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  • From: Jay Land <v.jay.land@hotmail.com>
  • To: <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [MSAR] UNITS PER STATE?
  • Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:57:26 -0500

The unit list for Cochise County, AZ is broken. Here is the link to the site.
 
http://cochise.az.gov/cochise_search_rescue.aspx?id=5132
 
Jay
R-29, Cochise County SAR
 
> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:05:29 -0700
> From: una.smith@att.net
> To: msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [MSAR] UNITS PER STATE?
>
> Karen Nesbitt wrote:
> >Una, would it be possible to post a state by state list with just the number
> >of units and maybe the possible number of horses per unit in each state?
> >Kind of a rough inventory of horsepower if you could?
>
> Well, http://www.ibiblio.org/msar/units has over 400 links to MSAR units,
> but I have no easy measure of how large those units are. Also, they are a
> fraction of all the MSAR units out there. And while for some states the
> list may be more or less complete, for other states (most notably Texas) I
> know for a fact that the list is very, very incomplete.
>
> Assuming 10 horses per unit, those 400 links alone represent 4000 horses.
> I have no good handle on how many more units are out there but I would say
> there are at least 400 more units, so another 4000 horses. 8000 in all.
>
> I think there is a tendency for units to state their size (and have group
> photos taken) when they are larger than usual. So it may be reasonable to
> estimate just 5 horses per unit. So 2000 to 4000 horses in all.
>
> A more detailed head count is possible, but not practical.
>
> Clearly MSAR is a distinct market for goods and services, but it is a very
> small market.
>
> Una
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