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brokeplex:
Say, who fed the dogs, the horses and the mules while the boys were up on the mountain?

I never saw any dog food, or horse and mule feed. The dogs would have to be fed regularly or they would forget about babysitting the sheep and start hunting, and horses can eat you out of campsite and trailer.

I saw Jack hoisting a slab of bacon early in the movie, which could be useful in feeding the dogs, but nothing else other than the slaughtered elk that also might suffice.

The horses and mules could graze a bit, but I am not convinced that those heavy eaters could survive like the sheep on the pasture grass alone.

It seems to me that the boys would have had to have an extra mule train loaded with animal food for the animals to survive and remain healthy thru the summer. 

injest:
actually the horses could very well have lived off the rich grass available remember wild horses live off grass only.

the dogs are a puzzle though...

brokeplex:
I know that you have horses so I really want your opinion. DL says that he doubts the horses and mules could remain healthy for long without extra feed because they are being used as transport and pack animals. Ranging free in the summer maybe, but they weren't free.

Is there really enough grass on the slopes for the horses and mules, and enough time for them to graze and then transport the boys and their supplies?

Yes, the dogs are a feeding problem! 

forsythia12:
well, like any movie, they're bound to forget a thing or two.  bet ya they didn't count on us brokies watching and re-watching it a thousand times, picking up on everyhing huh?
lol ;D

injest:

--- Quote from: brokeplex on February 09, 2008, 09:52:18 pm ---I know that you have horses so I really want your opinion. DL says that he doubts the horses and mules could remain healthy for long without extra feed because they are being used as transport and pack animals. Ranging free in the summer maybe, but they weren't free.

Is there really enough grass on the slopes for the horses and mules, and enough time for them to graze and then transport the boys and their supplies?

Yes, the dogs are a feeding problem! 

--- End quote ---

we have horses that are ridden every day that dont get feed....the grass up on the mountain is very rich (it has to be because of the growing seasons up there) the boys weren't riding the horses that hard (just to the sheep and back twice a day) and the mules only had to work one day every week or so...plenty of time for them to graze their fill.

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