Mounted search and rescue

[MSAR Maintainer <msar@ibiblio.org>]

Jeff Ezell wrote:
>Who has the best list of MSAR capable teams in the US?

AFAIK, I do.  But it lists only MSAR units with some kind
of web presence:

        http://www.ibiblio.org/msar/units/

MSAR-Riders only partially overlaps with that list;  there
are subscribers here from many units not on the list, and
conversely many units on the list are not represented by
subscribers here.

Many readers (including non-subscribers) know that I have
been working hard to locate MSAR units, because I contact
each unit individually to invite their members to join us.
That is a *lot* of work, involving some complex and rather
tedious searching of not only the internet but also some
proprietary news service databases.  It would be a big help
to me if readers here would share word of MSAR-Riders with
other MSAR folk.  Below is a copy of my "ad", which quotes
shamelessly many of your comments about MSAR-Riders.

        Una

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Your mounted search and rescue team members may be interested
in this.

MSAR-Riders is a mutual support mailing list for mounted
search and rescue riders around the world.  It is free and
non-commercial.  To subscribe to the mailing list or read
its archives, see:

        http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/msar-riders

Hope this helps,
 
        Una Smith


PS:  Unsolicited testimonials about MSAR-Riders, all from the
archives:

"I've mostly been lurking and really have gained from it."

"From what I've read thus far, you all are a great group!"

"Contributions like yours and many others are what makes
this list such a valuable resource."

"As a new Team/Unit, this list is very valuable for us to
learn from all the expertise and experience out there."

"I know I have learned an incredible amount just on this
list which is really quite separate to my SAR studies in
general."

"Previously I hadn't been able to find a great deal of
information on MSAR, but what I've seen on here has been
great."

"Thanks everyone- great suggestions and ideas!"

"I stumbled across [MSAR-Riders] a couple of weeks ago, and
the information thus far has been great."

"Just got forwarded this from one of our other [...] Mounted
Team Members. Great forum."

"This is a great opportunity to communicate with mounted
units across the country."

"Great ideas and advice from everyone."

"The [MSAR] directory is a great resource, because many units
have put up copies of their training materials."

"[MSAR-Riders] has been a great resource for me to better
understand how very different the needs can be in various
regions around the country, and how those needs are addressed."

"Everyone, I can't begin to thank you enough. The information
that we have so far received from this list has been amazingly
helpful."