Mounted search and rescue

["T'mi Fi" <tfinkle@erols.com>]

On March 15th, 2008, the TROTSAR Mounted Team and Chesapeake Search Dogs 
presented a MSAR & (Air Scent) K-9 Demonstration at the at the Delaware 
Horse Expo in McQuillen Arena, Harrington DE. This joint team 
presentation is believed to be the first time that a MSAR teams and a 
K-9 SAR teams displayed together at any Horse Expo on the East Coast. 
TROTSAR Mounted Team members also presented a Safety in the Woods 
Seminar that was very well attended. Throughout the day we had people 
stop our public safety booth and ask questions about both MSAR and K-9 
SAR. Although the Delaware Horse Expo is the smallest of the three 
equine events in our region, more questions were asked there than at the 
other two events combined. Our Mounted Team also had display booths at 
the Maryland Horse Expo in January and the Pennsylvania Horse Expo in 
February.

Our team has found that we can foster a great deal of community support 
by presenting at these types of events and providing education programs 
to the public and other equestrians. The Team's next public safety 
presentation will be conducted at the Damascus Preparedness Day Fair in 
Damascus Maryland on May 10th, 2008. Members of our MSAR team will also 
be attending the 2008 Virginia SAR Conference at the Holiday Lake 
Education Center April 25th through 27th.

Ride Safe,

Tmi

TROTSAR Mounted Team
www.trotsar.org