Mounted search and rescue

["Jorene Downs" <Jorene@CEOates.com>]

Karen, based on your description it sounds like you were not remotely a candidate for being transported in the saddle.

 

To answer your questions, if you’re packing some equipment to immobilize a leg, etc., inflatable air splints don’t take up much storage room yet are pretty effective. And yes, a riding helmet should be provided to the passenger / patient in the saddle. There are a multitude of ways to carry along that riding helmet. On top of the pack behind the saddle is pretty common.

 

-          Jorene

 

From: Karen Nesbitt
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I have only one question for those tranporting injured subjects by horse....where do you pack your spare helmet? I am assuming your patient would ultimateley be wearing one?  Also a leg immobilizer is a sizable peice of equipment that does not fold to easily.. most assuredly very difficult to pack unless you also have a pack animal as well as the horse you ride to take such things.  Well, thats just a couple of peices of equipment...what about the reat of the goods?