Mounted search and rescue

["Terry Nowacki" <wwfarm@wiktel.com>]

Christy

There are several people across the US that I personally have talked to, that have brought searches to a successful end when their horse actually (accidentally) let them know when a cadaver was near.

There are three of us, that I know of, across the US that are working on cadaver training on horses with success . One of which is a very experienced K9 SAR handler who is a member of this list. It is still in the in the development stages as far a finished specialized cadaver horse but training does show a lot promise.

 

Below are some tips that may help you.

 

Searching for cadaver on a non specialized horse.

If you know how to watch your horses silent alert signals there is a very good chance that your horses will tell you when they pick up a scent which is out of place such as cadaver .  If you get close, directly in the scent drift and the temperature is right for decay your horse could very well have a negative reaction, which is still a signal to you, but the horse could actually try to avoid a area or possibly act up in other ways.

 

If you would like, you can contact me privately through my web site and I may be able to give you other hints on how to set up your scenting horse search.

 

TER 

Training Officer

Marshall County Mounted Sheriffs Posse ( 80 plus membership SAR Team )

www.airscentinghorse.com