Horse Pack Adventure in BC for Wildlife Tracking
EXPERIENCES
Are you looking for a hut based wildlife tracking horse pack adventure in BC that is environmentally sustainable and allows you to make your contribution to nature?
“REALIZE DEEPLY THAT THE PRESENT MOMENT IS ALL YOU HAVE. MAKE THE NOW THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF YOUR LIFE”
– ECKHART TOLLE, SPIRITUAL TEACHER
Join a horse pack wilderness adventure into the Chilcotin Ark of British Columbia, Canada, where wildlife tracking, conservation awareness, horse care, and backcountry living come together.
This is an active expedition, not a horseback riding holiday. Participants learn by taking part in the daily realities of the wilderness: helping care for horses, setting up and maintaining camp, getting involved in conservation, preparing shared meals, learning tracking and observation skills, managing personal equipment and adapting to weather and trail conditions.
Our guides provide leadership, teaching, logistical support and a safe framework for travel. In return, we ask participants to bring curiosity, responsibility, flexibility and a willingness to contribute to the group.
Wildlife, changing mountain weather, long days in the saddle, simple camp conditions and moments that get you out of your comfort zone are not inconveniences to be removed; they are part of the learning experience.
Some of the opportunities you and your family will experience on a guided horseback wildlife tracking adventure with us are:
- LEARN TO SADDLE YOUR HORSE WITH AN INTRODUCTORY MOUNTAIN HORSEBACK RIDING LESSON AND GET INVOLVED IN HORSE CARE IN THE CHILCOTIN MOUNTAINS
- LEARN TO TRACK WILDLIFE AND LEARN ABOUT THEIR HABITS AND HABITATS TO MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP
- CHOOSE A 5 OR 7 DAY horse pack adventure IN THE SOUTH CHILCOTIN MOUNTAINS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AT OUR BC GUEST RANCH AND MOUNTAIN CAMPS
- Ride historic south chilcotin mountain trails through wildflower meadows into the alpine
- Horseback riding at sunrise and sunset for prime wildlife viewing opportunities
- Your guided horseback riding wildlife tracking horse pack adventure in bc will lead you through a wilderness full of adventure and confidence-building challenges such as riding the mountain ridge tops
- Connect with nature and yourself as you ride horseback scouting for wildlife
- Join in real conservation projects such as mountain goat population counts and burdock invasive species management
- Gain a fresh perspective on your life’s purpose while horseback riding through the south chilcotin mountains on a wildlife tracking conservation adventure
- Personalized certificate and song to complete the trip
Check out this video on our YouTube channel to see what your pack trip could look like:
On our guided wildlife tracking horse pack adventure, arrive at our BC guest ranch and enjoy lunch in our historic lodge. Then meet your horse, learn how to saddle with a mountain horseback riding orientation, take a short ride to prepare for tomorrow and review the wildlife tracking trip itinerary with your guides.
Early next morning bring in your horses, saddle your riding horse, learn to pack the pack horses then ride out to camp. Scout for wildlife such as mountain goats, grizzly bears and wolves at prime spots along the way. Unsaddle and stake your horses in the wildflower meadows. Settle into your horseback riding camp with a mountain hut or cabin. Cook dinner over the campfire and enjoy the night in your wall tent, allowing you to stay close to nature throughout the trip. The next morning, retrieve your horses from the staking meadows then return to camp for breakfast. Ride out to check for grizzly bear tracks and scout for mountain goats and other wildlife in their prime locations. Learn about where to find each species such as black and grizzly bears, mule deer, mountain goats and California Bighorn sheep and their behaviours. Spend all day horseback riding the mountain tops and learn more about the flora and fauna. Record every animal you see in our wildlife sightings form to contribute to habitat and population management. Remove invasive species and collect data along the way such as grizzly hair from rub trees for DNA analysis. Stake your horses again in the staking meadow then return to camp to prepare dinner over the campfire or on the camp stove. On our seven day adventure, you will have two more days scouting for wildlife, returning to spots where you saw them the day before, or trying somewhere new.
The next day, pack up camp and ride back to the ranch, scouting for tracks along the way. On your final morning, learn how to do bareback riding, a unique horseback riding lesson, archery or biathlon target shooting before lunch with a final review of the week’s adventure, with a personalized certificate and song.
Looking for a specific species? Check out our species-specific horse pack adventures in BC below.
Begin your hut-based wildlife tracking horse pack adventure by filling out our Wilderness Readiness Survey and we will be in touch to book your wilderness experience. We are always happy to answer any questions you have about our wilderness experiences in the Chilcotin Ark.