Bo Winslow serves some Dutch-oven peach cobbler to a 2009 QuarterFest participant.
At QuarterFest 2010, clinician Bo Winslow explains everything you need to know for a back-country horseback camping trip.
Bo Winslow, a clinic instructor with the Certified Horsemanship Association, will be featured April 30 at QuarterFest: A Celebration of the American Quarter Horse at the Tennessee Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Bo will provide information and advice for horsemen preparing for a backcountry camping trip.
His clinics on April 30 include:
- Preparing for the Trip: the rules and regulations of the camping/packing area you are visiting.
- Choosing the Right Horse: discuss the conformation you are looking for in your pack and riding animals.
- Securing Horses at the Campsite: practicing secure knots, learning to tie a picket line that will secure several horses overnight and many other ways to secure horses.
- Packing Your Horse: learn and practice using the double-diamond hitch and the box hitch, two very basic hitches used by many packers in the industry.
- Choosing Your Campsite: learn what to look for in a campsite, low-impact guidelines, building a fire in tough conditions, and setting up and taking down camp with the least amount of impact.
- Dutch-Oven Cooking: learn to prepare biscuits and cobbler using a Dutch oven.
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Tags: American Quarter Horse, AQHA, backcountry camping, Clinics, equestrian community, QuarterFest, Trail Riding
