Mounted search and rescue

[Mary Duffy <mduffy2727@juno.com>]

A.  Your name - Mary Duffy
B.  Your office or position in your MSAR unit, if any - Equine Medic
C.  Your unit's name - MASOOI* Mounted Search and Rescue Team (MMSAR)  *= Massachusetts Association of Stable Owners, Operators, and Instructors, Inc.
D.  Where it is based and/or what region it serves (county,
    state) - Our unit is based in Massachusetts, but our service area is all six New England states.  We are the only mounted unit recognized (so far!) by North East Wilderness Search and Rescue (NEWSAR), and the Massachusetts State Police.
E.  How many people in your unit - Team I (charter team based in Eastern MA) has 7 qualified horse/rider pairs, with several in the wings.  Team II (based in Western MA) has 3 qualified horse/rider pairs.  Team II also has several members just about qualified.
F.  A brief statement of how (if) the MSAR website including
    MSAR-Riders has helped you and/or your unit.- At our December meeting, the MSAR-Riders list server/web site was brought to our teams' attention via an e-mail sent to our Team Captain and sponsoring organization (MASOOI).  Speaking for myself, it has been interesting reading the archives, seeing what others in the same SAR "category" have to say!  

 

Mary Duffy

MMSAR

http://masooi.org/SearchAndRescue.html