Horses provide considerable benefits when it comes to transporting heavy loads, especially in challenging or confined landscapes.They can comfortably carry up to 20% of their body weight, which typically translates to 100-300 pounds, including tack, tools, and/or rider.Horses enable longer and more adventurous backcountry journeys, allowing access to locations that may be hard to reach for hikers or machinery.
Why use horses?
Items we may pack out on horses and mules:
❋ Power Tools
Chainsaws, electric pruners
❋ Personal Protective Equipment
Leather gloves, chainsaw chaps, eye/ear protection, hardhats, leather boots
❋ Tools For The Tools
Gas, oil, wedges, scrench, files, spare bars and chains
❋ Building Resources
Lumber, fasteners, mulch, ext.
❋ Equine & Personal Care Items
Food, water, sunscreen, satellite phone, equine & loggers’ first aid kits, spare tack
❋ Hands Tools
Handsaws, pruners, axes, brush/hedge trimmers, loppers