being cut to free a fallen horse, or becoming lost.

Besides the picket-ropes, you will also provide for
each horse a pair of strong hobbles. Take them to
a harness-maker and have him sew inside each ankle-
band a broad strip of soft wash-leather twice the width
of the band. This will save much chafing. Some advocate
sheepskin with the wool on, but this I have found
tends to soak up water or to freeze hard. At least
two loud cow-bells with neck-straps are handy to
assist you in locating whither the bunch may have
strayed during the night. They should be hung on
the loose horses most inclined to wander.

Accidents are common in the hills. The repair-kit
is normally rather comprehensive. Buy a number of
extra latigos, or cinch-straps. Include many copper
rivets of all sizes--they are the best quick-repair
known for almost everything, from putting together
a smashed pack-saddle to cobbling a worn-out boot.
Your horseshoeing outfit should be complete with
paring-knife, rasp, nail-set, clippers, hammer, nails,
and shoes. The latter will be the malleable soft iron,
low-calked "Goodenough," which can be fitted cold.
Purchase a dozen front shoes and a dozen and a half
hind shoes. The latter wear out faster on the trail.
A box or so of hob-nails for your own boots, a waxed
end and awl, a whetstone, a file, and a piece of buckskin
for strings and patches complete the list.