Horse theft in cumbria!

OWLIE185 said:
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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I agree with the above.
 
The holbeck that Hannah was refering to is an area within Barrow In Furness. There have been 3 or 4 thefts of horses in the barrow in furness area in the past week or so that I have been informed about. None have been reported to have been plaited before hand they have simply disappeared over night. Can anyone in the area please be aware and report anything suspicious to the police!!
 
Chestnut-filly said:
The holbeck that Hannah was refering to is an area within Barrow In Furness. There have been 3 or 4 thefts of horses in the barrow in furness area in the past week or so that I have been informed about. None have been reported to have been plaited before hand they have simply disappeared over night. Can anyone in the area please be aware and report anything suspicious to the police!!
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I am a member of Cumbria Horsewatch

Cumbria Police send out messages to warn people if they have information that horses/tack etc have been stolen

I HAVE HAD NO MESSAGES
 
I too am a member of horsewatch and farmwatch, I've not received any text alerts or recorded messages. Makes my blood run cold at the thought of anybodies horse going missing!
 
another good idea is if your horse's legs have white on them socks / snip take pictures of them inside and out its another way of identifying them

i also post code my horses feet well i bought the brands the farrier burns them on last 6 months then do the back ones and soon
 
I have just seen this on a local riding club website-

Last night a coloured (piebald) 2yr old gelding was stolen from Roose, Barrow-in-Furness. he recently had treatment on a hernia and it is still visible now that he has his summer coat. any information please
contact me on
Leatherbarrow1989@gmail.com
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foxeefilly1 said:
I have just seen this on a local riding club website-

Last night a coloured (piebald) 2yr old gelding was stolen from Roose, Barrow-in-Furness. he recently had treatment on a hernia and it is still visible now that he has his summer coat. any information please
contact me on
Leatherbarrow1989@gmail.com
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I have just spoken to owner Kate and this horse is back in its field safe but she is sure he was taken but proved too naughty and was left at the side of the road.
 
I do love the ""iggy"" button on horse and hound we had one on aol.
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make notes of any strange vehicle, don't go up the same time every day take it in turns to do a late night check dont leave expensive stuff around..

When my friends yard was broken into they took loads luckily for her i had her harness but most other stuff went they even came back a few weeks later and took water buckets and cheap head collars they were that desperate
make sure your tack is marked most police will do it for free.yards can club together and buy hoof brands and brand them with post code anything to make it hard
 
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