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  • From: "wwfarm" <wwfarm@wiktel.com>
  • To: "Mounted search and rescue" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [MSAR] MSAR at SAR conferences
  • Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:15:14 -0700

This post is to further address the discussion on MSAR
 personal getting general SAR training.

In a perfect world all MSAR personal would try to get
further training without their horses, but we do not live
 in a perfect world.

After giving presentations, trainings and working with
different MSAR groups across the US I can tell you
that as a rule for  general MSAR personal it would be
like pulling teeth to get the majority to attend training
 with out their horses.
 
The select group of us that do seek out and attended non
 horse SAR training are in the minority.   We can not really
 fault people for this either because there is only so much
free time most people can set aside from the family and
 work obligations. The majority figure if its a free weekend its
going to be horsen around or nothing.

I believe the key is to offer general SAR training at trainings
that are geared at least 50% toward the mounted volunteer. 
 The most successful trainings that I have participated at were
set up this way.  About a hour or two on the horses and a hour
or two off their horses.
 
TER
Marshall County Mounted Sheriff Posse
 






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