Mounted search and rescue

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

E.S. wrote:
>>I'm talking about a stretcher that can be install on the saddle with a 
>>person on it..

Una Smith wrote:
>Mule litter.  This was a piece of pack equipment the French army 
>used effectively, that was tried by other armies circa 1900 with
>generally bad results.

Jorene Downs wrote:
>I think Una is referring to a stretcher rigged between 2 equine with the
>poles at about stirrup height?

No.  A mule litter would be mounted on top of a pack saddle.
E.S. asked about a litter on a saddle, which I did not assume
means a riding saddle.

        Una Smith
        New Mexico