If there is plenty of grazing grass I don't see why there is a need for anything else. If you are working them extra hard a handful of gain goes a long way. Just make sure they have plenty of water.
But then again, I'm not one to bubble wrap my horses.
Mines 5/26 but I'm a little younger. ;)
My wife handed me a wad of cash and said we are taking a weekend to go to Cabelas.... I've got a pretty good wife. I did just buy her a new car though, so I'm not sure if it's an even trade. Lol
Nothing major. Asthma, so I always keep an inhaler in the pack but never needed it.
This may sound stupid but the worse medical "emergency" I had was when I forgot my acid reflux pills on a 4 day camping trip. After the second day I had heart burn so bad I was afraid to east anything and I...
Check with your bank before you go! They suspended my account when I used it in Canada because they thought my card was stolen. Not great when you are at a gas station on E.
They are horrible in wind also. You will absolutely need a wind blocker, I use a section of aluminum foil folded up. They work, I'll give you that.
But I prefer my Jetboil, even if it weighs more.
http://www.greenbelly.co/
I haven't tried these either but they look like they would be good. Lots of carbs for lots of energy.
And I just noticed they are all sold out...
I haven't tried these but a lot of guys on the backpacking forums seem to like them. They are expensive but are for people on the Paleo diet.
http://paleomealstogo.com/shop/
I'm pretty familiar with horses in general but have never used a pack horse. I've ridden many others people's horses and that has convinced me I would never take someone else's horse that I'm not familiar with in the back country.