jholtom
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THEY HAVE BEEN FOUND OMG HOW HAPPY ARE WE...OWNER JUST LOADED AND ON WAY HOME WITH THEM AS WE SPEAK, I WILL LET YOU KNOW MORE TOMORROW XXXXX THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP XXX
Horses poss stolen - Bampton, OX18
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The_snoopster
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Thats great news well done.
pixi
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brilllllll
the watcher
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Really good news
jholtom
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they are very confused but well, they where found near minehead but the police have not said who tipped them off yet
the watcher
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Probably better then not to say too much more here in case there is any chance of a prosecution. The main thing is that they are home safe and well.
Freezemarking is the next priority!
Freezemarking is the next priority!
sandr
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Thats great news, really pleased for you
_HP_
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Fantastic news
maxweg
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I heard today the ponies were found in somerset
is this true?
is this true?
maxweg
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Sorry about 2 pages behind everyone!!! night shift yesterday!!
They have been found
really pleased for all concerned, very well done amd best wishes to the owners! from ex Bampton horse owner and resident xxx
They have been found
really pleased for all concerned, very well done amd best wishes to the owners! from ex Bampton horse owner and resident xxx
brighteyes
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Blimey! I added the thingy on my FB having read the really sad posts further up - amazingly, brilliantly fantastic news. Is this something to do with making them too hot to handle via FB and places?
Tinseltoes
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Fantastic news!!!!!
jholtom
Active Member
thanks guys, i think we made them far to hot to handle with the facebook group which had 2717 members, i sent out over 2000 posters and emails.. (knackered now) also all you wonderful people on here who looked out for them
One thing i will mention is this, always take pictures of your horses with a rug on, if you change the colour then take another one , these horses still had their rugs on and the posters we sent out was without rugs !!1
thank you all so much for all your help xxx
One thing i will mention is this, always take pictures of your horses with a rug on, if you change the colour then take another one , these horses still had their rugs on and the posters we sent out was without rugs !!1
thank you all so much for all your help xxx
Rico
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Please all note. The police were not tipped off. The horses
were reported found and descriptions given to Avon and Somerset police at 8.50am Sun 7th Feb 2010.
were reported found and descriptions given to Avon and Somerset police at 8.50am Sun 7th Feb 2010.
Weezy
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Julesh - just to let you know that someone is still handing out posters - my pub, in Alvescot, put up a poster today, I told them to take it down
jholtom
Active Member
Thanks Weezy I will find out who is still doing it..
Rico I don't know where you get your info but the owner texted me when he was loading them around 11pm on the 16th and told me the police had been tipped off that evening and they called him straight away... he then told me the next morning that the police had not told him who tipped them off and was not sure if they would !!!!
Rico I don't know where you get your info but the owner texted me when he was loading them around 11pm on the 16th and told me the police had been tipped off that evening and they called him straight away... he then told me the next morning that the police had not told him who tipped them off and was not sure if they would !!!!
jholtom
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Can i just add I am very confused because the police had a crime number on these horses so if it is true that they was found sunday morning I will ask thames valley police how come they never knew..and i know they never because the police come and see me after that about some 'sightings'
Rico
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Hi Julesh, Thought you would realize I am the person who found them (On Sat a.m. reported Sun a.m.) and looked after them wilst in Somerset. Although nervous at first (to be expected) they soon settled down and were a joy to care for. Little Frankie is quite a character. I take it they got home o.k. do let me know how they are. Yes it would seem the police have some questions to answer as it took them 10 days to match the stolen and found reports, and then only by chance! Any queries about events this end, get back to me. Rico
pixi
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good job you for looking after them shame the police took there time to match up 2 stolen horses and 2 found horses
the watcher
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I do wonder sometimes how people think property is located and identified. Vehicles are easy, they have registration and identification numbers, so do electrical items to some extent. Everything else is a bit hit and miss - there is no national register for unidentifiable property.
The only central point of contact for stolen horses (other than Horsewatch circulations which can be a bit hit and miss) is the stolen horse register which is privately run. Stolen horses should be reported to it immediately and found ones should be checked against it.
If horses are freezemarked then this gives a further line of enquiry through the data bases of Farmkey and Freezemark, and positive identification.
Other than using a forum like this one, there really is no other way of matching equines to their owners in the event of straying or loss, once they have left the boundaries of the force area from which they disappeared.
This is why I, and many others, keep trying to hammer home the importance of making your equine immediately identifiable with a freezemark - in the case of these ponies, they could have been home 10 days sooner, it would appear.
The only central point of contact for stolen horses (other than Horsewatch circulations which can be a bit hit and miss) is the stolen horse register which is privately run. Stolen horses should be reported to it immediately and found ones should be checked against it.
If horses are freezemarked then this gives a further line of enquiry through the data bases of Farmkey and Freezemark, and positive identification.
Other than using a forum like this one, there really is no other way of matching equines to their owners in the event of straying or loss, once they have left the boundaries of the force area from which they disappeared.
This is why I, and many others, keep trying to hammer home the importance of making your equine immediately identifiable with a freezemark - in the case of these ponies, they could have been home 10 days sooner, it would appear.
jholtom
Active Member
oh well they home now xx