Introducing Pettler’s Mounted Forensic Operations System
What is MFOS? Mounted Forensic Response System (MFOS)
MFOS is a science based civilian and sworn mounted operational framework that integrates internationally recognized forensic horsemanship, search and rescue standards, forensic science, and forensic psychology into one unified training and deployment model. The system can expand and contract to build new skills into volunteer and mounted police.
The system is designed to develop mission ready horse and rider forensic teams capable of using method to overcome madness operating in difficult terrain, rural environments, wilderness settings, disaster zones, and complex search operations where traditional access may be limited. Unlike traditional mounted search programs that focus primarily on horsemanship or search and rescue, MFOS combines:
NASAR SARTECH II and MST III
ASTM International mounted search and rescue standards
Pettler’s Forensic Horsemanship
Pettler’s Research-Based Forensic Victimology and Lost person behavior
Applied forensic science in the field
Principles of Death Investigation
Scenario based operational training
Measurable competency progression
MFOS trains both the human and the horse to become Forensic Searchers as an operational partnership through a hybrid model of online education, in person instruction, scenario based exercises, environmental exposure, and real world deployment preparation. The goal of MFOS is not simply to teach people how to ride horses in search operations. The goal is to build structured, reliable, scientifically grounded mounted teams capable of supporting real world missions safely, effectively, and professionally.
Core Principle: Two Partners. One Mission.
Human and horse are trained together, evaluated together, and deployed together within a repeatable operational framework built for real world forensic search environments.
