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- From: "The Hitchn Post" <hitchnup@msn.com>
- To: "msar-riders" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [MSAR] Air Scenting Horse's
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 14:39:37 -0600
Hello I've been reading now all the comment on Helmet vs. Cowboy hat for
the last couple of weeks now I think we have covered all the issues. Bottom
line: Helmets ugly... but safer......use them.
I would like to talk about some training our group has been doing with air
scenting. I have been working with my Mare from Terry Nowacki's book. So I have
started with the ground work but most of the group have not had the time, so
with some of our practices we have set out people to hide and sent one
rider in at a time (downwind).
The riders are learning how each of their horse react or alert when
they hit the scent, when the horse moves towards and
reaches the person hiding he is then rewarded with a treat from
both the rider and hider. All horses alert differently as do K-9's (I also
train search & rescue dogs) so the rider needs to learn their horse's
alerts.
This has been fun for both horse and riders. By training your horse
to air scent then he becomes a partner and a tool not just means of
transportation on on a search.
Pam Williams,
Commander Iron County MSAR
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[MSAR] Air Scenting Horse's,
The Hitchn Post, 05/16/2007
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Re: [MSAR] Air Scenting Horse's,
IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN, 05/16/2007
- Re: [MSAR] Air Scenting Horse's, The Hitchn Post, 05/16/2007
- Re: [MSAR] Air Scenting Horse's, Sue Watkins, 05/16/2007
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Re: [MSAR] Air Scenting Horse's,
IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN, 05/16/2007
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