Mounted search and rescue

[<Jorene@CEOates.com>]

From: "Una Smith" <una@lanl.gov>
> Don't you wish we could get everyone on MSAR-Riders to read
> rec.equestrian for a few years?  That would address most of
> the basic horsemanship issues that come up here.

Better still, go find a QUALIFIED instructor and spend *at least* a year
with riding lessons. Rider control is a big issue to be successful in MSAR.
But what Chris reported seeing in Barstow isn't uncommon - sometimes you
feel safer NOT riding with the group. Lots of fundamental horsemanship
errors in MSAR that can qualify as safety issues.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Jorene Downs
Tulare Co, CA
SAR, MSAR, Swiftwater Rescue, US&R,
Technical Rescue, Cave Rescue,
Hasty Team, ICP
www.CEOates.com/sar
Tulare-Kings CERT Program Coordinator
www.tk-cert.org