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- From: "Jorene Downs" <Jorene@CEOates.com>
- To: "'Mounted search and rescue'" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [MSAR] First Aid Gear-splints, etc.--skipole
- Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:30:20 -0700
For clarification, some folks actually use a ski pole modified
for tracking. Others may use a trekking / hiking pole or staff. A collapsible
version can fit neatly behind the saddle. Handy when tracking from the saddle
to have that extension to score a mark in the ground. You can also attach a light
to suspend to aid with tracking. If you are concerned you might be clumsy with
a pointed end around the horse, consider putting a cap of some kind on it to
blunt the point. Perhaps wearing critical gear seems more important to those who
aren’t close to support personnel or access roads. Most basic survival
gear is soft or can be packaged to reduce impact if you land on it, but it doesn’t
do you any good if you are miles from the horse with the critical gear attached
to the saddle. With potential to be separated from the horse in the backcountry
it makes more sense to me to wear basic survival gear on your person, and learn
how to fall correctly or even wear a protective vest if you feel the need. - - - - - - Jorene Downs SAR & CERT Mounted SAR From: IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN The ski
pole is called a tracking stick by our bretheren on foot. You can use
rubber bands to mark stride, tread, and shoe length, on it and then place it on
the ground next to a know track to find the next one or to compare one you find
with the previously identified one. The sharp point can be a problem on a
horse. And while
whatever is on the saddle may go away if you fall off, whatever is on you is
what you land on. And the gear, especially consumer electronics, may not
survive the fall even if you don’t land on top of it. I wear the
radios because if I dismount I want the radio handy without having to go back
to the horse and get it out of the harness. Most of our experienced riders
prefer to have 3 pounds of radio on the pommel or breast plate straps and use a
speaker mike. Irv
Lichtenstein |
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[MSAR] Transport via horse?,
Karen Nesbitt, 07/19/2009
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Re: [MSAR] Transport via horse?,
Jorene Downs, 07/20/2009
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Re: [MSAR] Transport via horse?,
E.S., 07/20/2009
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Re: [MSAR] First Aid Gear-splints, etc.,
IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN, 07/20/2009
- Re: [MSAR] First Aid Gear-splints, etc., wwaynebare, 07/20/2009
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Re: [MSAR] First Aid Gear-splints, etc.,
E.S., 07/20/2009
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Re: [MSAR] First Aid Gear-splints, etc.,
Andrew Hennell, 07/20/2009
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Re: [MSAR] First Aid Gear-splints, etc.,
E.S., 07/20/2009
- Re: [MSAR] First Aid Gear-splints, etc.--skipole, IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN, 07/20/2009
- Re: [MSAR] First Aid Gear-splints, etc.--skipole, Jorene Downs, 07/21/2009
- Re: [MSAR] walking home?, IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN, 07/21/2009
- Re: [MSAR] walking home?, no name name none, 07/21/2009
- Re: [MSAR] walking home?, Laurie Hanahan, 07/21/2009
- Re: [MSAR] walking home?, Jorene Downs, 07/22/2009
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Re: [MSAR] First Aid Gear-splints, etc.,
E.S., 07/20/2009
- Re: [MSAR] First Aid Gear-splints, etc.--skipole, E.S., 07/21/2009
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Re: [MSAR] First Aid Gear-splints, etc.,
Andrew Hennell, 07/20/2009
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Re: [MSAR] First Aid Gear-splints, etc.,
IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN, 07/20/2009
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Re: [MSAR] Transport via horse?,
E.S., 07/20/2009
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Re: [MSAR] First Aid Gear-splints, etc.,
Jorene Downs, 07/20/2009
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Re: [MSAR] First Aid Gear-splints, etc. DUCT Tape,
IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN, 07/20/2009
- Re: [MSAR] First Aid Gear-splints, etc. DUCT Tape, Jorene Downs, 07/20/2009
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Re: [MSAR] First Aid Gear-splints, etc. DUCT Tape,
IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN, 07/20/2009
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Re: [MSAR] Transport via horse?,
Jorene Downs, 07/20/2009
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