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If you think outside the box for an MSAR-specific weekend training/conference
and plan on horse camping, in many parts of the country there are huge farms
and ranches, hunting preserves, etc., with owners agreeable to allowing use of
their land within certain parameters. “No existing facilities” is
simply a challenge to overcome with good logistics planning. If there is any charge for use, sometimes the owner is willing
to waive actual payment as a tax donation write-off. (Assuming a tax deductible
status.) - - - - - - Jorene Downs SAR & CERT Mounted SAR From: IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN The
facility to be used depends on the purpose of the conference. […] And if you are
going to teach or exercise MSAR tactics you need all the land and the horse
support facilities. You also need to support the conference itself—meals,
sanitary facilities, first aid crew, administration and logistics. […]
The major problem is finding a facility that
combines all these features or can be adapted for use. State/ County
parks often have the land, camping sites, and may even have a nature center
auditorium. Unfortunately they may not have horse or dog accommodations
and do not allow for exclusive use of an area. Similarly, horseback
riding vacation facilities may have the stalls but the cost may be too high for
volunteers. […] Could this activity be staged entirely indoors or in limited
outdoor competition areas? This would open the possibilities up to
include show grounds and even the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex.
Depending on the levels of support needed even a 4-H center would do, if you
want to pay $600 per ring per day, plus crew. And you still need
overnight facilities in most locations. […] |
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