Basic Guide Program
This is the foundation and stepping stone to your professional
guide career. The Basic Program provides the knowledge
and experience for an outdoor enthusiast to lead and coordinate guiding
and outfitting adventures. The basic program is conducted over a two
week period clocking 120 hours of instruction and exercises. This is
a prerequisite course for the advanced COAGS courses. Below are the topics
of instruction and time allocated for each.
 Introduction
10 hours
School Standards
Outdoor Recreation Opportunities
Qualifications and Skills Needed
Basic Horsemanship
30 hours
Introductory Riding Lessons
Saddles and Equipment
Horse and Mule Behavior
Horse Care and Common Health Problems
Trailer Loading and Transportation
Repair of Tack/Equipment
Safety
Leadership Development
10 hours
Based on the concepts of Dale Carnegie's How to win Friends and Influence People
Standard First Aid and CPR Certification
10 hours
Orienteering
20 hours
Using a Compass
Using a GPS (Global Positioning System)
 Maps
(Topos, US Forest Service, BLM)
Day/Night Navigation
Wilderness Survival
10 hours
Safety and Prevention
Hypothermia
Dehydration
Emergency Procedures
Emergency Shelters and Fire Starting
Outdoor
Recreation
30 hours
Hiking and Backpacking
Biking and Mountain Biking
Trail Rides and Pack Trips
Outdoor Photography
Camping and Tent Construction
Outdoor and Camp Cooking
10 hours
Cooking on Camp Fires
Dutch Oven Cooking
Cooking
on Wood Burning Stoves
Menus (Nutrition and Diet)
Safe Food Storage
Conservation
8 hours
History
Organizations and Funding
Ethics
Patterns/Practices
Animal Activist
National Forest Service use and regulations
"Leave No Trace" Techniques
Master Essential Outdoor Skills!
COAGS will teach you essential outdoor skills such as horsemanship, trail riding, and packing; hiking and backpacking, orienteering with a map, compass, and GPS; wilderness survival; camp cooking; outdoor photography; outdoor first aid, CPR, and so much more. Make this a career or just learn to enjoy the outdoors safely. Oh, did we mention the school is in the spectacular Colorado Rockies?
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