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The unit list for Cochise County, AZ is broken. Here is the link to the site. http://cochise.az.gov/cochise_search_rescue.aspx?id=5132 Jay R-29, Cochise County SAR > Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:05:29 -0700 > From: una.smith@att.net > To: msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: Re: [MSAR] UNITS PER STATE? > > Karen Nesbitt wrote: > >Una, would it be possible to post a state by state list with just the number > >of units and maybe the possible number of horses per unit in each state? > >Kind of a rough inventory of horsepower if you could? > > Well, http://www.ibiblio.org/msar/units has over 400 links to MSAR units, > but I have no easy measure of how large those units are. Also, they are a > fraction of all the MSAR units out there. And while for some states the > list may be more or less complete, for other states (most notably Texas) I > know for a fact that the list is very, very incomplete. > > Assuming 10 horses per unit, those 400 links alone represent 4000 horses. > I have no good handle on how many more units are out there but I would say > there are at least 400 more units, so another 4000 horses. 8000 in all. > > I think there is a tendency for units to state their size (and have group > photos taken) when they are larger than usual. So it may be reasonable to > estimate just 5 horses per unit. So 2000 to 4000 horses in all. > > A more detailed head count is possible, but not practical. > > Clearly MSAR is a distinct market for goods and services, but it is a very > small market. > > Una > _______________________________________________ > MSAR-Riders mailing list > MSAR-Riders@lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/msar-riders Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. |
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