Potential theft alert - North Staffs

[scheffings]

The yard where I keep my horse has been cased by gypsies and one of our horses had a plait put in it's mane last night - please tell everyone to be extra vigilant. Yard is on edge of Stoke-on-Trent/Staffordshire Moorlands.

Police are taking this seriously and have asked us to make all horse owners in the area are aware as this is not an isolated case.

 

[Tinseltoes]

There is no proof that plaits in a horses mane result in theft. Its a URBAN MYTH
My horse has been stolen and he didnt have any plait in his mane. Hes been gone neally 6 weeks now.

 

[scheffings]

I am so sorry that your horse was stolen, I cannot imagine the heartbreak that you must be going through :-(

I have always been very sceptical about plaits in manes - but I had never seen one before. The one that we found was so small that unless we'd given the mane a thorough brush through, we wouldn't have notice it. It was mid-neck, thin, plaited only half way down and then roughed up so that it might look like a wind knot. It was slightly unnerving to see.

I wondered if it was a hoax, but we did feel that it would be daft not to take precautions. So we have really upped security on the yard and I am so pleased that we have done. Last night a yard that backs on to ours had all it's tack stolen - so there is definitely something going on in the area.

 

[Tinseltoes]

I am so sorry that your horse was stolen, I cannot imagine the heartbreak that you must be going through :-(

I have always been very sceptical about plaits in manes - but I had never seen one before. The one that we found was so small that unless we'd given the mane a thorough brush through, we wouldn't have notice it. It was mid-neck, thin, plaited only half way down and then roughed up so that it might look like a wind knot. It was slightly unnerving to see.

I wondered if it was a hoax, but we did feel that it would be daft not to take precautions. So we have really upped security on the yard and I am so pleased that we have done. Last night a yard that backs on to ours had all it's tack stolen - so there is definitely something going on in the area.

Wow I wouldnt leave my tack there.Take it home.

 

[mightymammoth]

are you in Biddulph/endon? I heard about this whats the latest?