Packing and hunting with horses

[WKR]

Are there any good books for a guy that's just getting started?

 

[PWCGray]

horses, hitches and rocky trails - good stuff. some old school stuff, great illustrations
smoke elser's book is also well respected

 

[Pony Soldier]

Joe Back has a couple of other books that are well worth reading. I learn a lot from other people's experiences.

 

[mntnguide]

Books and teaching packing are tough. Pretty hard to understand rope knots in words on hitches unless you are already pretty experienced with the basic packing knowledge. I taught packing for 5 years along with Cody and LeRee of Royal Tine guide school. They have been teaching it for over 30 years, and run multiple 4 day weekender clinics during the summer that ive sent numerous people to and all have been very impressed with how much they take away from a short course. Aside from going to one in person, they created a great dvd that goes over all aspects of backcountry horsemanship and packing, and might be a little easier to understand than reading a book about it. https://www.royaltine.com/courses/instructional-packing-video/