Mountain Horsemanship: Veterinary Care and Horsepacking in the Wilderness
This deluxe, seven-day pack trip covers the essentials of horsepacking with the Golden Trout wilderness of the High Sierra’s as your laboratory.
The lectures include botany, how the altitude effects the horses, geology, weather, equine and human management; applicable to US history, and the political importance of keeping the wilderness open to all.
You’ll also learn about packing equipment, fitting saddles, making loads, hitches, leading strings of mules, back-country shoeing, veterinary skills, physical examination, floating teeth, IM IV injections, applying wraps, animal restraint, aging horses, evaluating conformation, shoeing and diagnostic techniques in evaluating lameness, and more.
The learning atmosphere is relaxed and safe, and the instructors’ confidence enables participants to enjoy the learning experience.
Past participants have acclaimed it as an outstanding adventure, saying the only weakness is that this class is not offered more often. Additional information is available on request or once enrolled.
Instructor(s):
Craig London, D.V.M., is co-owner of Rock Creek Pack Station and Mt. Whitney Pack Trains in the southeastern Sierra Nevada mountains. He practices veterinary medicine in Bishop and has taught many UC Davis Extension courses on veterinary care and wilderness horsepacking.
When:
July 11-17: Sun. 7 a.m.-Sat. 5:30 p.m.
Where:
Horseshoe Meadows Pack Station, Horseshoe Meadows Rd, Lone Pine, CA
Fee:
$1,400.00 Includes horse, saddle, meals and instruction.
Credit:
3 quarter units academic credit, X407.1
Section:
101OTH800
Enrollment policies:
Refunds, less a $150 processing fee, will be given only if we receive written notification prior to June 11, 2010. No refunds after June 11, 2010.
