Lydia Smith
Back Country With Horses
Hunting and/or camping with horses is a great way to spend time in the mountains. However, with horses, comes more responsibility. This is a great clinic to attend to build a good foundation on knowing how to care for horses while in the mountains. In this clinic she’ll teach the basics of equine safety, how to take care of stock in the mountains, whether it be just a day ride or an overnighter, simple packing, equine first aid, and more.
Highlights For This Presentation
- Before you go, Location preplanning(downloading maps, asking forest service for current cleared trails, letting someone know where you’re going, finding overnight boarding facilities in advance, garmin)
- Equine First Aid(electrolytes, bute, administering, treating wounds)
- Overnight camping with horses: methods(highline, electric fence, hobbles), necessities(gear, feed, collapsible buckets, hand saws), always bring extra(lead ropes, halters)
- Learning to remain calm in hectic situations, things can go wrong no matter how much you prepare
- Easy packing; using saddle panniers if you don’t own a pack saddle
Get to know Back Country Clinician
Lydia Smith is an avid horsewomen & outdoorsmen; spending 80% of her year in the woods of Idaho and surrounding states. She’s accustomed to solo hunting and horse riding, learning valuable skills along the way that she teaches to others so they may have a safe and exciting experience doing the same. Lydia trained her first wild mustang at 17 which has become a big passion of hers and has gone to train many more. With her herd of now 3 mustangs she travels across the states doing backcountry rides and hunting.
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