Bo Winslow, a clinic instructor with the Certified Horsemanship Association, will be featured at QuarterFest: A Celebration of the American Quarter Horse April 30 – May 2 at the Tennessee Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Winslow will provide information and advice for horsemen preparing for a backcountry camping trip.

Below are some of the topics he will be discussing:

* Preparing for the Trip: the rules and regulations of the camping/packing area you are visiting. * Choosing the Right Horse: discuss the conformation you are looking for in your pack and riding animals. * Securing Horses at the Campsite: practicing secure knots, learning to tie a picket line that will secure several horses over-night and many other ways to secure horses. * Packing Your Horse: learn and practice using the double-diamond hitch and the box hitch, two very basic hitches used by many packers in the industry. * Choosing Your Campsite: learn what to look for in a campsite, low-impact guidelines, building a fire in tough conditions, and setting up and taking down camp with the least amount of impact. * Dutch-Oven Cooking: learn to prepare biscuits and cobbler using a Dutch oven.

“Remember, the keys to cooking are: 1. Look like you know what you are doing; 2. Don’t act surprised; and 3. If ever in doubt, refer to other rules,” Winslow says. Below is one of Winslow’s famous Dutch oven recipes.

Winslow has worked in the horse industry for more than 25 years. He has experience in pack and trail, colt training, riding instruction and show management. He is an instructor for the Certified Horsemanship Association, an AQHA alliance partner, and is also a past president of CHA. He is a life member of CHA and AQHA.

Winslow is one of many clinicians being featured at QuarterFest. Numerous demonstrations and clinics will be held all weekend long. Other featured clinicians include: Julie Goodnight of Poncha Springs, Colorado; Christy Landwehr of Aurora, Colorado; Mike Major of Fowler, Colorado; Ken McNabb of Cody, Wyoming; Curt and Tammy Pate, a husband and wife from Ryegate, Montana; and Stacy Westfall of Mount Gilead, Ohio.

You can watch as many clinics as you’d like with your general admission ticket to QuarterFest. For an additional fee, you can bring your horse to the clinics; however, there will be a limited number of spots for attendees with horses. Visit www.aqha.com/quarterfest to see the complete schedule of events, to check clinic availability and to order your tickets.

QuarterFest is a three-day, education-packed celebration where AQHA members and horse enthusiasts from around the world will gather for fun, entertainment and festivities to honor horses. Our sponsors – Tractor Supply Co., B&W Trailer Hitches, John Deere, Justin Boots, Professional’s Choice, Bank of America,Farnam and Wrangler – share our passion for horses and are an integral part of QuarterFest.

The following is Winslow’s recipe for peach cobbler:

Peach Cobbler

· 6-16-oz. cans yellow peaches-completely drained

· 1 box yellow Jiffy Cake Mix

· 1 cup crushed pecans

· 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon

· 1/8 cup butter (squeeze type is easiest)

· 1 can Sprite

A #12 Dutch oven is ideal for this recipe. Drain the six cans of peaches (you can save this juice and cook it down for syrup for pancakes in the morning). Put peaches in Dutch oven. Sprinkle cinnamon and about 1/8 cup of dry cake mix on top of peaches. Mix 1 can of Sprite, pecans and cake mix in the actual box (we are saving on dishes here). Don’t worry about a good mix on this as a little dry powder is good.

Pour this mixture over top of peaches. Squeeze/add butter to top of cake mix.

You will want to bake this in your Dutch oven for 45 minutes – 1 hour at 350 degrees. (You can check at 45 minutes and see if cake mix is done.)

If cooking at home, this will work just fine in your oven. If using coals, there are several ideas on how many coals to use. For 350 degrees, I would recommend you place 18 coals on the lid and six underneath the Dutch oven (remember, we want to cook from the top and not the bottom). You will want to leave the lid on for the entire 45 minutes before you check. Looking in will lose valuable heat. You will want to turn the Dutch oven about a 1/4 turn every 10-15 minutes, as well as turn the lid the same. This will help keep even heat on your cobbler.

You can experiment with this recipe. I have used Dr. Pepper and Mt. Dew – between the sugar and caffeine you will be up all night!

Enjoy!

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