Apr. 9—On a chilly Saturday morning, members of the Wild Horse Plains Back Country Horsemen gathered at Kristy Sheehan's indoor arena in Plains for a comprehensive Horse and Mule Packing Clinic. The ...

With elbows and cowboy boots perched on a circular metal corral, the crowd listened intently as legendary outfitter Smoke Elser stood in the center of the ring demonstrating how to pack a horse and ...

LOS ANGELES - Two acres and a mule. That's all Will Green thought he would need to lead a life of packing and hunting in California's backcountry. He bought the two acres on a windblown patch of the ...

WEST FORK -- Never try to lie to a mule. They’ll see right through you every time. It’s best to leave your ego at the gate too. If something goes haywire, it’s probably your own fault. And whatever ...

May 1—Mules Lucy, Sadie, and Suzy, and Charlie, a horse, were all tied to the fence at Hobbyhorse Place, north of Polson, waiting for something to do on Saturday morning. That "something" was about ...