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Horse and human on high ropes.
[ 0001.jpg ] National Geographic, 1921. |
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Rodeo grand entry with flag.
[ 0002.jpg ] Santa Fe County Sheriff's Posse, 2002. |
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Horseback searcher on mountain top.
[ 0003.jpg ] Peninsula Mounted Search and Rescue. |
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String packing rescue gear and subject, SAR rider wearing backpack,
all riders wearing helmets.
[ 0004.jpg ] El Paso County Search and Rescue, 2002. |
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Ditto.
[ 0005.jpg ] El Paso County Search and Rescue, 2002. |
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Riding in wide open range with dogs.
[ 0006.jpg ] Santa Fe County Sheriff's Posse, 2002. |
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Rider close up.
Horse wearing a tie-down and polo (English) breastplate.
Western saddle with rain slicker on pommel, cantle bags.
[ 0007.jpg ] Santa Fe County Sheriff's Posse, 2002. |
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Helping the subject mount a saddled pack horse.
[ 0008.jpg ] El Paso County Search and Rescue, 2002. |
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Pack string with subject riding, in rough terrain where
a tired or injured subject would not be safe walking.
[ 0009.jpg ] El Paso County Search and Rescue, 2002. |
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Pack string with subject riding, right leg wrapped up.
[ 0010.jpg ] El Paso County Search and Rescue, 2002. |
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Mounted teams can sometimes travel faster and farther
if the riders walk part of the way.
[ 0011.jpg ] El Paso County Search and Rescue, 2002. |
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In light snow,
horses travel easily and are less likely than hikers
to slip or otherwise injure themselves.
[ 0012.jpg ] El Paso County Search and Rescue, 2002. |
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Horses are a valuable resource for establishing and supplying
incident base camps in rough backcountry.
Horses can easily carry 20 percent of their own weight and
still travel 5+ miles per hour for many hours per day.
The average riding horse weighs 1000 pounds, so can carry
200 pounds.
[ 0013.jpg ] El Paso County Search and Rescue, 2002. |
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Perimeter security in backcountry and off-road wooded
areas may be feasible only on horseback.
[ 0014.jpg ] United States Air Force 314th Security Forces Squadron Mounted Patrol, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, January 2003. Photo by Staff Sargent Chyenne Griffin. |
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OSHA approved Western style hard hat, exterior view.
[ 0015.jpg ] 1.2 MB, 2.6 megapixel photo by Ernie L. Greening, 2005. |
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OSHA approved Western style hard hat, interior view.
[ 0016.jpg ] 1.2 MB, 2.6 megapixel photo by Ernie L. Greening, 2005. |
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3 February 2003, updated 10 April 2005
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