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  • From: Karen Nesbitt <spanishequines@yahoo.com>
  • To: msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [MSAR] Drill Team or SEARCH HORSE
  • Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 09:45:56 -0400

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Tomi makes an excellent point when it was said that "knowing in advance
what the teams strengths and weaknesses will maximize the field
performance...." however as a volunteer you generally do not have that
option so, it is important to gather this data quickly upon arrival at the
site and then to have the ability to be flexible in riding with strange
horses and otehrh people. It is no time for arguement, but a quick meeting
of the minds and ratioanl decisions as to who will ride point and drag etc
and knowing who is who in especially who has the major communication systems
and equipment and likewise who you will be reporting to during and after the
mission.

Whether it be a drill team or search team, the team is as strong as it's
weakest link so it is important to realize this and to voice your limitations

If something is not working right for you on the search and you need to be
closer to the rider next to you or require more distance or even speed, say
so. Communication with the other riders will only work to also help all
involved. Permission to ride ahead, fall behind, stop...sing out.so the team
knows your needs to work to function as a unit. If your horse is better at
hills and rocky roads over the one next to you, placement will only be a
benefit. Placement of the "scent" horses needs consideration over those that
are not, things of this nature

And remember, any seasoned mount, no matter what the age or IQ or that of
the rider can have a bad day.

Karen Nesbitt
Illinois - Unaffiliated
Iroquois County

PS - this week in a location not to far from where I live, two horses
were killed in a collision with a vehicle. The driver of the car could not
see them and after hitting them both, he left the scene of the accident.

One horse died at the scene of the incident, the other horse had to be
euthanized as its injuries were critical while the two riders suffered some
injuries as well. Both the riders will recover. The driver, however did
turn himself in telling police that he thought he hit a deer. The incident
happened in Will County, Illinois. So let's be careful out there...

The news story prompts me to ask however, why did the man not see these two
horsemen? And what could each of them, both the driver and the horseman to
avoid such an occurance? Apparently the horses and riders were sent over an
embankment
falling into a creekbed of some description.....the details of the news
story was not real clear, however, I beleive one horse was a buckskin and if
I heard correctly the other a grey, both were mustangs and one was real
young. Both men were just out for a ride.





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