196 THE NIGHT HALT 



a pint of water, and for neither the horse nor 

 the rider is it wise to drink to repletion until 

 after the day's work. 



In lone travelling with a pack horse I always 

 make the day's work in a single drive rather 

 than waste time unloading and loading the 

 pack in a day which may prove too brief for the 

 finding of a camp before dark. The earliest 

 rising, the most urgent driving are needed to 

 make sure against a dry camp, or being caught 

 in bad ground by the fall of night. 



The Night Halt. In country where the 

 grass is eaten for miles surrounding watering 

 places, or where there is danger from hostile 

 savages, I always drive on from the evening 

 water until I can camp in safety on good 

 pasture. Also one needs a margin of time to 

 walk the last mile or two, bringing the horses 

 in cool at the end of the day's work. 



Rather than let horses stand shivering in a 

 wet or cold gale, it is better to march, and keep 

 travelhng until shelter can be found. 



In great heat it is better to travel at night, 

 but one should be in camp from about 12.30 

 to 3.30 a.m., the usual sleeping hours. 



As to horses in camp, one must throw them 

 to pasture beyond the camping place, so as to 

 hear them passing if they attempt to break 



