The Xmas Furry
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Cripes Shady! Too close that is! Sending keep safe hugs xx
What the hell is going on in France?
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Polos Mum
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I'd too seen this a few weeks ago - the geographical spread and different methods in the detailed article said that they thought it was some sort of online dare type thing and the parts (ears etc.) taken as trophies / evidence.
It makes you seriously wonder what the human race has become.
It makes you seriously wonder what the human race has become.
Shady
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Thanks lovely
xxxxxThe authorities are making a big thing about people not going all vigilante but I don't think threats of serious repercussions will stop horse owners here going Rambo if they catch these sick f**kers in the act.
tristar
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start of the hunting season soon, a lot of guns about, might be a deterrent
danda
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Just read that a 50 year old man has been arrested in the haut-rhin
The Xmas Furry
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What news site is this on please?
ycbm
Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
Christ iv'e just found out that one of the attacks where the horses were mutilated but lived was literally just around the corner and up the road from me. Can't believe I didn't know this. My farmer neighbour just dropped a round off and told me. He is in a bit of a state as he has two girls that live in a flat attached to him and they have ponies dotted all over the place around here. They have formed a group which iv'e just joined to share nightly patrols. Awful
God almighty!
You can buy battery alarms that go off if anyone opens the stable door if the arrest doesn't stop this.
Shady
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I found it just now on this one . Just copy and use google translate . Seems he's rather a revolting man anyway so perhaps he is connected to it all but could be he jumped on the band wagon and just attacked a couple locally.
https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/fai...n-suspect-arrete-dans-le-haut-rhin-1599490675
Shady
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Good idea Ycbm. Thanks for that . xxx
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Shady, you can also fix up rape alarms on doors, which run off batteries, easy to fix but make a lot of racket when the pin is pulled!
DirectorFury
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You can also rig up shotgun blanks (as using live ammo is frowned upon!) with a pin on a string so when it’s triggered it makes an ungodly bang and makes the person who set it off think you’re shooting at them - usually sees them scarper quickly. Maybe not the best in the immediate vicinity of the stables though; they work well attached to trip lines at ankle height.
Rasadi
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We are bringing the horses in at night and having cameras fitted, the rape alarms are a good idea as the stables are close to the house not many horse owners in France getting much sleep
PapaverFollis
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Jesus. This makes my blood run cold. Big hugs to all our French HHOs. Stay safe (horses and humans) x
danda
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The man arrested by the police in the Haut-Rhin has just been released, I just heard this on the radio (Europe 1 news).
scruffyponies
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A tip from a traveller friend of mine - he rigged up DIY alarms using party poppers with a bit of petrol in them. String can go to a trip-wire, which is usually enough to scare the bejeezus out of a prowler, apparently.
Keith_Beef
Novice equestrian, accomplished equichetrian
Hmm...
Something like this that scares away a would-be attacker is good... but it could also be rigged up to set off a camera with a flash, that would get a really good picture of the person.
BBP
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Jeeze, how terrifying. I’m quite paranoid anyway due to my work, and I like my gadgets, so I often play with alarms and other things using movement sensors and pressure switches. I change things around so if people are doing reconnaissance before breaking in things aren’t in the same places.
Nasicus
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Could Alarm Mines be of any use? They're relatively cheap, and use 12g shotgun blanks, so they make a hell of a noise when triggered.
SatansLittleHelper
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This is terrifying ???
Big hugs to our HHO members in France, I hope you all stay safe as well as your horses xxxxx
Big hugs to our HHO members in France, I hope you all stay safe as well as your horses xxxxx
onlytheponely
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This is the reality of what is happening over here in France. It's awful and leaving many horse owners feeling sick with worry.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutilations_d'équidés_en_France
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutilations_d'équidés_en_France
scruffyponies
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The number of reports where the assailant has used a twitch. That is some very specialised knowlege - how many horse owners even know how to use one effectively?
Shady
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I'd honestly just assumed they were using a twitch as I couldn't see any other way to keep a horse calm enough. I have to say I know quite a few people who use them and I can use one properly myself. There are loads of youtube vids to show you and actually it's sadly not that difficult to learn . I shouldn't think they care how much pressure or damage they are doing