Getting Ready for Mounted Search and Rescue

Deborah Schultz

AuthorHouse, May 23, 2005 - Pets - 80 pages

This book deals with what to look for in your horses attitude and training, for a good search and rescue mount. Not all horses will make a good search and rescue horse. What is expected of the rider, and the equipment the rider and horse will both need. It deals with the different types of searches and what will happen at a search from the start to the end. The book tells about the characteristics of the victims and the emergency care they may require. Care of your horses during a search. There is even practice scenarios included. There are many parts of this book that can be crossed over to other types of search units as well as mounted units.

About the author

Deb Schultz has owned horses for over 40 years, she has raised, trained and shown them during this time.  She is a former E.M.T. and She has been involved with mounted law enforcement and civil defense for over 15 years of which she has been her mounted groups training officer.  Deb also is a graduate of the National Mounted Police Officers Training Group. She very strongly believes in a well trained group, to do the job properly for everyone concerned.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Getting Ready for Mounted Search and Rescue
• Author: Deborah Schultz
• Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2005
• ISBN: 1420814346, 9781420814347
• Length: 80 pages
• Subjects: Pets / Horses; Reference / Personal & Practical Guides; Technology & Engineering / Emergency Management