Stolen Shetlands Oxon

[Darkly_Dreaming_Dex]

I received this email today:

Please could everybody keep an eye open for some Shetland ponies that were stolen on Saturday evening around 8pm from Horsepath Wheatly Oxon.
They are 4 registered Shetland mares, they were removed out from their stables and taken away through a neighbours field, the local Oxford police are the ones to be contacted with any information.

 

[joeanne]

something to be aware of, the shetland pony sales are on at reading tomorrow (wednesday 15th)

 

[the watcher]

If anybody does see anything suspicious, the Crime reference no to quote is MT3195991/08. This area is covered from Thame police station

 

[wizzi901]

I second that.....hope owners of stolens check out side the rings, in lorries in the car park.

 

[the watcher]

Photos of 3 of them are here

 

[nikki60836]

Have the shetlands been recovered yet?

 

[the watcher]

No

 

[wizzi901]

eewww, Shotover park, thats a lady I think I know who our ponies are related to somehow.....god I hopes she finds them. Am I correct in thinking/reading that these ponies were in stables when stolen? Are there any other pony sales this week? - maybe they have not gone to the obvious Reading?

Hope these little ones are found SOON.

 

[the watcher]

Stow Fair is coming up again, and then Henley in Arden at the beginning of November, I think.

 

[nikki60836]

Stow fair is Oct 24th. The people who own them ought to try and get in touch with David Collings from Hampshire police, he has a team who will be actively searching these venues, looking through their photos of stolen horses and ponies.

Also with any stolen horse or pony it is essential to get their pictures and details as far and wide as possible.
Dont rely on horsewatch or www.stolenhorseregister.com

Get their details in any tack shops, riding schools, livery yards, farriers etc - you wont find them with the theives but you might find them with the people they've been sold on to.

 

[Cuffey]

Wigton Cumbria 18th Oct this Sat
Auctioneers say no horse allowed into premises without valid passport
Still worth contacting them though
http://www.hopesofwigton.co.uk/livestock/livestock.htm

 

[DuckToller]

Did someone post about Cambridge sales being on this Friday? Or would that be too soon.

Like you say, deals often done in lorry parks etc..

 

[Weezy]

Stow fair surely is the 23rd as it is always on a Thursday

 

[Thistle]

Cambridge sales on Friday - Lordsbridge arena, auctioneer John Dyer.

Stolen horses have been sold there before. This is a well documented fact - not libel

 

[nikki60836]

It is very easy for anyone to obtain a passport. Some sales even have their own passport issuing office! I would contact all the sales giving detailed descriptions of the ponies so another identical passport cannot be issued.
When our pony was stolen we contacted every passport issuing office and sent them details and photos to try and stop another passport being issued.
We found most staff at the sales very helpful, some even went out themselves looking.