I received an email from Howard Wooldridge today. Howard is an accomplished long rider who has ridden 3,100 miles across the US. He is also a retired police officer from Michigan.
Howard did his long ride on a single horse: a paint named Misty. He said that traveling without a pack horse is doable. I believe that is possible. I received an email from Melissa Long yesterday, and she and her daughter are traveling from New Mexico to Washington DC. They are only carrying the two horses they are riding on.
Being responsible for only one horse is appealing to me; however, I would like to do a bit of "roughin' it" on the way. I will need a pack animal to carry food fixin's. I also want to carry a food concentrate that the animals will get the best use of, without the usual filler, and therefore added weight, found in regular feeds.
I wrote to Howard that I may pack it up to Montana, then single it back to Georgia with just Shalako. Of course, the success of this ride, either with or without the pack animal, depends upon the funds being raised to complete the trip and provide for my daughter while I do it.
Be happy. Live free.
-GW
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