| Most of the courtiers and other members of the entourage rode, while baggage and other goods were carried on packhorses. |
| It was clear that the packhorses ' loads were getting lighter, and to the travellers, it indicated that they were nearing the end of the journey. |
| The rich, throat-catching smell of hard worked packhorses hit me even as I drew in a sharp gasp of amazement. |
| The green lanes used by off-roaders are hundreds of years old, and were intended for horses and carts, pedestrians, packhorses, cattle and sheep. |
| With help from the runholder and his packhorses, they went up the West Matukituki. |
| The filled casks were then brought on small carts or by packhorses, each carrying two firkins. |
