May 2 - June 4
Blikberget/ Femundsmarka Norway
2000 EUROS/ 23,000 NOK
(Limited to 6 participants)
Contact: livingwildinfo@gmail.com
The first week will be the Spring Basic skills class with the intensive students.
Traveling through the Norwegian wilderness with horses.
This year’s Spring Immersion will focus on developing a relationship with the horses of Pippi Garden, moving through the landscape with simple gear and Stone Age skills along the way!
The first days we will get to know the animals and practice some basic skills with them:
grooming and foot care
ground work
picketing and hobbles
riding
packing
driving
Because the horses have different ages, experience and abilities we will have different expectations and tasks for each of them.
We will also prepare food for our hike drying vegetables, meat and fish for jerky and pemmican as well as testing our gear (Modern gear is acceptable but we will endeavour to keep it simple).
Camp set up and important knots will be covered as well as skills such as fire making and open fire cooking techniques.
Once both humans and horses are comfortable and have developed trust in each other we will set out along the trails and historic transport paths around the Living Wild wilderness haven in Femundsmarka. (The exact route will be determined based on the abilities of the group).
Participants must be in good physical condition have experience working with horses and be at least 16 years old.
Karma (14 year old Appaloosa mare), Baldur (6 year old Norwegian fjord gelding), Idunn (3 year old mare- offspring of the above!)
This immersion will be a rewarding experience. Please ask for an application.