A camel train is a series of camels carrying goods or passengers in a group as part of a regular or semi-regular service between two points.
Although camel transport is most important in desert countries of the Middle East, in the English-speaking world the term "camel train" most often applies to Australia, notably the service that once carried connected a railhead at Oodnadatta in South Australia to Alice Springs in the center of the continent. The service ended when the train line was extended to Alice Springs in 1929; that train is still called "The Ghan" as a shortened version of "Afghan camel train." In 2004, the train was extended completely across the continent, from Alice Springs to the town of Darwin on the north coast.
By the way, if the camel is not trained to lie down on command, this is the first step I use in the training process -- they are quicker to lay down when one leg is up.
If you're in a hurry and the camel is not trained to cush, drop a loop of soft rope down (start high so you won't get kicked!) around the pastern (narrow area just above the foot) and take some time asking the camel to give to the pressure of the rope.
To hobble the rear end, use two people to pull a soft rope under the camel while he is in the process of laying down so it sits just under both rear pasterns with a tail ends of the rope laying out on each side of the camel.
A cameltrain is a series of camels carrying goods or passengers in a group as part of a regular or semi-regular service between two points.
Although camel transport is most important in desert countries of the Middle East, in the English-speaking world the term "cameltrain" most often applies to Australia, notably the service that once carried connected a railhead at Oodnadatta in South Australia to Alice Springs in the center of the continent.
The service ended when the train line was extended to Alice Springs in 1929; that train is still called "The Ghan" as a shortened version of "Afghan cameltrain." In 2004, the train was extended completely across the continent, from Alice Springs to the town of Darwin on the north coast.
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