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  • From: "philip easley" <easleyranch@foothill.net>
  • To: "Mounted search and rescue" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [MSAR] Re: scent tracking
  • Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 01:02:31 -0800

Louis,
If you had ever taken your horse on a long ride and came back in the pitch
black dark or the dense fog and your horse did not seem to get lost though
you were? Your horse could smell home as well as the trail you took coming
there.
Philip Easley,
NCSO SAR Inc...
Nevada City, Ca.
----- Original Message -----
From: <pennbo@bbv.net>
To: "Mounted search and rescue" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: [MSAR] Re: scent tracking


> Well, you're in luck, because the originator of the technique is right
> on this list! So, Terry, I'll let you answer the questions! <G>
>
> Don't feel bad that you didn't know about it Lois, its a fairly new
> technique and still not accepted by all agencies as being legitimate and
> useful. However all of us who own horses and know how well those
> super-sized sniffers work have no trouble imagining it being effective!
> Of course, as with dogs, it will depend on your horse's aptitude and
> ability and desire.
>
> Chris Pennington
> Big Bear Sheriff's Posse
> MSAR
>
>
>
> Lois Guyon wrote:
>
> > I can see that I have a long way to go in leaning to track. I have
> > not heard of scent tracking for horses. How do you train horses to do
> > that? I have worked with tracking dogs, but have never thought of
> > horses as being tracking animals. Is there anything printed on how to
> > track from horseback? How about scent tracking for horses? Come to
> > think of it, my horses can smell a horse treat in a pocket at 50
> > yards! Lois Guyon, MemberLaSalle County Sheriff's PosseIllinois
>
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