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Mounted Search and Rescue Teams -- State Directories

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This is not an exhaustive list of Mounted Search & Rescue Units. This is a list of MSAR units in the United States that have a website or some sort of online presence or contact information and include volunteer members. Some links go directly to the Sheriff's office sites that oversee the units.

If your Mounted SAR team or one you know of is not yet included in the directory, please email the information to contact@sarstories.com or leave a message in the guestbook below, so I can add the team to the directory. (FYI: If you see "none" for a state, that does not mean there are no Mounted SAR units there, just that I don't have information for any ... yet.)





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Mounted SAR Teams -- States A - M

Mounted SAR Teams -- States N - W

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Read About Mounted SAR

Mounted search and rescue (MSAR) is a specialty within search and rescue, using horses for transportation and to search for missing persons. SAR responders on horseback are primarily a search resource, but they also can provide off-road logistics support and transportation.


This book deals with what to look for in your horse's attitude and training for a good search and rescue mount. Not all horses will make good search and rescue horses.

The text also deals with what is expected of the rider, and the equipment the rider and horse will both need. It covers different types of searches, what will happen at a search from beginning to end, and characteristics of the victims and the emergency care they may require, as well as care of horses during a search. There are also practice scenarios included. Many parts of this book can be applied to other types of search units, not just mounted.
Getting Ready for Mounted Search and Rescue

Getting Ready for Mounted Search and Rescue

by: Deborah Schultz

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About the Author: Deb Schultz has raised and trained horses for over 40 years. A former E.M.T., she has been involved with mounted law enforcement and civil defense for more than 15 years and is also a graduate of the National Mounted Police Officers Training Group.

This book is also available on Kindle.

Mounted Search & Rescue in the News

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A major search and rescue operation was mounted on Saturday for a 10-year-old girl who was feared drowned at a popular beach in Co Clare. The alarm was raised at around 3.30pm when the youngster, who had been visiting Lahinch in North Clare, ...
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FARMINGTON - Officials from La Plata County Search & Rescue and La Plata County Mounted Patrol are searching for a 31-year-old runner reported overdue Monday. Marla Luckey, a resident of La Plata County for about a month, left the Red Creek trailhead ...
Fishing vessel with 30 crew missing in Catanduanes
By Mar S. Arguelles LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines ? A fishing vessel with 30 crew members has been missing since Friday off Baras, Catanduanes, but a search and rescue operation could not be mounted immediately because of rough seas and bad weather, ...
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**If you have information about a Mounted SAR unit not listed in the directory, or if you find inaccurate information or a broken link, please let me know here or email contact@sarstories.com.

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Mounted SAR: States A - M

Mounted Search & RescueSkip To:

Alabama -- Alaska -- Arizona -- Arkansas
California -- Colorado -- Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho -- Illinois -- Indiana -- Iowa
Kansas -- Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine -- Maryland -- Massachusetts -- Michigan -- Minnesota -- Mississippi -- Missouri -- Montana

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Alabama

Alaska

None found so far

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

None found so far

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

None found so far

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

None found so far

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

None found so far

Missouri

Montana

Mounted SAR: States N - W

Mounted Search & RescueSkip To:

Nebraska -- Nevada -- New Hampshire -- New Jersey -- New Mexico -- New York --
North Carolina -- North Dakota
Ohio -- Oklahoma -- Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina -- South Dakota
Tennessee -- Texas
Utah
Vermont -- Virginia
Washington -- West Virginia -- Wisconsin -- Wyoming

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Nebraska

None found so far

Nevada

New Hampshire

None found so far

New Jersey

New Mexico


See also: MSAR-NM, a discussion group about Mounted SAR in New Mexico, where you can find out about other mounted units in the state.

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

None found so far

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

None found so far

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington


See also: MSAR post with a list of Mounted units in Washington counties, including independent groups

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

None found so far

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