TheHorse.com logo
Sign In or Create a Login
for access to 15,300+ articles
News and veterinarian-approved articles on
equine health care from The Horse magazine.



Go to Article #:
 
Adoptable Horse
Sponsored By Exclusively Equine


Get a DVM
Article Library

Please Note: We have put articles into topic categories only when they are focused on those topics, not just if they mention the topic once. If you are having trouble finding something, please use the search box above.

Skip Navigation LinksAll Horse Topics > Emergencies/ Emergency Care > Theft


Articles ( * = TheHorse.com members only )Date Posted
Local Stolen Horse, Suspicious Activity Alerts Coming Soon
Stolen Horse International is working to set up an early warning system so that owners and riders can be contacted with information about possible crimes in their area. The group sometimes receives reports of suspicious activity. This information can be passed on to alert owners of a possible threat. Information about stolen horses, vehicles, equipment, ... Read full story
 11/20/2009
Family that Returned Stolen Horse Gets Replacement
A 7-year-old girl who had to give up her horse when he was identified as stolen has found a new partner in a 16-year-old gelding rescued from slaughter. Indio has joined his new family. Mackenzie Gully's new horse, named Indio, arrived at her home in Ava, Mo., yesterday, thanks to the efforts of a rescuer in Montana and donors ... Read full story
 11/6/2009
Miami Horse Killings: Tips to Keep Your Horses Safe
The number of horses reported butchered for their meat in the Miami area since January rose to 21 on Saturday when trail riders found the remains of a Thoroughbred mare beside a rural road in Miami-Dade County. Police made two arrests in September, but investigations are ongoing. Some of the horses were killed and butchered on their owners' property. ... Read full story
 11/3/2009
Miami Trail Riders Find Butchered Horse
The number of horses apparently butchered for their meat in the Miami area since January rose to 21 on Saturday when trail riders discovered the remains of a Thoroughbred mare alongside a rural road in Miami-Dade County. In September, Miami-Dade police arrested two men in connection with two horse poaching incidents. The remaining cases are still ... Read full story
 11/2/2009
Man Charged in Barrel Horse Theft  *
A Fort Pierre, S.D., man faces multiple charges in connection with the theft of Dually, a champion barrel racing horse allegedly stolen from the Stanley County fairgrounds in July. The horse was competing in the Fort Pierre Rodeo when it was taken from the Stanley County Fair Grounds on July 5. Sheriff's deputies later recovered the horse in a ... Read full story
 9/30/2009
Pony and Miniature Horses Reported Stolen  *
Miniature Horses in California and Alabama, and a pony in New York, have been reported stolen, said an alert from Stolen Horse International, Inc., aka NetPosse.com. In Mendocino County, Calif., two Miniature Horses, a black stallion known as Legs and a black and white pinto mare called Crystal, were allegedly stolen the morning of Sept. 11, around ... Read full story
 9/26/2009
Miami Horse Poaching: Another Arrest Made  *
A second Florida man is in custody in connection with two horse poaching incidents, including the death of horse in Miami Gardens butchered for its meat. Miami-Dade Police arrested Santiago Cabrera, 19, on Monday in connection with a July 26 incident involving a horse discovered dead in a pasture apparently butchered for its meat. He later confessed ... Read full story
 9/22/2009
Arrest Made in Miami Horse Poaching Investigation  *
An arrest has been made in connection with the recent spate of horse killings in the Miami-Dade County area, multiple local media outlets report. Luis Miguel Cordero Police arrested Luis Miguel Cordero, 18, after his neighbor tipped them off that Cordero had contacted him offering $2,000 if he would help Cordero to kill two horses. Police ... Read full story
 9/17/2009
Miami Horse Poaching: Arrest, Criminal Charges Made   *
A Florida man faces multiple criminal charges in connection with two horse poaching incidents including the death of a horse in Miami Gardens butchered for its meat. The horse was discovered in dead and mutilated in its paddock on Sept. 9. The killing was among 20 similar incidents currently under investigation. Since January, the butchered remains ... Read full story
 9/17/2009
Florida Horse Poaching Information Rewards Rise to $20K  *
The reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a series of horse poaching incidents in Florida rose to $20,000 today when Crime Stoppers of Miami-Dade County Inc. increased its reward offer to $15,000. The Humane Society of the United States is also offering a separate $5,000 reward for information critical ... Read full story
 9/15/2009
Tampa Police Investigate Horse Theft  *
Police in Hillsborough County, Fla., are seeking two men and a woman suspected of stealing five horses from a Seffner pasture on Sept. 5. The stolen horses were among eight located in the pasture when the suspects cut a fence, drove a truck and trailer into the pasture, and began rounding-up the horses. A palomino gelding, a Shetland pony, a dark ... Read full story
 9/14/2009
Five Horses Stolen from Florida Pasture   *
