The lesson of bâtage 
 

Laurence and Pivoine will show you how 
to put a pack at an ass.

1st stage: To pose the felt

The felt protects the back from the animal against the wounds which the contact of the pack out of wooden against the skin could cause. It is thus important that it does not make a fold, that there are no hairs “with back” and that it covers all the surface of the bldg.

 

2nd stage: To pose the pack

The pack must be posed rather on the part before back. But attention, it should not obstruct the animal while coming to butt against the garrot.

3rd stage: To tighten the straps

It is necessary, to finish, pass the straps and to tighten them. That of front must be quite tight to maintain the bldg. On the contrary, the back strap, which is there only to retain the load in the broken paths, should not compress the ass and obstruct its breathing.

4th stage: To load the bags
Then, it any more but does not remain to load a large bag on each side. They must make the same weight exactly is approximately 20 kilos each one. 
Attention, the first day, one weighs!

5th stage: Not to forget that it is heavy!
When one grazes at the edge of the way, one keeps our bags.
 
 
 

 

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