Taking on a charity case?

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Hi all!

We're looking in to getting another horse. She's a rescue case, taken from gypsies (am I allowed to say that? its the word the charities use, and they were....) who had abandoned a whole herd of them in a field. Charity removed them, but had problems and long story short they all got in together and a lot of babies were born.

Potential new horse (PNH from now on!) was born at charity centre. Charity had LOTS of issues with the gypsies breaking in, trying to steal the horses back etc etc etc. They've now been moved to a diff part of the country and PNH was born at centre so they probably dont even know she exists - but do you think we should be worrying about taking on a horse that potentially has those security issues?

I don't want her stolen, firstly cos we'd be heartbroken but also cos our other one is very, attractive shall we say, to the travelling sort.

Thoughts?

Hannah x
 
She would most definitely be freezemarked and microchipped, we do it with all the horses (and dogs!) we have.

Fields arent by any big roads, you'd struggle to get a lorry down without being noticed. We have every security measure within reason. Probably just panicking for nothing!!!
 
I have a pony on loan who was taken in by a charity when his owner went to prison (I don't know what his crime was). I've always been worried he would come after his ponies (a second one was taken in by the same charity and also loaned out). I have had him several years now and I always joke I would put anyone off by pinning his vet bills round the stable walls, but it is always at the back of my mind. The charity are supposed to be getting all their ponies "security marked" in some way, but it hasn't happened yet. We have good security at the yard though.
 
Jane, I understand how worrying it is =[ I want to keep her safe, but I want to keep our other two safe as well. xxx
 
I guess what I'm trying to say is it's always a worry but mine has been safe for almost 8 years now, so try not to worry TOO much! (Difficult.) Good luck! XX
 
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