To: "Mounted search and rescue" <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [MSAR] Air Scenting horses
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2003 10:34:16 -0700
From: "Paul Kearney" <pakearney@hotmail.com>
> I was going through some of your previous messages and saw a reference to
> air scenting horse trraining.
The horse in the herd is very capable of "tracking" another horse by scent.
Using that as a foundation, the horse is trained to track a human scent on
command. Similar to the Search Dog, you'd use a scent article of the missing
person. There are various MSAR teams in the USA who have already received
this training by bringing Terry Nowaki in to put on a clinic. Word is
spreading, and over time I anticipate this kind of training will spread
internationally. Teaching the MSAR horse to track on command is a functional
skill set that I consider a big advantage for the mounted searcher.