Mounted search and rescue

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

Jim,

I think it would extremely  interesting and educational if some one comprised
a file of the breeds of equines that are currently being used as MSAR mounts.
 I believe such a list of breeds would prove to be rather enlightening. 

PS: I am not sure which Paso Breed you are referring to, but you may want
to contact the manager of the Commonwealth Search and Rescue Team's Mounted
Unit (near Roanoke VA) for a couple of pictures.  On May 2nd 2009, while
deployed (on my TWH) on a search task at the Knight Search in Amherst County
VA , I witnessed 2 MSAR Responders from the CSAR Mounted Unit whose horses
were very calm and quiet! The breeds of those 2 horses were a Paso Fino and
a Peruvian Paso.  

T'mi
www.trotsar.org


no name name none wrote:
>   
>     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