what do you think happened to Shergar?

[PinkFairy]

i'm just reading up on racing legends such as arkle and best mate (that always makes me feel sad

) and i remembered a TV documentary i watched about the kidnapping of shergar when he was 5 years old, in 1983 and wondered if anyone had any idea what might have happened to him? I've read that many many people have seen him but no trace of him has been found which is strange.. then the kidnappers demanded £5million then they disappeared never to be heard of again!

 

[jacks_mum]

there's a stuffed horse in Arundel Castle - I always said that was him!

 

[AmyMay]

Poor old boy was probably dead within 24 hourse of being horsenapped.

 

[PinkFairy]

I also thought he would have been killed, but surely kidnapping one of the most valuable stallions in the world would hold a rather glossy price tag which sounds better than a bullet?

 

[Rambo]

Pedigree Chum, Whiskers....take your pick

I doubt he survived long tbh....

 

[SillyMare]

Dead very soon after kidnap I would imagine - a 5 year old racing fit stallion would not have been the easiest hostage.

So sad. Hope he didn't suffer during his kidnap and whatever happened after that.

 

[PinkFairy]

SillyMare, i second that. Whatever happened i hope there was no suffering. Its a shame we lose our best horses to the idiocy of society who favour money more than a soul

 

[Rambo]

I maybe completely wrong, but didn't an 'ear' get posted to someone, claiming that it was his

Not sure if it was ever proven that it was....or even if I dreamt that all up tbh

 

[PinkFairy]

teehee rambo!! I also read they sent semen to the owners etc but it proved inconclusive.. His owners apparently still hold out hope he is alive

 

[vicijp]

Local rumour has it that he is buried in a field up the road - some old local boy said he saw him shot. Something to do with the local gangster.

 

[Nailed]

it was thought that he became difficult to handle.. i wonder why!?! and then they shot him.. but nothing iwll ever be proven lol.
lou x

 

[KarenX]

Its too sad to think about. I just hope he didnt suffer.

 

[Rambo]

There's (unsurprisingly) loads of articles available on the net to do with this, but they do all seem to agree that he was shot very shortly after being kidnapped as he became difficult to handle. The reports all seem to come from the same IRA source(s) too.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/9/newsid_2538000/2538595.stm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Northern_Ireland/Story/0,2763,1168442,00.html

 

[rema]

I dont know but there is a milk float doing 30 miles per hour around Ireland.No seriously i think he is long gone.I watched a documentary about what happened to him and they showed a skull with two bullet holes in it.They "claimed" it was Shergars but they dident have a concrete proof that it was!!.

 

[SillyMare]

Surely if they have a skull and they know how he is bred (which they do) they could just use DNA to confirm it was his?

 

[GinaB]

This is the one supposedly the IRA kidnapped? Dead within hours and just like the others those b*stards kill, no trace will be found

 

[Rambo]

It was proven that the skull was NOT that of Shergar...it was too young. Besides, think about it, how many horses are shot by a bullet / bolt to the head.....hundreds every year

 

[Loupride]

No remains were ever found of him

And because of this fact apparently some of the owners were never allowed to claim insurance because there was no proof of death.

He was shot shortly after the kidnapping because he was too hard to handle.

 

[Nic]

I thought that skull was found to be shire or another heavy breed?

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

I remember the coverage at the time, it was believed to be a money making venture by the IRA to fund their activities. This was the type of thing they used to do, kidnapping, bank robberies, protection, unions etc. They worked like the mafia. Shergar would never have been returned & it was believed that he was put down within a few days of the kidnap by the kidnappers.

Body has never been reccovered, several nutcases have claimed knowledge over the years but stories have never been verifeid. One of life's mysteries.

 

[filly190]

I would like to think he made it abroad, but seems unlikely. There's a film about his story and todate nobody knows the truth

 

[PinkFairy]

i also think its very sad to think about i hate thinking of what could have been etc. But i just wondered what your views were on this tricky subject! Poor Shergar.

HUGS TO SHERGAR WHEREVER YOU ARE lol ((((((()))))))) Gosh i love that horse teehee!

 

[Fairynuff]

Ive got a bit of him downstairs. My Tom is by Sobrino Grande who was by Great Nephew who was the sire of Shergar. What does that make him, his uncle?
The sheik who owned Shergar refused to pay out which I think was very brave and wise. It put a stop to other kidnapping. Horrible decision to take. Mairi.

 

[PinkFairy]

aw wow mairi! yes its brave but the owners must feel so awful not knowing whats become of him. I cant believe its a known fact the IRS kidnapped him but the police cant just arrest everyone involved lol. TBH i have no idea what the IRS IS or what it DOES, just that its to do with money. Then again, everything in the world these days has a glorius price tag attached which is a real shame, people won't see beyond money and thats why we lost Shergar.

 

[Faithkat]

I thought that one of the kidnappers of Shergar was caught for something else a few years ago and said that the horse had been killed within hours of being kidnapped because he freaked out and they couldn't handle him and that he was buried somewhere in the depths of a wood.

 

[Faithkat]

http://ismaili.net/timeline/2004/20040314ta.html

 

[S_N]

Sallyf on here used to own a bit of him - his son TOUT ENSEMBLE!!

We also have a bit of Shergar in our family, as my sister's horse is by Tout Ensemble!

 

[sallyf]

We were priviliged enough to own one of his sons Tout Ensemble for a number of years , he sadly departed this world in 2002 and is sadly missed.
He has been very influential for us as two of our broodmare band are by him.
Both have the charisma and lovely temperament of there sire.
So the spirit of shergar lives on with us , actually Tout Ensemble is the sire of Tout A'leure very succesful young show horse as well as many other successful competition and race horses.
Some pics of Tout Ensemble below for those interested.

 

[freckles22uk]

is it true that Shergar only sired one foal?

jenny

 

[GTs]

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is it true that Shergar only sired one foal?

jenny

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He only had one season, where he got 42 mares into foal.