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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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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

Amazon Price: $13.96 (as of 02/23/2012)Buy Now

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

The latest headlines...

Lost dog rescued from high on trail
Courtesy photo Members of the Palm Springs Mounted Police Search and Rescue Unit rescued a stray dog trapped on the Shannon Trail in south Palm Springs. / Courtesy photo The Palm Springs Mounted Police Search and Rescue Unit managed to get a lost dog ...
Names are right: Tough and Hardy
For while rescue services mounted a search, Lieut. Richard Tough and Chief Petty Officer Peter Hardy took textbook action in worsening conditions. The two officers from HMS Neptune at Faslane dug in after encountering problems with skis as they ...
Two men missing in Union Pass area; six motorists rescued from closed Crooks ...
Meanwhile, a search and rescue mission mounted on the Crooks Gap Road between Jeffrey City and Wamsutter for a Shoshoni man whose vehicle had become stuck in a snowdrift Tuesday yielded unanticipated results. FCSD Captain Ryan Lee reported the man had ...
Search done in connection with 2010 slaying
... Sheriff's Department search and rescue personnel including cadaver dogs, a sheriff's mounted unit and a sheriff's team of mountain bikers canvassed a several-mile area of rugged desert to search for evidence linked to a 2010 homicide investigation.
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Mounted SAR: States A - M

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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

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

None

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

None

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

None

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

None

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

Nevada

New Hampshire

None

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

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

None

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

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