[pct-l] Horse etiquette

[giniajim]

I haven't a single packer that was anything but professional and polite and 
hope I never do.  But that's sort of a universal wish for everyone I meet!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Hummel" <bighummel at aol.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 1:20 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Horse etiquette


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> Paul Hacker and I came upon a horse pack train a day shy of the border. We 
> hated walking behind horses and so decided to pass them. After catching up 
> and following them for a switchback or two, the leader, a cowboy in a real 
> ten gallon hat, pulled over and motioned for us to pass. We quietly passed 
> the loaded horses one by one and when we came to the leader he swore and 
> said he'd been packing in the Pacific Northwest for 30 years and had never 
> been passed by hikers. He asked us where we were coming from. (BIG 
> sh!t-eating grins on Paul and I) why the Mexican border! We replied. 
> "Bullsh!t!" He swore. "No Sh!t!" we replied. Then it came to him, "You, 
> you, your hikin' that, that Pacific Coast, I mean Pacific Crest Trail, 
> aren't you?" "YEP!". "Why, the Canadian border is just over there!" "We 
> know, we've been aiming for it for 5 and a half months." He reached into 
> his saddlebag and withdrew a bottle of Jack Daniels and gave it to us!
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> So, you never can tell with horse packers, whether they're going to be 
> rude and arrogant and yell at you to get "OFF of the trail, ON THE DOWN 
> SIDE IDIOT!", or be kind and interested and even contribute something for 
> the celebration of your quest.
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> Greg Hummel
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> “Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks in the world”
> ― Forest Gump
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