Re: [RC] [RC] Horses Keep On Giving - Barbara McCraryPatti's idea of Border Patrol on horseback has some interesting possibilities. There would have to be adequate water available, of course, but consider the following:Lud and I are members of a mounted assistance unit for state parks in CA. We have ridden our Arab endurance horses on these patrols. I haven't had experiences with other breeds for 30 years, but I do know that our Arabs are the darndest "watch horses" imaginable. They can spot something 1/4 mile away in our hilly country...a coyote sitting on a hillside, for example, or as on patrol once, a man hiding in the bushes spying on sunbathers on the beach. If Border Patrol rode Arabs, they would have several advantages...ability to travel long distances without tiring, and built-in spotting capabilities, for starters. And riders can see more details from horseback than from a vehicle. This idea sounds like a winner. There would have to be hundreds of mounted patrol teams on the border, but it is do-able. In WW2, there were mounted Coast Guard on the beaches, watching for ships or anything suspicious on the shores. We've come too far away from the usefulness of horses in our present society...maybe it's time to go back to using them. The need for quality horses would give rise to a new industry of breeding and training remounts. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patti Kuvik" <plwoodbury@xxxxxxx> To: "ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 10:37 AM Subject: [RC] [RC] Horses Keep On Giving I am such a sucker for a good, heartwarming story of redemption. I read an article online this morning about a therapeutic riding program taking place at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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