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The Horse Show with Rick Lamb - Debi Metcalfe (what to do if your horse is stolen, how to minimize chances of it happening) Radio Program -- 2/16/02 Listen while you surf the net. Tattoo or Brand My Horse --My daughter has a sorrel gelding. He was fairly expensive, and it was suggested to us that we tattoo or brand him. My daughter does not really want him branded. What other ways of identifying are available? And where can we begin to look for such services? How is Freeze Branding Done? What are the steps? Read all about the process on this page. |
Don't give up The search for Idaho lasted 51 exhausting weeks. Bar Saber and another horse stolen from the World Congress Horse Show in Augusta Georgia were found in a little over 3 months. Charlie, a flashy sorrel gelding was found in two months. Some owners have taken 7 and 10 years to find their horses. If you want to read more: Owners stories and Recovered.. Be prepared to look for a long time. I always felt like I was looking for a needle in a haystack and the haystack kept moving. Continue your search until you can feel you did all you could do and have peace. Otherwise you may have this question, the same one many theft victims have reported wondering about to me, haunting you throughout time. "Could I have done more?" WORK WORK WORK The recovery rate has been low over the years but with new technology, theft education and the kindness of strangers around the world those figures are looking up. Do something each day toward locating your horse. If you are one of those kind strangers...help them pass the word along. Don't bury your head in the sand and look the other way. Some day it may be you. Prosecute Did you know...in some states stealing a horse is a felony. Make sure you keep records of travel expenses, phone bills, printing cost and any other expenditures. You may be able to use these for restitution when you have your day in court. Our family hopes this will never happen to you. There are many who have lost their pets and need your help. What can you do to help the victims? Go to Stolen websites. Open those email that are dropped into your box that may say,, "STOLEN..CAN YOU HELP" It only takes a moment to download a flyer from the net or contact one of the horse owners to offer your support. Words can be very supportive -- more than you know. What do you do with this flyer? -- Post a flyer or two or more if you can. Do you go to horse events? Do you go shopping? You do not have to be a horse owner to help in the search. One horse was located after a flyer was posted in a beauty palor. Our "lucky" horse flyer was posted on the door of a convenient store. One horse was located in 30 hours as a result of an email notice dropped into a box. Email the flyer and infomation to your many friends on the net and ask them to do the same. Keep one with you when you go to horse events. YOU may be the next one who spots the missing horse. Can you imagine the kind of joy that would bring to your life, to the victims life? Such a small act with such a big return... The Net Posse Works The flyer that brought our horse home was posted in a convenient store 50 weeks after Idaho was stolen. She was home a little over a week later. The Net Posse is a group of people who help dispurse information by using the web. Read more about the efforts of the Net Posse. WISHES DO COME TRUE! MIRACLES DO HAPPEN! If you have information pertaining to stolen horses, a website with stolen horses, or a horse related page and would like to be included on this site Send us an email. STOLEN HORSE INTERNATIONAL AND THE NETPOSSE PO BOX 1341 SHELBY, NC 704-484-2165 |
YES! IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU: Be prepared for the worst and hope the never happens. Believe me, ignorance is not bliss. I hope these prevention tips will help you to not be a victim. . |
QUICK FACTS According to one source as many as 55,000 horses are stolen each year Quick action within the first 2 days is critical |
Don't give up The search for Idaho lasted 51 exhausting weeks. Bar Saber and another horse stolen from the World Congress Horse Show in Augusta Georgia were found in a little over 3 months. Charlie, a flashy sorrel gelding was found in two months. Some owners have taken 7 and 10 years to find their horses. If you want to read more: Owners stories and Recovered.. Be prepared to look for a long time. I always felt like I was looking for a needle in a haystack and the haystack kept moving. Continue your search until you can feel you did all you could do and have peace. Otherwise you may have this question, the same one many theft victims have reported wondering about to me, haunting you throughout time. "Could I have done more?" WORK WORK WORK The recovery rate has been low over the years but with new technology, theft education and the kindness of strangers around the world those figures are looking up. Do something each day toward locating your horse. If you are one of those kind strangers...help them pass the word along. Don't bury your head in the sand and look the other way. Some day it may be you. Prosecute Did you know...in some states stealing a horse is a felony. Make sure you keep records of travel expenses, phone bills, printing cost and any other expenditures. You may be able to use these for restitution when you have your day in court. Our family hopes this will never happen to you. There are many who have lost their pets and need your help. What can you do to help the victims? Go to Stolen websites. Open those email that are dropped into your box that may say,, "STOLEN..CAN YOU HELP" It only takes a moment to download a flyer from the net or contact one of the horse owners to offer your support. Words can be very supportive -- more than you know. What do you do with this flyer? -- Post a flyer or two or more if you can. Do you go to horse events? Do you go shopping? You do not have to be a horse owner to help in the search. One horse was located after a flyer was posted in a beauty palor. Our "lucky" horse flyer was posted on the door of a convenient store. One horse was located in 30 hours as a result of an email notice dropped into a box. Email the flyer and infomation to your many friends on the net and ask them to do the same. Keep one with you when you go to horse events. YOU may be the next one who spots the missing horse. Can you imagine the kind of joy that would bring to your life, to the victims life? Such a small act with such a big return... The Net Posse Works The flyer that brought our horse home was posted in a convenient store 50 weeks after Idaho was stolen. She was home a little over a week later. The Net Posse is a group of people who help dispurse information by using the web. Read more about the efforts of the Net Posse. WISHES DO COME TRUE! MIRACLES DO HAPPEN! If you have information pertaining to stolen horses, a website with stolen horses, or a horse related page and would like to be included on this site Send us an email. STOLEN HORSE INTERNATIONAL AND THE NETPOSSE PO BOX 1341 SHELBY, NC 704-484-2165 |
The Horse Show with Rick Lamb - Debi Metcalfe (what to do if your horse is stolen, how to minimize chances of it happening) Radio Program -- 2/16/02 Listen while you surf the net. Tattoo or Brand My Horse --My daughter has a sorrel gelding. He was fairly expensive, and it was suggested to us that we tattoo or brand him. My daughter does not really want him branded. What other ways of identifying are available? And where can we begin to look for such services? How is Freeze Branding Done? What are the steps? Read all about the process on this page. |
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