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  • From: "T'mi Finkle" <tfinkle@erols.com>
  • To: "'Mounted search and rescue'" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [MSAR] Requirements for horse rider team
  • Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:27:04 -0400

Our organization requires that each horse and rider complete a 180 degree turn in a confined space (which requires a turn on the fore or hind).  The rider has the choice of turning on either the fore or hind in order to complete this task.  In total, we test almost 3 dozen equestrianism related skills during our horse and rider evaluation, which takes about 5 hours to complete.  

 

Personal note: I am not sure what type of team does “not” require this type of maneuver, but every MSAR equine must be able to turn around within its own body length.  I have traveled across the country and have met numerous MSAR folk and this topic has frequently come up in discussion.  Through my personal experience I have found that is the weaker, less skilled riders that complain the most about MSAR skills/testing being too difficult.  I know of no real life certified MSAR teams that do not test on confined space turns (fore or hind).  However, there are several online or paper MSAR teams that require nothing more than to send them money and who require no documented field testing at all to become a member.  Which type of MSAR team would you want searching for a loved one?    

 

T’mi

www.trotsar.org


-----Original Message-----
From: ghfayret@aol.com
To: MSAR-Riders@lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Tue, Jul 21, 2009 2:41 pm
Subject: [MSAR] Requirements for horse rider team

I am a member of Contra Costa County Sheriffs Search and Rescue in CA.  Our Equestrian Resource requires our horse rider teams to perform most of the common tasks I have seen on other units web sites, an issue among our group is a requirement to turn the horse on the forehand and hind quarters in hand and mounted.  One opinion is this is unreasonable because other units do not require it and they see no need.  The other opinion is riders should be able to move any part of the horse when desired.  Do any of your organizations require the forehand and hind quarter turns?

 




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