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Packhorses

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Packhorses

The only way to get food or equipment to the more remote parts of a hill country property was by packhorse. The packman, who knew how to properly arrange a load on a horse, was a valuable member of any mustering gang or station staff. These packhorses are loaded and ready to go at Cloudy Range Station, Amuri, South Canterbury.

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Emma Meyer, Horses – Horses and farming, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/19277/packhorses (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Emma Meyer, published 1 March 2009.