FAVORITE
FAVORITE WINES TO ENJOY OUTSIDE IN THE SUN. >>> FIRST, THE MAINE ORDINANCE
SAW A MARKET O4@F INCREASE IN T
NUMBER OF HIKERS THAT NEEDED
RESCUING LAST SPRING.
THEY WERE UNPREPARED 4@OR
UNFAMILIAR WATER RAIN AND
NEEDED UP 4@NEEDING ASSISTANCE.
>> WE RELY ON A NUMBER OF
TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP IN
THE SEARCH 4@AND RESCUE MISSION
NOT ALL ARE HUMANS.
>> Reporter: MOST OF 4@US KNOW
HOW USEFUL A DOG WITH BE IN A
SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORT,
TRACKING A PERSON'S SCENT.
DID YOU KNOW THAT HORSES CAN 4@
SOMETHING SIMILAR? 4@
I SAW FIRSTHAND HOW RIDERS ARE
@ TRAINING THEIR HORSES 4@TO FOLL
THEIR NOSE.
>> THIS4@ IS 4@COZACK KODAK AN
DAISY.
>> HE JUST 4@TURNED 16 LAST
WEEKEND.
HE IS 4@A TENNESSEE WALKER.
>> Reporter: ASHLEY NORTH MAN
IS ONE OF TWO 4@RIDERS GETT4@IN
HER HORSE CE4@RTIFIED IN AIR
SCENT DETECTION.
>> HE LOVES THE GAME.
THE GAME 4@ IS WHAT WE CALL IT.
>> Reporter: IT 4@IS FOR THE 4@
MAINE SEARCH AND RESCUE.
>> HE KNOWS WHEN WE PUT HIS
MASK ON, IT IS TIME TO 4@GO TO
WORK.
>> Reporter: THEY USE
DESIGNATED BITS AND MASKS, ALL
INDICATORS TO THE 4@HORSES THAT
THEY'RE NOT JUST GOING ON A
LEISURELY STROLL.
BUT IT IS TIME TO GO TO WORK 4@
AND FOLLOW THEIR NOSE AND FIND
A MISSING 4@PERSON.
>> HE CAN SMELL.
HE CANNOT REWARD HIMSELF WITH
GRASS.
SO THIS STAYS ON TILL HE FINDS
THE PERSON.
AND WE HAVE A BIG PARTY.
HE FIND 4@THE PERSON.
AND THE HIKER COMES OUT OF THE @
WOODS, WE TAKE HIS MASK OFF AND
WE GIVE HIM A 4@COOKIE.
HE'S BEEN IN TRAINING SINCE
2016.
>> Reporter: SHARON AND KODAK
PASSED ONE OF THREE TESTS THAT @
WILL CERTIFICATE CERTIFY THEM
AS AND AIR SCENT TEAM.
>> HE LOVES THE JOB AND HE
NOTICES EVERYTHING AND HE TELLS
YOU ALL ABOUT IT.
>> Reporter: THEY START OFF
WITH QUICK, EASY FINDS.
>> THIS 4@IS GETTING THE 4@HORS
ACCLIMATED TO FOLLOWING A
SCENT.
SO MICHAEL IS WALKING DOWN THE
TRAIL.
HE'S WALKING OFF TO THE SIDE.
AND THE RIDERS HAVE THE HORSE
WALK OWN AND GIVE HIM THE
SEARCH COMMANDS AND THE HORSE
GOES TO THE SUBJECT.
WHEN THEY GO 4@TO THE SUBJECT,
THAT IS WHEN THEY GET A TREAT
AND REWARD.
>> Reporter: THIS IS A FAIRLY
NEW CONCEPT, BUT ONE THAT MAKES
A 4@LOST SENSE.
>> EVEN4@ DOMESTIC INDICATED
HORSES NEED 4@TO RELY ON THEY 4
SMELL TO 4@FIND FIND SAFETY, FO
AND WATER 4@AND TO AVOID
PREDATORS AND GET TO SAF4@ETY.
>> Reporter: AS 4@THE TRAINING
ADVANCES, PEOPLE ARE PLANTED
MORE THAN HALF A MILE IN THE
WOODS OUT OF SIGHT AND SO THE
TRAIL.
>> WE'RE IN SEARCH AREA 21.
>> Reporter: OUT IN 4@THE WOODS
IN SIDNEY, I'M WITH SARAH.
WE'RE HIDING AND THE HORSES
WILL TRY TO 4@PICK UP OUR SCENT
AND FIND US.
