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Packing & Outfitting |
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PACK & OUTFIT |
| CLASS CODE: |
AS 245 |
CREDITS:
2
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| DIVISION: |
AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES |
| DEPARTMENT: |
ANIMAL SCIENCE |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: |
This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. |
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| CATALOG DESCRIPTION: |
Techniques of horse and mule packing in wilderness areas, including equipment and stock management, route planning, camp set up, cooking and first aid. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Techniques of horse and mule packing in wilderness areas, including equipment and stock management, route planning, camp set up, cooking and first aid. |
| TOPICS: |
Stock management, equipment identificaiton and usage, packing techniques, lash and sling identification, equine wilderness first aid. |
| OBJECTIVES: |
Participants will be able to identify the qualities of a good pack animal, differentiate between the philosophies of top packing and Manty packing, become proficient in the use of a number of slings and hitches, become proficient in camp site selection, care and maintainance, understand the rudiments of emergency vet care in the back country. |
| REQUIREMENTS: |
AS 140, Basic Equitation or it's equivalent. |
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| OTHER: |
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: |
August 2002 |
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