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Almost all volunteer mounted units use
rider owned mounts. SE PA SAR owns no horses of its own, all are “owned”
in one way or another by their riders. We include leasing, and in family owned,
or share boarded, etc. as rider owned. We carry primary liability
insurance for the riders and horses as members of the unit. In the past volunteer park rangers in What you need to investigate is what would
be the status of the mount and the rider. In Do you have policies regarding using
private cars or impounded cars (which are somebody else’s after all) as
undercover or detective vehicles? This would seem to be the place to start. By the way, only a few police units buy
their horses and most spend under $2000 if they do. Irv Lichtenstein From:
msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Doug Reynaud Una, I've been on your list for quite a few months. I am employed by
Santa Clara County Open Space Authority In California. As a Generalist
Ranger I have a wide range of duties not limited to land management .
I am in the creation of programs and policy. I have formulated
and started a volunteer trail patrol that emphisizes the multi use
phylosophy . I have also put together a within agency mounted
program and manual in which I would be happy to share. My question
for you is, are there any agency msar and or mounted patrols that allow
the use of rider owned mounts. This is a problem that stands in the way of our
agency getting a mounted unit in servce. Our agency cannot afford the purchase
of mounts, yet we have staff who own good mounts and are willing to use them.
Thank you for your consideration -Doug Reynaud |
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