This means every single round they gain an advantage and slip ahead of the pack.

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Without this, a pack of snow would form underneath and the horse would slip.

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Well one of those poor souls must have grown up to become a product designer bent on saving future generations from such cruel torture, and the result is a portable "bonfire" that you can fold up and slip into a knapsack or strap onto your pack mule.

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