Horse legs found in park

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Anyone read this article?

How bizarre is that? Apparently, legs, a recently shod hoof and an empty sack of speedibeet was found in a public park.

Illicit butchering for meat maybe?
 
Just read that and it made my skin go cold over and goose bumps. What sick individual could do such a thing *karma coming your way mate(s)*
 
One report said that there were also some new shoes loose so possibly someone practising farriery. It's not difficult to get horse legs for dissection or farriery from a slaughter house.
 
My guess is that there will be a farrier with apprentices somewhere nearby who has very recently reported his van stolen. Once the thieves realised what the bags that smelt a bit naff had in them, they dumped them on the recreation ground, which is described as 'an open area' and drove off.

It seems the most likely scenario to me.
 
From Herts Police Rural and Equine page for those not on facebook


**Appeal**

On 8th October Watford Borough Council were alerted to two rubbish bags dumped in Callowland Recreation Ground, Gammons Lane, Watford. On inspection of the bags they were found to contain legs from various horses / ponies, a recently shod horses foot, horse shoes and an empty bag of Speedi Beet.
If anyone has information as to where they may have come from or saw the bags been left at the location, please call 101 and ask to speak to DC 968 Amanda MATTHEWS or contact Environmental Crime Unit at Watford Borough Council
 
They use a sort of clamp to hold the leg in the correct position. Apparently the Kings Troop have a freezer full, so I expect they are common enough.
 
Clodagh said:
They use a sort of clamp to hold the leg in the correct position. Apparently the Kings Troop have a freezer full, so I expect they are common enough.
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Or, knowing how the trimmers train, they will actually peel away at the layers revealing every part of the leg and hoof labelling everything as they go along.

Can you imagine the smell??
 
Interesting. I asked a farrier student in France, if they learn on the hoofs of dead horses and was told it is not allowed. Not hygienic.

Great I thought so you practice on live horses???
 
Hehe someone's in for a shock if they dig in the wrong area at our old house. When dad has clients who's horses have been PTS due to foot related issues he often used to ask for the leg to dissect it, and better understand the root causes. They're all buried in our old back garden :eek:
When he was in training the did use cadaver legs - not sure what they do now.
 
ycbm said:
My guess is that there will be a farrier with apprentices somewhere nearby who has very recently reported his van stolen. Once the thieves realised what the bags that smelt a bit naff had in them, they dumped them on the recreation ground, which is described as 'an open area' and drove off.

It seems the most likely scenario to me.
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That would be my guess too.
 
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