Blue Creek Outfitting

11/30/2025

Check out our new blog comparing breeching and crupper.

Learn the key differences between a crupper and breeching for pack horses. Discover which tack prevents saddle creep, protects biomechanics, and keeps heavy pack loads stable in steep mountain terrain.

11/16/2025

08/26/2025

Introducing our newest product! Blue Creek Natural Hoof Care. Made from pine tar and lard.
A century old recipe with modern performance.
https://www.bluecreekoutfitting.com/products/hoof-care

07/23/2025

Finally, the 100lbs pack scale is back. A balanced load is the best start to a safe pack trip.

02/23/2025

Check out our super handy roll-up pouches for your next pack trip. The Kitchen Pouch has room for plates, frying pans, cutlery, cutting board. The Cutlery Pouch is designed to keep cutlery clean and easy to access, but can also be used as a small tools pouch for instance for chain saw files. The farrier pouch holds all your back country farrier tools conveniently in one clean place.
Our store is stocked up and ready for the season.

01/23/2025

For details visit the website or call 250 515 2939.

11/15/2024

As trail riders and horse packers, we develop a relationship with ropes. We rely on them for everything from tying down gear to securing a horse at camp, and we encounter their strengths and quirks on every outing.
Check out the blog about Ropes:
https://www.bluecreekoutfitting.com/blogs/news/the-rope-the-horse-packers-second-best-friend

10/29/2024

I get asked for trail horses all the time. Check out my newest blog about finding the right trail horse.
https://www.bluecreekoutfitting.com/blogs/news/how-to-find-the-right-trail-or-pack-horse

09/15/2024

We set the dates for our 2025 Pack Horse Clinics. On top of the 4 day/6 day clinic we also offer a weekend clinic.
https://www.bluecreekoutfitting.com/pages/trail-and-pack-horse-clinic

09/11/2024

https://www.bluecreekoutfitting.com/blogs/news/rope-halters-or-flat-hlters-for-the-trail

Flat halters or rope halters for the trail horse? The other day I noticed one of my old webbed halters in the barn. It’s 30 years old, maybe more. It was full of dust, not used in years. I asked myself, why did I actually switch to rope halters? The honest answer might be, ……because everybody ...