Mounted search and rescue

[Una Smith <una.smith@att.net>]

This is a general comment, addressed to no one in particular, about 
our current debate, "gaited, good or bad?"

MSAR-Riders has had this particular debate before.  I suppose it is
a debate our community needs to repeat now and then, so new members
learn what others have learned before them.  That is:  what matters
is the performance of the individual horse and rider.  Focus on the
individual performance requirements necessary for mounted SAR.  Most
stereotypes are irrelevant and can be ignored.

Speaking of sterotypes, we haven't had another popular debate here
in a while:  "tall or short horse, which is better?"

        Una