pack horse

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Before the advent of the chopper, the end of a mission entailed hiking miles out of the deep backcountry with heavy gear or waiting for a pack horse.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2023

Dreaming of bagging the 3,954-metre peak, in 1909 an Edmonton clergyman took a pack horse to the mountains and tried to scale these heights.

From The Guardian • Sep. 8, 2020

An emaciated white pack horse stands behind them.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2016

“I remember the cover of this one L’Amour book showed a guy on horseback, leading a pack horse across a creek in the snow,” Mr. Heller, 55, said.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2014

Every wagon, cart and pack horse they can get is employed.

From Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria by Moore, Gay Montague