Self-serve Horseshopping?
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MaxiMe
Brown Belt
Or staked out over an ant hill.
Who would leave their horses trailerd for that long with no one around? Big lesson learned I suppose. Hope they get em back and catch the low down 4 flushers.
MaxiMe
Brown Belt
Shootin em is to good for the varmits.
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granfire
Sr. Grandmaster
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Oh how right you were....
http://www.magnoliareporter.com/new...cle_3a81ae5e-202a-11e1-adf3-0019bb2963f4.html
they found four of the 5 horses tied up in the woods with no food. but alive...
the 5th horse had been killed.
seems that the young 'lady' took offense to a romance gone bad and took her anger out on the boy's horse.
Charming girl, charming family....
but this far there are 25k theft on the table, crossing statelines while committing a felony, conspiracy etc....
http://www.magnoliareporter.com/new...cle_3a81ae5e-202a-11e1-adf3-0019bb2963f4.html
they found four of the 5 horses tied up in the woods with no food. but alive...
the 5th horse had been killed.
seems that the young 'lady' took offense to a romance gone bad and took her anger out on the boy's horse.
Charming girl, charming family....
but this far there are 25k theft on the table, crossing statelines while committing a felony, conspiracy etc....
MaxiMe
Brown Belt
But judge she needed killin!
decepticon
Green Belt
I thought this sounded strange. Horses are rarely stolen these days, since the prices are at an all-time low. It appears that this crime was more about a romantic relationship gone bad and retribution rather than mere theft.
However, in my area, most people keep their tack (saddles, etc.) locked up or watched by a nasty tempered guard dog and often chain and bolt trailers to immoveable objects. Most of the barns are at some distance from the farm houses and in the past it was unfortunately common to hear that thieves had cleaned someone out. It became so prevalent that various businesses would hold a "marking day" when customers could bring in their tack and use company equipment (engravers, etc.) to permanently mark identification information on their belongings. We are not talking small potatoes here. A nice show saddle can easily run $3 -5,000.00, grooming eqiupment can reach up around the $1,000 mark, it all costs big bucks and is easily transportable.
From the immortal Heavy Metal, "Hanging's too good for her!"
However, in my area, most people keep their tack (saddles, etc.) locked up or watched by a nasty tempered guard dog and often chain and bolt trailers to immoveable objects. Most of the barns are at some distance from the farm houses and in the past it was unfortunately common to hear that thieves had cleaned someone out. It became so prevalent that various businesses would hold a "marking day" when customers could bring in their tack and use company equipment (engravers, etc.) to permanently mark identification information on their belongings. We are not talking small potatoes here. A nice show saddle can easily run $3 -5,000.00, grooming eqiupment can reach up around the $1,000 mark, it all costs big bucks and is easily transportable.
From the immortal Heavy Metal, "Hanging's too good for her!"
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granfire
Sr. Grandmaster
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Well, in South Florida they have a rash of horse thefts - or the owners find the remains of their horses in the pastures, after the good parts have been cut out...
Depending on where you are at, you can still get a couple hundred bucks for a horse you 'got for free'
But the more becomes known about that person and her family, the more infuriating the situation gets.
Depending on where you are at, you can still get a couple hundred bucks for a horse you 'got for free'
But the more becomes known about that person and her family, the more infuriating the situation gets.
