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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Mountains by Stewart Edward White: and terrifying tarpaulins across him, and he must not
mind if the pack-ropes fall about his heels. In the
day's march he must follow like a dog without the
necessity of a lead-rope, nor must he stray far when
turned loose at night.
Fortunately, when removed from the reassuring
environment of civilization, horses are gregarious.
They hate to be separated from the bunch to which
they are accustomed. Occasionally one of us would
stop on the trail, for some reason or another, thus
dropping behind the pack-train. Instantly the saddle-
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