Bo Winslow, a clinic instructor with the Certified Horsemanship Association, will be featured at QuarterFest: A Celebration of the American Quarter Horse April 30 – May 2 at the Tennessee Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Winslow will provide information and advice for horsemen preparing for a backcountry camping trip.

Below are some of the topics he will be discussing:

• Preparing for the Trip: the rules and regulations of the camping/packing area you are visiting.
• Choosing the Right Horse: discuss the conformation you are looking for in your pack and riding animals.
• Securing Horses at the Campsite: practicing secure knots, learning to tie a picket line that will secure several horses overnight and many other ways to secure horses.
• Packing Your Horse: learn and practice using the double-diamond hitch and the box hitch, two very basic hitches used by many packers in the industry.
• Choosing Your Campsite: learn what to look for in a campsite, low-impact guidelines, building a fire in tough conditions, and setting up and taking down camp with the least amount of impact.
• Dutch-Oven Cooking: learn to prepare biscuits and cobbler using a Dutch oven.

"Remember, the keys to cooking are: 1 Look like you know what you are doing; 2 Don’t act surprised; and 3 If ever in doubt, refer to other rules," Winslow says.

Winslow has worked in the horse industry for more than 25 years. He has experience in pack and trail, colt training, riding instruction and show management. He is an instructor for the Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA), an AQHA alliance partner, and is also a past president of CHA. He is a life member of CHA and AQHA