News — Outdoor
Packing mules and horses is a tradition as old as domestication of the equine sort
GearJunkie’s Nicole Qualtieri spent a weekend digging into the American West’s take on how to pack mules and horses with the Royal Tine Guide School. The last time I packed a mule into a wild place was in 2007 for a packing and outfitting class at Colorado State University. Since then, I’ve added big-game hunting to my skillset, and I’ve been itching to combine my horsemanship with my huntsmanship in the backcountry. But it’s been a few years since those collegiate days weighing out loads and setting a pack-saddle on a mule. With my own little horse coming along in...