Tack room security?

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After having my tack room cleaned out by thieves recently I am looking to increase the security of my tack room. I have seen the metal tack cabinets but am not sure just how secure they are. I am aware of Smartwater and marking tack but I want to try to stop them actually being able to get into my tack room or if they do manage to get in then have my tack secure so they can't walk off with it. So can anyone offer suggestions to secure my tack room and its contents. We have had CCTV installed but they have been back snooping around and this didn't put them off!!!!
 
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Unfortunately in my opinion, if they want it they'll get it! Get some geese - they can be pretty frightening (and v v noisy!).

Alot of the time, the more advanced security you have the more thieves assume you have valuable stuff to nick. Most do not care about alarms/CCTV etc to be honest either as they know the police are not bothered in the slightest so won't bother following it up. Our stuff has gone missing several times, twice recently from a very secure metal shipping type container with 3 locks on. Doesn't stand up to an acetiline torch though does it!

Even if they know the stuff has ended up in a Gypsy camp(half the time stolen trailers near us are seen at a large permanent gypsy camp) they're too scared to go in!
 
Yard I know has a brick built tack room with a reinforced roof and steel door with three locks. There is an alarm system on the door itself and also beams in front of the tack room and stables that are triggered if someone walks across them - all connected to the house and loud enough for neighbours to hear too.
 
I agree I am sure if they want to get in they will, some horses were stolen near to us recently and the dogs (german shepherds) were beaten badly. It is very depressing hearing so many stories where peoples property has been stolen, it seems that these people see it more as a free shopping spree as they know the police won't do anything about it.
 
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Ditto LadyT - don't get me started- ours was cleaned out last week - security just been increased to the point i can barely get in there, but too late now.

My tack now travels with me....

[/ QUOTE ]mine was cleaned out a few years ago now, my tack stays at home now
 
old yard after one theft reinforced in side of tack room with a sort of metal steel cage.

So when they came back they used a JCB to destroy it and took what they wanted anyway.
 
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Yard I know has a brick built tack room with a reinforced roof and steel door with three locks. There is an alarm system on the door itself and also beams in front of the tack room and stables that are triggered if someone walks across them - all connected to the house and loud enough for neighbours to hear too.

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There was security like that at a yard i used to train on/keep my horse stayed there one night and the alarm went off about 5am nearly gave me a heart attack! Turned out it was a livery going to a show early just hadn't bothered to let us know but have to say it was a very good idea. And the tackroom had metal door and roof walls had metal cage on the inside and it took about 10 mins to undo all the locks!
 
I don't think it matters what security you have. I haven't heard of anything yet which will stop a professional thief. Personally, I think many victims are followed home from shows where tack is on full view to the prospective thief. Best defence is to keep your tack at home. Even if you have Fort Knox at your yard, it only takes one forgetful/distracted livery to not lock up properly/set the alarm or whatever and sods law dictates that is the night you get done over. You can bet your bottom dollar that your insurance will try to wriggle out of paying up (and you have to scrape together the excess) And of course, back come the thieves 6 weeks later to have all the replacement items you have bought.
 
As harsh as it sounds, you only need to make it harder to get into than the one down the road.

Do as much to make it take them longer to get in/ remove stuff.

The sensor alarms are supposed to be good. -They are silent in the tack room, but ring in the house. You have a look/call the police & fingerscrossed they get caught.
-But unless you have the serial numbers or the tack identifiable, it may be tricky to prove that stuff is yours.
 
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