Mounted search and rescue

[<horsedriver54@woh.rr.com>]

Thank you very much.  We are learning as we go since there is, I believe, no 
state standards here in Ohio. I am very glad I found this group to learn 
from.  Have a great safe weekend.    Lisa
---- T'mi Fi <tfinkle@erols.com> wrote: 
> Lisa - I will send it first thing Tuesday morning when I get to my other 
> computer.  I hope your enjoy the course!
> 
> You will discover that the clues are easy to place and it only take 
> about an hour for each rider to run the course (we space riders and 
> start them on 10 minute intervals).  It is also a fun way to teach your 
> MSAR Responders the proper basics of a (mounted) hasty search.  I will 
> also include a picture of the clue (water bottle) we use.  We use 
> (hiking type) water bottles since it is a relatively common clue that 
> lost persons have often times discarded on past search missions.  
> 
> PS: Una, back in the early years, our team used 1-gallon and then 
> downsized to quart size milk jugs, but we found that not to many (if 
> any) lost subjects have left milk jugs behind (as a clue), so that is 
> another item that we did away with ;)     
> 
> T'mi
> 
> horsedriver54@woh.rr.com wrote:
> 
> >Good Afternoon,  This sounds alot like our mock search and rescue.  We 
> >give the team a scenerio of a person or group of people that have come up 
> >missing.  But this idea sounds very good and a way to keep your team sharp 
> >and working as a team   could you send me the details.  we are Clark 
> >County Mounted Search and Rescue of Springfield Ohio  thanks so much and 
> >enjoy reading all the articles.  lisa sites
> >---- T'mi Fi <tfinkle@erols.com> wrote: 
> >  
> >
> >>Chris- The first item that comes to mind is perhaps conducting a 10 clue 
> >>POD course, used to established an MSAR responders POD percentage.  I 
> >>have a clue placement template that we use and can forward it to you, if 
> >>you would like. This course is some what of a spin off of the NASAR SAR 
> >>Tech-II (Ground) POD playing card test.
> >>    
> >>
> 
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