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  • From: "Jorene Downs" <Jorene@CEOates.com>
  • To: "Mounted search and rescue" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [MSAR] Feeding horse during a mission (Was: Still here)
  • Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:15:37 -0700

In the absence of nearby civilization, or locally if personnel are expected to remain at incident camp / staging area, be prepared to overnight the horse in or tied to the trailer, high line, rope corral, use your portable pen equipment, etc. The easily portable methods would be used in the field during an emergency or planned overnight. Be sure you understand how to perform the option safely, and the horse is safe and comfortable with that method.

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Jorene Downs
SAR & CERT
Mounted SAR
www.ceoates.com/msar


----- Original Message ----- From: "Una Smith" <una.smith@att.net>
[...]
In many jurisdictions, MSAR teams are put up for the night at a
near-by rodeo ground, horse campground, or farm. In those cases,
your horses could be put in stalls, or turned out in pens or a
pasture. One thing you can do to enhance your team's utility is
accustom your horses to being turned out together. Some teams
do this by holding trainings somewhere that has a large paddock
or arena, and turning the horses out while the riders do classroom
work or eat lunch or just hang out. Doing this successfully,
without harm to the horses, may require some advance planning and
supervision, to ensure the horses are introduced to one another
without conflict.





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