you did. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2010 by Tetons Are Real Men's Mountains
    • Great Read.
This is a really wonderful and realistic book. The artwork of Joe Back is timeless.
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2021 by dendan
    • Horses, Hitches and Rocky Trails, by Joe Back
The book was first given to me in 1982, when I took on the Backcountry Ranger position at Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona. One of my jobs was packing supplies into the backcountry for the fire crew. It was a book I needed. Years later I gave that book to a good friend who needed it, and then bought another. Recently, I came across another friend who was trying to learn packing, now, almost a lost art. I figured he needed the book more than I did, so gave him that one. I write, and have a need for that type of information, so I bought a kindle edition. Although the diagrams are hard to figure out, the text is still there, and the information. There aren't many books on packing, fewer good ones. This is one of the best. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2013 by Richard Hayes
    • Educate yourself
The old timers are gone. Thank goodness they left behind their best advice.
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2023 by Kathleen D. Weaver

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