To: Mounted search and rescue <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [MSAR] MSAR and other SAR skills
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 21:55:56 -0700
Ian Vowles wrote:
>We are considering adding
[...]
>possibly snowmobile teams for when too deep for the horses !! ( maybe snow
>shoe with that as well )
This rule for horses applies equally to snowmobiles: don't ride
in farther than you can walk out. And IIRC, the New Mexico SAR
equipment guideline for snowmobiles requires snow shoes or skis.