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Re: [RC] [RC] Horses Keep On Giving - Patti Kuvik

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.
and
There are several state prison programs where inmates on good behavior
work
with wild mustangs, gentling them and sometimes starting them under saddle
(ex: Colorado, California, Kansas). And there are several therapeutic
programs that match troubled teens with wild horses.

This is pretty much what I wrote my senators and congressman. We do already
have a few mounted Border Patrol agents in AZ - just need a lot more.
There's at least one airport (Houston?) that has a volunteer mounted unit
helping with security - could think airports, pipelines, reservoirs,
railroad lines. Heck, endurance riders are already out there doing training
rides (I'm not advocating "minuteman" but endurance is the sport "made in
America")
I certainly don't want to start a "breed war" - I think almost any breed of
horse that's sensitive to their environment and well conditioned and trained
would do well, I felt the idea of the "American" Mustang providing security
and helping our soldiers would have a lot of appeal to both politicians and
the American public. Certainly, the strong, "go all day" Arab seen in
endurance would be a good candidate (as would many others).

I'm not a regular letter writer - but it only took a minute using these
links to send emails to my reps -
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm and
- http://www.house.gov/writerep/ (I included a link to the article
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2035805&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 as the
other link didn't work for me)

Patti K
Vail AZ

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[RC] [RC] Horses Keep On Giving, Patti Kuvik
Re: [RC] [RC] Horses Keep On Giving, Barbara McCrary