{"id":3402,"date":"2014-04-15T01:52:56","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T01:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/?p=3402"},"modified":"2014-04-15T14:48:43","modified_gmt":"2014-04-15T14:48:43","slug":"made-in-wyoming-high-country-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/?p=3402","title":{"rendered":"MADE IN WYOMING:  High Country Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>We are thrilled to team with the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wyomingbusiness.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wyoming Business Council<\/a>\u00a0to feature a Wyoming First business every week on our blog!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wyomingbusiness.org\/gateway\/wyoming-first\/4744\" target=\"_blank\">Wyoming First<\/a>\u00a0is a program that promotes Wyoming member businesses. Visit their website\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wyomingbusiness.org\/gateway\/wyoming-first\/4744\" target=\"_blank\">(click here)<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about this service \u2014 and if you are a Wyoming business who\u2019s not a member, be sure to inquire about membership! There are many benefits!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/Food+Photo.html\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3407\" title=\"Wyo Lifestyle magazine Fall 2013.indd\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Food-Photo-Fest-ad-half2-2-1024x671.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Food-Photo-Fest-ad-half2-2-1024x671.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Food-Photo-Fest-ad-half2-2-300x196.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Food-Photo-Fest-ad-half2-2-650x426.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Food-Photo-Fest-ad-half2-2-960x629.jpg 960w, http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Food-Photo-Fest-ad-half2-2-1000x655.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wyomingbusiness.org\/gateway\/wyoming-first\/4744\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1754\" title=\"wyofirst_profile_image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/wyofirst_profile_image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"677\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/wyofirst_profile_image.jpg 940w, http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/wyofirst_profile_image-300x75.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/wyofirst_profile_image-650x163.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>This week we are featuring High Country Horse of Laramie, WY<\/h3>\n<p>Oliver \u201cOllie\u201d Hill, High Country Horse Laramie, WY 307-745-4553 \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Ollie_wy@hotmail.com\">Ollie_wy@hotmail.com<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.highcountryhorse.net\/\">www.highcountryhorse.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/High-COuntry-Horse-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"445\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3403\" title=\"High COuntry Horse 1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/High-COuntry-Horse-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/High-COuntry-Horse-1.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/High-COuntry-Horse-1-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ollie Hill got started because of his love for horses and hunting and fishing trips in the back country of Colorado and Wyoming. \u00a0His first high country experience was during a high school graduation fishing trip with his brother.\u00a0 Ollie\u2019s will to take a horse on this trip out weighed his knowledge on how to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Ollie participated in Al Richardson\u2019s noted Packing and Outfitting course during graduate school.\u00a0 He became inspired to teach others how to enjoy riding, packing, cooking and learning survival skills for high country adventures.\u00a0 This is when he became interested\u00a0in sharing this experience and information with others to help them learn. \u00a0Packing schools and demonstrations are very much hands-on, with a custom arrangement with tack and saddle shops and with universities and colleges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/High-COuntry-Horse-2-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"210\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3404\" title=\"High COuntry Horse 2 (2)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/High-COuntry-Horse-2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/High-COuntry-Horse-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"194\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3405\" title=\"High COuntry Horse 3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/High-COuntry-Horse-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ollie began authoring books and teaching credit courses, as well as teaching one day packing courses and demonstrations. \u00a0There are now five \u201chow to\u201d books that are on the market in over 40 states and over 20 countries.\u00a0\u00a0 These \u201chow to\u201d books provide information on animal packing and outfitting:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Packing and Outfitting Field Manual<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Dot It Yourself Plans for Rawhide Panniers<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Do It Yourself Plans for Mini-Pack Horse<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>A Do-It-Yourself Guild to Improvements, Repairs and Complete Rigging of Crossbuck and Decker Pack Saddles<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Do It Yourself Plans for Deluxe Portable Camp Table<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The newest product is an educational game for kids and their horses&#8211;\u201dKid\u2019s Arena Horse Play Game.\u201d\u00a0 This game was created to provide a fun learning experience for kids and their horses.\u00a0 Kids complete the arena course by successfully answering horsemanship questions and performing riding skills required to move on to each station.\u00a0 The questions address both Western and English riding and cover a wide range of horse health, anatomy, tack and equine knowledge.\u00a0 The game is for three age groups.<\/p>\n<p>To order any of High Country House books or the game, visit their web site: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.highcountryhorse.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.highcountryhorse.net<\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">. <\/span>\u00a0 Customers can also order by phone or mail.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are thrilled to team with the\u00a0Wyoming Business Council\u00a0to feature a Wyoming First business every week on our blog!\u00a0Wyoming First\u00a0is a program that promotes Wyoming member businesses. Visit their website\u00a0(click here)\u00a0to learn more about this service \u2014 and if you are a Wyoming business who\u2019s not a member, be sure to inquire about membership! There are many benefits! This week we are featuring High Country Horse of Laramie, WY Oliver \u201cOllie\u201d Hill, High Country Horse Laramie, WY 307-745-4553 \u00a0Ollie_wy@hotmail.com\u00a0\u00a0www.highcountryhorse.net Ollie Hill got started because of his love for horses and hunting and fishing trips in the back country of Colorado and Wyoming. \u00a0His first high country experience was during a high school graduation fishing trip with his brother.\u00a0 Ollie\u2019s will to take a horse on this trip out weighed his knowledge on how to do so. Ollie participated in Al Richardson\u2019s noted Packing and Outfitting course during graduate school.\u00a0 He became inspired to teach others how to enjoy riding, packing, cooking and learning survival skills for high country adventures.\u00a0 This is when he became interested\u00a0in sharing this experience and information with others to help them learn. \u00a0Packing schools and demonstrations are very much hands-on, with a custom arrangement with tack and saddle shops and with universities and colleges. Ollie began authoring books and teaching credit courses, as well as teaching one day packing courses and demonstrations. \u00a0There are now five \u201chow to\u201d books that are on the market in over 40 states and over 20 countries.\u00a0\u00a0 These \u201chow to\u201d books provide information on animal packing and outfitting: Packing and Outfitting Field Manual Dot It Yourself Plans for Rawhide Panniers Do It Yourself Plans for Mini-Pack Horse A Do-It-Yourself Guild to Improvements, Repairs and Complete Rigging of Crossbuck and Decker Pack Saddles Do It Yourself Plans for Deluxe Portable Camp Table The newest product is an educational game for kids and their horses&#8211;\u201dKid\u2019s Arena Horse Play Game.\u201d\u00a0 This game was created to provide a fun learning experience for kids and their horses.\u00a0 Kids complete the arena course by successfully answering horsemanship questions and performing riding skills required to move on to each station.\u00a0 The questions address both Western and English riding and cover a wide range of horse health, anatomy, tack and equine knowledge.\u00a0 The game is for three age groups. To order any of High Country House books or the game, visit their web site: www.highcountryhorse.net. \u00a0 Customers can also order by phone or mail. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,92,167,184,226,656,99,118],"tags":[1334,1333,1335,103,102,64,104],"class_list":["post-3402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-most-recent","category-hunting-and-fishing","category-wy-people","category-wyoming-agriculture","category-wyoming-family","category-wyoming-first-spotlights","category-wyoming-outdoors","category-wyoming-travel-and-tourism","tag-backpacking-wyoming","tag-high-country-horse-laramie-wy","tag-horse-riding-wyoming","tag-www-wyolifestyle-com","tag-www-wyovore-com","tag-wyoming-lifestyle-magazine","tag-wyovore"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3402"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3408,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3402\/revisions\/3408"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}