Horse theft in cumbria!

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I recived a phone call no longer than an hour ago telling me that there have been horses stolen from holbeck last night, they are using two big van's and plaiting the mains of the horses they are going to be taking next. Please please please let the cumbrian police know if you have noticed anything suspicious happening around your yard, and please keep an eye on your horse if they suddenly have a plaited main over night.

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Hannah
 
I live in cumbria and have just received a text from a friend saying two vans are going round cumbria stealing horses. One van is white and the other is purple. Apparently the local police have just been to her farm yard warning her. Doesn't sound like a hoax to me, but I'll check with my local community officer.

More bloody worry!!!!
 
I'd be wary of believing ANYTHING from someone who doesn't know that that bit of fur on a horse's neck is actually called its MANE, not main. See, they don't teach spelling, grammar or clearly, geography in schools any more. Anyway, if the horse's manes were plaited, how did they know, since they'd already been pinched (apparently).
 
Well I find it VERY VERY HARD to believe thieves would BE SO STUPID to LEAVE traces ie marks that the horses are to be stolen,especially with all the warning of such.I dont think for one minute a thieve is that stupid to warn you and say hey your horse is next to be taken.COMMON SENSE WILL TELL YOU THAT!! Scare mongering YET AGAIN!!!!!
Happens every year!
Could well be that horses are being taken but I doubt if the thieves would plait them first-the owners would notice them.I certainlt would,cause I care about mine!!
 
No horse Watch alerts, and if you are going to post and expect to be believed

1. check your geopgraphy
2. Dont be a first time poster and join just to start the hoax
3. Always use the crime reference number

Now we are going to be inundated with hoax vans again!
 
I agree it all sounds a little unbelievable but it still doesn't explain why the police visited my friends farm yard yesterday to warn of horse thefts locally. That bit is legit!
 
I was sitting tight on this one--it sounded a bit iffy!
There are 2 Holbecks mentioned in Cumbria miles apart Windermere and Barrow in Furness, anyone posting a real warning would have listed the nearest town

As MHOL until we get a proper report this is classed as a hoax in my book
 
I dont know what to think now. Why would Hannah post a ficticious post in the first place? Her spelling does not make her a Troll, my spelling is dreadful.
 
bonny said:
Because some people are paranoid ?
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What do you think some people are paranoid about?

Have always wondered who benefits from these perhaps 'hoax' warnings and where they are generated from (the hoax ones, not the genuine ones of course.)
 
pastie2 said:
But WHY sharon, why would someone post such a thing. For what pupose?
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I just dont think thieves are so stupid to plait manes before stealing.My friend had her horse taken and they just took him from the field, out of the blue.She did get him back eventually.

These posts seem very common,esp about the plaits.
 
sharon1959 said:
Well I find it VERY VERY HARD to believe thieves would BE SO STUPID to LEAVE traces ie marks that the horses are to be stolen,especially with all the warning of such.I dont think for one minute a thieve is that stupid to warn you and say hey your horse is next to be taken.COMMON SENSE WILL TELL YOU THAT!! Scare mongering YET AGAIN!!!!!
Happens every year!
Could well be that horses are being taken but I doubt if the thieves would plait them first-the owners would notice them.I certainlt would,cause I care about mine!!
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apparently they've got people picking to order so when the thieves go to get them they no which horse to take ??
 
Alexismyhorse... well done you have just told the whole forum exactly where your horses are!! I'd think twice before putting that kind of info on here - you never know who might be reading it.

And have people really forgotten the hundreds of van and mane plaiting hoaxe emails from last year? Really? Siiiigh.
 
Hedgewitch13 said:
Alexismyhorse... well done you have just told the whole forum exactly where your horses are!! I'd think twice before putting that kind of info on here - you never know who might be reading it.

And have people really forgotten the hundreds of van and mane plaiting hoaxe emails from last year? Really? Siiiigh.
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I Totally agree with you on this. You shouldnt put details like that.I edited mine after making same mistake.

You could report and they will take it off.
 
there is some info on the cumbria police website;

12 July 2010:

During the weekend 9th-11th July, two suspicious incidents occurred at Burgh by Sands and Dalston where horse owners report that their animals appear to have been targeted by thieves. A horse was moved from its field at Burgh and was recovered by its owers in a nearby field. At Dalston, a pony was found with a plait in its mane by the owner. This is believed to be a marking tactic used by thieves targeting animals to steal.

Please be vigilant to this type of activity and report suspicious persons and vehicles to Cumbria

http://www.cumbria.police.uk/advice-and-information/crime-prevention/horse-watch
 
I hope this isn't a bad case of chinese whispers. There were similar rumours in central scotland a couple of years ago. It spiralled out of control with rumours about tails being cut off and blood being taken for something to do with the summer solstice. All from one or two horses with mystery injuries
 
There is absolutely no evidence to demonstrate that plats found on horses has anything to do with horse theft. Horsewatch has been collecting evidence for a couple of years.

Please ensure that your horses are freezemarked on their shoulders and also micro-chipped so that in the event of them escaping or being stolen that they and the owner can be easily identified. Freezemarks can be read by anyone so a horse can be easily identified. Also take photos of your horses from front back and both sides and keep them in a safe place again these can be circulated if your horse escapes or is stolen.
 
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