Mounted search and rescue

[no name name none <blindrodie@hotmail.com>]

Well I'm glad this came up as I was thinking it but not writing in!

In all my 40 years around horses I have yet to meet a Paso I would try to do SAR with. I can't imagine Pasos riding calmly, quietly and with forward looking attention, much less any attention span at all. No offense, just my humble opinion...

I realize any horse can be trainined to do just about anything. I've just never seen a Paso that was trained to be calm and quiet.

Jim

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From: cowboy@ecr.net
To: msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 15:00:15 -0400
Subject: [MSAR] gaited horses for sar

I have found that many gaited horses such as walkers pasos and others are not suitable for sar. They lack the disposition and calm abilities of the QH . In my area of ohio gaited horses are seldom used for anything but long distance riding because of the hot blooded nature and lack of temperament.

Cowboy@ecr.net

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