2024 PACK CLINICS

The mountains are calling!

Join us this season to elevate skills in both Decker and Sawbuck Styles of packing. We’ll cover everything from the basic fundamentals of packing and get into some of the more advanced skills and hitches in the Advanced class. You do not need your own equipment, but if you have your own, you're encouraged to bring it. Space is available for your horses and mules. If you don’t have one, thats ok. There will be others and Iron Mules available that stand really well. In-fact they don’t move at all!

Clinics will be hosted by Davis Creek Ranch here in Twisp, WA. For more information about the location, email or call me at 360-961-5510 or trentpeterson@me.com

I’ve spent the last 20 years of my life gathering knowledge and skills for packing and traveled the world to learn other cultures and their packing methods. That time would be wasted if I didn’t share them and Id love to share them with you!

Advanced Packing Clinic - May 17, 18, 19

Skills that we’ll cover:

Day 1 - Morning Session:

- Sawbuck loads. How to build a bag load, box load, and top loads.

- Box hitch review, and diamond hitch and what loads to use it on.

Afternoon Session:

-Decker loads, manties loads, box loads

- Basket hitch review, learn the crows foot and where and how to use it.

Day 2 - Morning Session:

- How to pack a cross cut saw using sawbuck hitches, how to pack hand tools.

- Double Diamond on a sawbuck and Northwest Diamond hitch.

Afternoon Session:

- How to pack a cross cut saw on a Decker

- Packing hand tools

-Lumber hitch on a decker

Day 3 - Morning Session:

- Riding techniques for the trail.

- String your mules together.

Afternoon Session:

- Leading your string of mules.

- Highline review.

- Backcountry vet care, backcountry shoeing, things to take and things to leave behind.

Also Available:

• $75/ LQ trailer hookup- water, propane, electric, septic - NO tent Camping
• $25/stall per horse/session. Includes high quality feed + weed free- grass and alfalfa
• Coffee, lunch, cocktail hour, sandwich bar with chips at lunch + nuts and beer at end of day provided by Molly Paterson of Dry Creek Ranch.