Mounted search and rescue

[Shirley Roberts <shul02@hotmail.com>]

T'mi,
I would like a copy of the power point presentation on MSAR evacuations.  Thanks in advance for all the good info. I receive.  I learn so much form reading your group emails.
Thanks,
Shirley 
> From: tfinkle@erols.com
> To: msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:24:03 -0400
> Subject: Re: [MSAR] Transport via horse
>
> Very good points Jorene!
>
> Our team has been conducting mounted evacuation training for several years
> now. We have performed mounted evacuation of subjects on actual searches,
> as well as, during numerous multi-jurisdictional full scale SAR exercises.
> Personally, I have taught mounted evacuation for almost 7 years now and have
> presented the course at MD, VA and DE State SAR conferences. This course
> was last (publicly) taught in April during the 2009 VA SAR Conference held
> in Appomattox Virginia.
>
> Depending on the conditions and other factors present, mounted evacuation
> remains a valid tool in the MSAR tool box. It is also a known fact that not
> all (status 2) subjects need to be strapped into a Stokes basket and be hand
> carried out by a litter team, HOWEVER, if conditions warrant a mounted
> evacuation; having completed proper training is a MUST for any MSAR strike
> team performing this task. A photo of our team performing a mounted
> evacuation (during a mock search in 2004) can be seen on the Members page of
> our public website (you will see that for our team the only person on
> horseback is the subject).
>
> Our team recently updated our (PowerPoint) mounted evacuation slide show
> that we use for public presentations. MSAR-riders readers can contact me
> off-list if you would like a copy of the presentation (I will be on work
> related travel for the next couple of weeks, so please email me directly and
> do not post your request on the open forum). Additionally, the Virginia
> Search and Rescue Council MSAR Standards Committee is developing a mounted
> evacuation standard at this time. The standard should be ready for Council
> review within the next few weeks. Once the standard is approved by the
> State, I will share it with everyone.
>
>
> T'mi
> www.trotsar.org
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Give someone the choice of "we can get you out in 4 hours / before dark in
> the saddle, or the litter carry team can be here to start a carry-out in the
> morning" and the person may well choose the saddle. However, some non-riders
> simply aren't good candidates for transporting in the saddle ... which is
> part of the training.
>
> But keep in perspective it might be a rider you're transporting - perhaps a
> member of your own team or group of trail / backcountry riders. This method
> is very useful for rider self-help and a lot less complicated when the
> person being transported is already comfortable in the saddle. ;-)
>
> - - - - - -
> Jorene Downs
> SAR & CERT
> Mounted SAR
> www.ceoates.com/msar
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Una Smith
>
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