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rear corner of the pack, and thence forward beneath the load. 

 Standing at the horse's head he tightens it, pulling in line with 

 the animal's backbone, and bracing knee or foot against the pack 

 to get a purchase. Still keeping a strain on the rope with his 

 left hand, with his right he reaches under the horse's neck, 

 seizes the loop C, and takes up the slack. When this is done, 

 he tightens from this side in the same manner. Then, still 

 keeping a strain on the rope, he leads it to the rear corner on 

 the near side, tightens there, keeps a strain at E with left hand, 

 seizes F with right hand, tightens again, leads the rope down 

 to corner 4, thence under the pack, and makes fast to the center 

 ropes just above the cinch hook. 



BEDDING HITCH. 



For packing bedding together with a few cooking utensils or* 

 other articles, neither packsaddle nor cinch rope is required. 

 The bedding is folded and laid full length across the riding 

 saddle, the loose articles being placed on top beneath outer 

 layers of bedding, and the hitch thrown as per diagram. 



If the hitch is thrown by two packers, they can tighten as 

 they proceed. A single-handed packer will have to set his hitch 

 first and tighten afterwards. 



This hitch forms a triangle on top of the pack and a diamond! 

 on the under side of it. If carefully thrown, it may be drawn 

 very tight without any danger of injury to the animal. 



The bedding hitch is most conveniently thrown by two pack- 

 ers, one on each side. The loop A, about 8 inches in length, is 

 tied in the middle of the rope and placed in front of the horn. 

 The ends are led down on each side and tied in a simple knot,, 

 B, just behind the forelegs. Another knot, C, is then tied 

 behind the first, but the two are not drawn together. The rope 

 ends are then led one to each rear corner of the pack, and each' 

 is securely tucked into the loop. Thence each end is led di-; 

 rectly down across its side of the pack, tucked under the! 

 strand D D and up again in the same line. Then a loop is madei 



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