05/13/2026
Be prepared to self rescue… Sign up!
June 8th is less than two months away, and registration for our Backcountry Horsemanship and Wilderness Medicine course is still open. If you have been considering this training, now is the time to commit.
This five-day intensive was developed in collaboration with Orion Medical Consulting to prepare outfitters, guides, hunters, search and rescue personnel, and anyone operating in backcountry environments for the realities of remote terrain. When you are hours from the nearest road and something goes wrong, you need to know how to manage your horses and pack animals under stress, assess a patient in the field, control hemorrhage, treat trauma, and plan an evacuation without waiting for help to arrive.
This program integrates basic horsemanship and pack animal operations with wilderness medical response because those skills do not exist in isolation when you are working in the backcountry. You will earn your Wilderness First Aid Certification and Certificate of Completion in Basic Horsemanship and Pack Animal Operations, but more importantly, you will walk away with the confidence to handle emergencies when evacuation is not immediate.
For registration instructions, reach out to [email protected].
Mitch Vazquez
Orion Medical Consulting
Jimmy Gruenewald
Golden Forge
