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  • From: "T'mi Fi" <tfinkle@erols.com>
  • To: Mounted search and rescue <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [MSAR] Training Conference idea?
  • Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:44 -0400

Yes, that is a great idea once POD percentages have been obtained or for advanced exercising. However if you are attempting to determine POD percentages of the MSAR Responders all clues must be the same for the science to work.

Chris- It sounds like you have 2 excellent ideas for next year's program :)

Another suggestion was for a mounted grid search, but here in the east coast most forests have experience their 3rd, 4th or even 5th cutting and such open woodlands needed to conduct that type of (Mounted) training as described, is next to impossible to find, which makes a mounted grid search course very impractical unless you conduct it on foot. FYI - Robert Koester (sp) has done a great deal of research about the effectiveness of grid searches and has some books on the subject.
Jorene Downs wrote:

A variation of Tomi's suggestion is to use a variety of objects that may be
left behind as clues, with different shapes, sizes, and colors. The exercise
is then also the learning experience of how different sizes, shapes and
colors are harder / easier to see in different environments, etc.
Also consider placing a person or two relatively concealed off trail upwind
as a living clue, and see how many horses (and hopefully their riders) make
the find.

If the rider carries a GPS, you can include "make note of the coordinates"
when a clue is noted. Or make the entire course more challenging by asking
the rider to go to coordinate X to find the well marked starting point ...
and potentially have more than one course so the next rider doesn't just
head in the same direction as the last. But remember adding the complexity
of coordinates extends each rider's time on the course.








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