HORSE EQUIPMENT FOR RANGE WORK 



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things where a bit of rope is needed, I do not know what 

 it is. 



Pack Saddles. Two general types of pack saddles are 

 used in the West; the aparejo and the sawbuck. The 

 aparejo (ap-ah-ray-ho) is used exclusively in Govern- 

 ment pack trains or where the work is done by experi- 

 enced men who are constantly packing and will keep the 



A First-Class Job of Packing. 



rigging in order and well set up. For use with large 

 trains handled by experienced men, the aparejo is by far 

 the most humane and satisfactory method known for 

 carrying all kinds of materials on a mule's back; but 

 for occasional trips in the hands of the ordinary western 

 man, the sawbuck pattern is the one in general use. 



There are some modifications of it. The most suc- 

 cessful is where the cross trees are carried down on the 



