Mounted search and rescue

["Kate Beardsley" <katebeardsley@hotmail.com>]

Hey folks,
I just got a good look at the EquiMedic products at a recent meeting. I was 
considering recommending the horn bags for members of our horse team. I do 
think that EquiMedic products do have good value as far as the materials 
included for the cost. However, I ruled them out because of the design of 
the bags themselves.
The horn bags are just that - not pommel bags for those without horns and 
designed in a way that would be too difficult to retro-fit. There's a hokey 
little compass pinned onto the top - good for someone else, but not for me 
or the people I rely on when I ride. And the closures for the compartments 
were...velcro. I've been riding and packing for too long to rely on velcro 
in any horse-related setting. When things go wrong (or even just fast), I 
need to know that my equipment will stay where I put it. I could just see 
first aid equipment spread out along the trail...
The EquiMedic prices might be good enough to buy the kits and put them into 
other containers, I'm not sure. I want to support the company, but feel the 
packaging needs improvement before I spend my money on their first aid kits. 
I'd rather buy hay.
Just thinking that this info might be of value to someone.
Safe Trails,
Kate


"We are what we repeatedly do."

Kate Beardsley
...building relationships
...developing athletes
..."driven" to excellence
Central Oregon



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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:19:51 -0800
> From: Pennbo <pennbo@bbv.net>
> Subject: [MSAR] EquiMedic
> To: Mounted search and rescue <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
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> Thought some of us might be interested in this infor. I have no personal
> experience with their products.
> Chris Pennington
> MSAR
>
> >NEWS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE USE
> > March 16, 2006
> > For Further Information & Photo
> > Please Contact: EquiMedic USA
> > Sharon Baker ~320.795.2999
> >  866.211.1269  or  320.808.1018 (c)
> > equimed@equimedic.com
> > www.equimedic.com
> >
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> >
> >
> > All of EquiMedic USA?s full line of equestrian first aid kits are 
> equipped
> >to protect horse and rider.

> >www.equimedic.com.