Mounted search and rescue

[kkmoonshadowrnch@aol.com]

 Hi all, I think I am finally an official member of this list.  Thought I'd 
give a quick introduction.  I recently joined the Peninsula Mounted Search & 
Rescue.  I live in McKenna, of Pierce County, WA.  Nick is my main riding 
horse presently.  He is an 8 year old Anglo-Arabian gelding that I bred.  He 
was orphaned when he was 6 weeks old, although in reality, it was from about 
3 days old as his mom was very sick after he was born.  So in some things 
he's a little bit spoiled.  We have been riding Competitive Trail and 
endurance for the last 4 years.  All together we have a little over 1000 of 
competitive miles and many more conditioning miles.  I also have Mia, a 5 y/o 
daughter of Nick's and Chance, a 4 year old son.  Mia has been pretty well 
started but still needs a conditioning base put on her and Chance will 
hopefully be started this fall after our competition season is over.  I am a 
Registered nurse and I currently work in IV Therapy in Olympia, WA.  Nick & I 
love riding in the wilderness and I think we will really get a lot of 
personal satisfaction in helping with mounted rescue.  We recently attended 
our first training and I learned a lot about working with maps, radios and 
GPS's.  Looking forward to being a member of this list. 
 
Kathy & Nick
Moonshadow Ranch
McKenna, WA