Mounted search and rescue

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

Dear MSAR-Riders,

This is a brief report of results to date on our companion
list, MSAR-ASTM, which is a task group recognized by ASTM
International's Committee F32 on Search and Rescue.  ASTM
is one of the world's oldest voluntary, consensus standards
development organizations, and now has over 12,000 active
standards documents.  ASTM's annual book of standards now
runs to 77 volumes.  Committee F32, formed in 1988, now
has has 34 active standards and is working on several new
standards.  Two of those are specific to MSAR:

WK7556  Standard Guide for Training of a Level I Mounted
        Searcher

WK8963  Standard Guide for Minimum Horsemanship Skills for
        a Level I Mounted Searcher

For document scopes and other details please see this web
page:
http://www.astm.org/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/COMMIT/SUBCOMMIT/F3202.htm?L+memberstore+ooef3203+1100539500

Committee F32 will meet next on November 6-7, 2005 in Fort
Collins, Colorado.  The meeting is free and open to all
interested parties.  For details, please see this web page:
http://www.astm.org/MEETINGS/nextmeeting.cgi?F32+ooef3203

Regards,

        Una Smith
        New Mexico