[MSAR] Mounted Team size
Una Smith
una at lanl.gov
Thu Mar 18 10:17:18 EST 2004
"Vieths" <hamlweld at madisontelco.com> wrote:
>> Do most MSAR teams divide mounted members into groups of 2 or 3 anyway,
>> drilling experience in working/riding together?
We do not have fixed field teams; in trainings, we prefer to mix
and match everyone, so that we all learn to work with eachother.
Our field teams should not have less than 2 *experienced* riders
(adept in both horsemanship and MSAR). Depending on exactly who
can respond for a given mission, we structure the field teams to
maximize safety. We like to have 2 experienced riders in a team
with any newbies. Sometimes that means we field just one large
team. Sometimes that means we cannot avoid pairing slowpoke and
speed demon horses together in a team. This is very frustrating
for horses and riders, but on the whole better than mis-matching
abilities.
Una Smith
Santa Fe County Sheriff's Posse, in New Mexico
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