Mounted search and rescue

["E.S." <ES212@QWEST.NET>]

try this one, they are better then bogs....

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4366787580687808717&hl=en




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jorene Downs" <Jorene@CEOates.com>
To: "'Mounted search and rescue'" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 4:30 PM
Subject: [MSAR] Scenting


> I just posted this (below) to another SAR discussion group in response to 
> watching a great HRD dogs video.
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9026816343700085922
> (or http://tinyurl.com/HRD-dogs )
> and thought MSAR riders might find my comments useful.
>
> Jorene Downs wrote:
> > Excellent video on effective HRD dogs. Thanks for the link!
> >
> > SAR folks might find it interesting that horses have natural air scent
> > ability and scent discrimination similar to dogs, making them a good
> > untrained search partner. As a prey animal, they are naturally more
> > aware of their surroundings than the human riders, and rely a lot on
> > all of their senses. Beyond scenting ability similar to the dog's, the
> > horse's field of vision is close to 360 and very good at noting
> > movement or anything unexpected. The ears can pivot to focus on
> > audible. It is obviously advantageous to remind the mounted searcher to
> > "look where the horse looks" since that horse is more than just
> > "transportation" and a height and speed advantage for the mounted
> > searcher.
> >
> > You can also train the horse to follow / search for specific scents and
> > Alert ... air scenting, HRD, narcotics, etc. Much like putting a saddle
> > on a particularly large SAR Dog. The folks who *really* have the
> > advantage during a SAR is those few searchers who are mounted and also
> > work a SAR Dog, since the dog is smaller and more agile getting into
> > places the horse can't go.
> >
> > The combination of trained (or even untrained) horse and trained dog
> > can be effective, because the height of the horse allows it to pick up
> > scent much higher than the dog's nose. Send out the SAR Dogs early then
> > follow with the horses as the scent rises, or position horses and dogs
> > based on terrain and potential for where the scent is likely to be
> > higher or lower.
>
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> Jorene Downs
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