Mounted search and rescue

[Una Smith <una.smith@att.net>]

This reposting includes *correct* e-mail and telephone contact
info for Kelly Harrington.

        Una

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New York State Dept. of Ag and Markets is sponsoring a free seminar at
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY on May 16th, 2005; 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM

Hosts are: ASPCA, NYSART, Cornell U.

Topics in Large Animal Rescue-- Training, Techniques and Equipment,
Response & Personnel Standards. NY SART

Exhibit of equipment, vehicles, and programs

Presenters: Code 3 (Rayburn & Robinson), Days End Farm Horse Rescue
(Schwartz); Emergency Equine Response (Thompson); Felton Fire Dept. 
Large Animal Rescue (Fox); HAST (Becker); MSPCA Nevins Farm (Lauze); 
Technical large Animal Rescue (Gimenz)

Contact: Kelly Harrington, Director ASPCA Disaster Response Services
kellyh@aspca.org, 518-885-8736.

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And FYI...

On MSAR-Riders, Warren Craig wrote:
>The purpose of this symposium is basically to establish training 
>standards among the best known proponents and instructors of Large 
>Animal Rescue.  By forming a coalition and establishing training 
>standards that can be accepted by NFPA and POST, everyone taking LAR 
>from one of the accepted practioners, training is both certified and 
>reimbursable for departments and agencies through Homeland Security 
>funding, etc.
>
>Warren (Chief) Craig
>Director of Public Affairs & Logistics
>Code 3 Associates, Inc.
>email: wcraig@code3associates.org