Mounted search and rescue

["Sherry Baer" <smtalk11@earthlink.net>]

I have never responded to any of the conversations before but I certainly 
enjoy reading all of them.
My husband and I are members of the Jackson County Sheriff's Mounted Posse 
and Search & Rescue Team (Missouri).
I just wanted to let everyone know that the September issue of the Western 
Horseman magazine has a great article on Mounted Search & Rescue....I 
enjoyed reading it and thought I would pass the info on.
Sincerely,
Sherry Baer,
Lone Jack, Mo.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "MSAR Maintainer" <msar@ibiblio.org>
To: "MSAR Riders" <MSAR-Riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 1:38 PM
Subject: [MSAR] (New Jersey) Mounted Police Competition September 23 & 
242006


> Below is a press release about this annual event, in New Jersey
> this year.  For local driving directions and a map see
>
> http://www.morrisparks.net/parks/directions/loantakadir.htm
>
> The most interesting part for MSAR responders probably would be
> the obstacle course, a staple of mounted police competitions.
> I hope someone here will go to watch and take plenty of photos.
>
> Una Smith
> New Mexico
>
>
> > September 23 & 24: THIS SHOULD BE AN AWESOME EVENT! Morris County Mounted
> > Park Police are planning a two-day (Mounted Police) competition the 
> > weekend
> > of Sept. 23-24 at Seaton Hackney Stables in Morris Township. They need
> > volunteers and help raising funds ($10,000-$15,000).
> >
> > If you and/or your club would like to volunteer or make a donation, 
> > contact
> > Sgt. Mike Puccetti  either by email mpuccetti@morrisparks.net or calling
> > Mike's cell phone  973-725-4036.
> >
> > Police officers and horses from throughout the Nation will converge on
> > Morris County this fall, when the 23rd annual National Police Equestrian
> > Competition comes to the soon-to-reopen Seaton Hackney Stables.
> >
> > The two-day competition is scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 23-24 at the
> > stables in Morris Township, which have been closed for three years while
> > undergoing renovations.
> >
> > "It's a great spectacle to see. Mounted units come from as far away as San
> > Francisco and Florida and Canada," said Park Police Chief William Huyler,
> > one-time competition medalist for his agency's mounted unit. "But we're
> > going to have to work quickly to put this together."
> >
> > The police equestrian competition began in the 1980s, started by the
> > National Park Service and the U.S. Park Police to bring together mounted
> > units from throughout the country. It has grown into a spectacle that has
> > drawn as many as 130 police agencies from the U.S. and Canada, including
> > units from the Passaic County Sheriff's Office and police departments in
> > Carlstadt and Lambertville.
> >
> > Huyler said his force will start working immediately to raise funds --  
> > about
> > $10,000 to $15,000 -- needed to run the event. Expenses will include
> > erecting temporary stables, bringing in judges and getting trophies for
> > winners, he said. Seaton Hackney is in the final stages of a $1 million
> > renovation. A new roof, better windows, an improved hayloft, upgraded 
> > horse
> > stalls, a fully restored apartment and greatly improved structural 
> > supports
> > are all in the works.
> >
> > "It will be ready for the competition, which will be a perfect fit for our
> > 50th anniversary," said Park Commission Executive Director David Helmer
>
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