| 1 | Back Country Horsemen of America |
| 2 | Foreword |
| 3 | Purpose |
| 4 | Plan Ahead and Prepare |
| 5 | Stock |
| 6 | Training |
| 7 | Hauling Stock |
| 8 | Saddles and Tack |
| 9 | Pack Saddles |
| 10 | Pack Equipment |
| 11 | Personal Equipment |
| 12 | Horse Care |
| 13 | On the Trail |
| 14 | Trail Courtesy |
| 15 | Holding and Tying |
| 16 | Grazing |
| 17 | The Camp Spot |
| 18 | Firewood |
| 19 | Precautions with Fire |
| 20 | Camp Sanitation |
| 21 | Humane Destruction of An Injured Horse |
| 22 | Environmental Concerns |
| 23 | Summation |
| 24 | Appendix |
This publication was prepared by the Back Country Horsemen of America
and published in partnership with the Northern, Intermountain, Pacific
Northwest, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Southwest Regions USDA Forest
Service.



Dedicated to future generations so they too may find the same peace and beauty we now enjoy in the back country and to the people working diligently to keep it wild.
First Printing - Flathead MT, BCH 1974
Revised - BCHA 1988
Revised - BCHA Nov.. 1991
Revised - BCHA Jan. 1997
HTML Transfer - BCHC Dec. 1997