Sherrel, Any method of training for MSAR horses that will produce a quiet responsive animal will do. MSAR horses need to be able to deal with a wide variety of environments. Think about what happens when you have the search dogs out. There are emergency vehicles, people of all sorts, dogs, airplanes, etc. The horse must be able to work without becoming upset by these distractions. Use your imagination and introduce the horses to strange things. I took mine to the train station, for example. The archives of this list are a great resource for all you need to know about MSAR. Welcome to the world of mounted searching. Lois ----- Original Message ---- From: "sleininger@myfrontiermail.com" <sleininger@myfrontiermail.com> To: Mounted search and rescue <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Fri, January 21, 2011 1:39:09 PM Subject: [MSAR] Hello, MSAR Hello I have been in canine SAR for about 3 years. I am also a member of OSRT and OSRT in Ohio is starting a mounted unit. Right now there is 3 of us. I would like for you to tell me how to start training our horses. What horseanality traits do you look for in a SAR horse? What is the first thing do I need to get the horses proficent in? The OSRT leaders here have decided to use Maryland MSAR to model after. I have 2 horses myself, and I follow Parelli training with them. So their manners are pretty good. A Morab mare, age 15 and an Icelandic gelding, age 16. The Morab is a flighty. The Icelandic is much quieter. Sherrel Leininger Canine and Mounted SAR Jeromesville, Ohio _______________________________________________ MSAR-Riders mailing list MSAR-Riders@lists.ibiblio.org http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/msar-riders _______________________________________________ MSAR-Riders mailing list MSAR-Riders@lists.ibiblio.org http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/msar-riders
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