>> WATCHING THEM 4@TRAINED TO
FOLLOW A 4@SCENT IS AMAZING.
WATCHING THEM PROGRESS TO GO
FROM 4@FOLLOWING SOMEONE AT CLO
RANGE TO THEN SEARCHING A
LARGER AREA 4@AND FINDING SOMEO
WAS NOT 4@VISIBLE IS AMAZING.
>> Reporter: 4@THIS HORSE IS
READY TO GET TO US.
>> THERE IS AN AMAZING FEELING
WHEN YOU HAVE TO JUST PUT YOUR
REIGNS DOWN AND GRAB A HOLD OF @
THE WITHERS.
>> Reporter: USUALLY RIDER 4@IS
IN CONTROL.
BUT DURING 4@AND AIR SCENT
DETECTION, THE RIDER TRUSTS THE
HORSE 4@TO TAKE AT THE 4@TIME L
>> THEY ARE YOUR PARTNERS.
THEY ARE NOT JUST THE HORSE
UNDER YOU.
>> Reporter: THEY LOOK FOR
TAILS OR 4@SIGNALS THAT THE HOR
IS FOLLOWING A 4@SCENT.
>> HE'LL PICK UP SPEED OR SLOW
DOWN.
>> HE'LL DO THIS, SORT OF
BLOWING WHEN HE PICKS UP 4@A
SCENT.
HE'LL RAISE HIS HEAD OR LOWER
IT.
BUT IT WILL 4@NOT BE WHERE IT
WAS.
>> HE HAS A MIND OF HIS OWN AND
HE WILL GO THROUGH EVERYTHING 4@
IF HE HA4@S A HOT SCENTED.
>> Reporter: ASHLEY AND SHARON
AND THEIR HORSES HAVE HELPED 4@
A NUMBER OF SEARCHES OVER THE
YEARS.
>> IT IS NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU 4@
FIND.
IT IS EQUALLY ABOUT WHAT 4@YOU @
DON'T FIND.
IT HELPED THE WARDENS KNOW THE
PERSON 4@IS NOT HERE.
LET'S 4@FOCUS ELSEWHERE.
>> Reporter: THERE IS A HIGHER
VANTAGE POINT TO 4@SEE FROM.
>> THEY ARE FAST AND YOU CAN
COVER A LOT OF TERRAIN.
YOU DON'T HAVE 4@TO WATCH WHERE
>> THEY ARE FAST AND YOU CAN COVER A LOT OF TERRAIN. YOU DON'T HAVE 4@TO WATCH WHERE@
YOU'RE STEPPING BECAUSE THE
HORSE IS MUCH WATCHING TOO.
THE FORCE WILL GIVE YOU SIGNALS
YOU'RE STEPPING BECAUSE THE HORSE IS MUCH WATCHING TOO. THE FORCE WILL GIVE YOU SIGNALS@
THAT YOU CAN FOLLOW UP ON.
>> Reporter: THE WORK THEY'RE
DOING 4@IS GROUNDBREAKING.
>> WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON 4@A
CERTIFICATION STANDARD.
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE IT THAT 4@
WE'RE AWARE OF IT REGIONALLY OR
NATIONALLY.
WE'RE NOT SURE IF THERE IS
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD THAT WILL
CERTIFICATE A TEAM. 4@
>> Reporter: IT IS A LOT OF
WORK AND TIME AND MONEY.
THE RIDERS DO IT BECAUSE THEY
WANT TO GIVE 4@BACK.
>> I ENJOY TRYING TO GIVE BACK
TO THE COMMUNITY AND USING MY
HORSE TO 4@DO THAT.
>> I WANTED A WAY TO ENJOY MY
HORSE HAS AND GIVE BACK TO THE
COMMUNITY.
>> WHEN YOU GET YOUR HORSE ON 4@
THE SCENT AND THEY 4@ARE CHASIN
THE SCENT, THERE IS 4@NOTHING
LIKE IT YOU'RE JUST 4@THERE FOR
THE RIDE.
>> BY THE END OF JUNE, BOTH 4@4@
ASHLEY AND YUKON AND SHARON AND
KODAK HOPE TO BE THE FIRST
MOUNTED AIR SCENT TEAMS 4@
CERTIFIED BY ANY REGIONAL
ORGANIZATION IN THE ENTIRE U.S.
THAT IS QUITE AN
ACCOMPLISHMENT.
>> IS IT REMARKABLE.
WHEN BETH TOLD ME ABOUT THE
STORY, I NEVER HEARD