Horse Patrol as GT members

[jimmydeanno]

On another issue, should members doing SAR from horseback be ground team qualified and still have to carry the required GT equipment?  I would say yes.

Carry it on their backs, or let the horse do it...didn't you see the llama article in the last Volunteer? Geesh...

[SARMedTech]

Would each GT have a llama, and each Squadron and Llama Maintenance Officer, or would that fall to Supply? And are we liable if the creature spits on a member of the public?


Getting back to horses, could mounted GTMs still deduct their equestrian gear at the end of the year, or would they have to show that it was used more than 50% of the time for CAP purposes, and do the horses mind being awakened at 0330 to go shut off an ELT, and if they do not, could they be trained to go find it themselves, ya know, like those horses that count and the little ponies that fetch beer?

[Capt Rivera]

This thread may or may not help people interested in MSAR: [I would bet direct contact with persons mentioned in thread would be of only help]

http://captalk.net/index.php?topic=3882.new#new

[SAR-EMT1]

Im not sure about current policy, but at one time Equestrian SAR team members could list that skill on the 101 card as a "specialist" function.

[Pat_H]

Good Evening To All,

    We have some people that want to start a horse patrol within our squadron. I have not been able to find any Wings or Units that have something like this. Does anybody have any experience with this sort of thing? Or know where I might look for information?

TIA

I realize that I'm way late to this thread, but fwiw, if you are still seeking information on horse operations, you may wish to post a query at www.militaryhorse.org on the forum there.

Interesting cite.  I was in the Wyoming CAP a zillion years ago when I was a teen.

[tsrup]

Just FYI,
I haven't seen/heard/picked up a loan voice in the wind about a Mounted Patrol in my Wing here in SD since I joined it in 2003.

I will tell you that Phillip squadron is significantly smaller than it once was, and I'm sure the Mounted Patrol has since faded into obscurity.

If you wish to gain more recent information about SDWG I encourage you to go to www.sdcap.us 

This will more than likely give you more recent contact information than what you can find on Phillip's website.

If you're having trouble, you can send me a PM and I would be more than happy to assist you.


edit:* ah darn, this was a necro-thread.  Information above still relevant, don't really know if anyone else still cares by now though.