Five horses have been reported stolen from their Tampa-area pasture. An eyewitness watched the situation unfold, unaware the animals were being stolen. The thieves pulled up a fence post, cut the fence, and released two horses of their own to help them corral the others that were grazing in the pasture. The thieves then drove through the fence, loaded ... Read full story
 9/13/2009
Miami Gardens Horse Reported Butchered   *
Investigations into a series of horse poaching incidents in Florida expanded again on Wednesday when a horse was discovered dead in the paddock of a Miami Gardens ranch. The incident is the latest among at least 20 similar horse killings in Florida since January. More than 17 unresolved cases remain under investigation by Miami-Dade County police, ... Read full story
 9/10/2009
Stolen Barrel Horse Recovering   *
A champion barrel horse is recovering from injuries sustained when it was allegedly stolen during a rodeo event in South Dakota in July, but its competitive future remains in question, said owner Wendy Halweg. Halweg and her horse Dually were competing in the Fort Pierre Rodeo when the horse was taken from the Stanley County fair grounds on July ... Read full story
 9/2/2009
Horse Poachers Target of Community Watch Project   *
A community campaign might convince poachers that horse owners in Miami-Dade and Broward counties are on the alert to stop them, hopes Judy Paul, mayor of Davie, Fla. At least 17 horses have been stolen and apparently butchered for their meat in Miami-Dade County since January. An additional two horses were found slain in their pasture in nearby ... Read full story
 8/24/2009
Tips to Stop Horse Poachers Offered by Police   *
While their probe into a series of horse poaching incidents continues, the Miami-Dade County Police are asking horse owners to do their part to keep their animals safe. At least 17 horses have been stolen and apparently butchered for their meat in Miami-Dade County since January. Members of several Miami-Dade County Police units and investigators ... Read full story
 8/13/2009
Florida Horse Poaching Tip Reward Rises   *
The reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people responsible for a series of horse poaching incidents in Florida rose to $8,000 on Tuesday when Crime Stoppers of Miami-Dade County Inc. added $3,000 to existing reward funds. Miami-Dade County Police are currently investigating 17 cases involving horses stolen and apparently ... Read full story
 8/12/2009
U.S. Thoroughbred Stallion Reported Butchered in Peru  *
Drilling for Oil, a U.S. Thoroughbred graded stakes winner who was sent to Peru in July for stallion duty, was found dead after being butchered for his meat, according to the Turf Diario. The stallion was reportedly stolen from Hamide Stable Aug. 6 after thieves set other horses free to distract security personnel. His carcass was found three kilometers ... Read full story
 8/11/2009
Florida Horse Killing Investigation Expands Again   *
The investigation into a series of Florida horse poaching incidents expanded again Sunday when another horse was found dead in its pasture, apparently slaughtered for its meat. A caretaker discovered the horse's carcass in a pasture near its stable. Flesh was missing from its chest and one of its back legs, a Miami-Dade County Police report noted. ... Read full story
 7/28/2009
Barrel Horse Theft Investigations Continue   *
Charges connected to the alleged theft and abuse of a barrel horse remain pending until prosecutors can verify facts surrounding the case. The horse was competing in the Fort Pierre Rodeo when it was taken from the Stanley County Fair Grounds on July 5. Sheriff's deputies later recovered the horse in a corral elsewhere in Fort Pierre. State's Attorney ... Read full story
 7/20/2009
Horse Poaching: Miami-Dade Police Investigate New Report  *
Law enforcement authorities in Florida are investigating the death of another horse apparently butchered for its meat. Miami-Dade County Police discovered the horse's carcass July 19 after an anonymous tipster reported it lying near a roadway. The flesh from the horse's sides had been removed and its neck was mutilated. The incident is the latest ... Read full story
 7/20/2009
Barrel Horse Theft: Arrest Likely, Sheriff Says   *
Arrests in connection with the theft and abuse of a barrel horse in South Dakota could take place this week according to Stanley County law enforcement authorities. The horse was competing in the Fort Pierre Rodeo when it was taken from the Stanley County Fair Grounds on July 5. Stanley County Sheriff Brad Rathbun said deputies found the horse ... Read full story
 7/9/2009
Horse Reported Stolen from Ohio Fairgrounds   *
A sorrel Quarter Horse gelding named Doc Rancher (barn name Lucky), has been reported as stolen June 20 between 2:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. from his stall at the Champagne County Fairgrounds in Urbana, Ohio. Owned since February 2008 by Amanda Werling, 18, of Casstown, Ohio, Lucky stands 14.2 hands tall and has a white blaze, two hind white socks, and is ... Read full story
 6/24/2009
Florida Horse Poaching Continues   *
Police in Miramar, Fla., are searching for poachers responsible for killing two Paso Fino horses for their meat. The horses' butchered carcasses were discovered in their pasture on May 6 when their owner arrived to feed them. The case is the latest in a series of similar incidents in Florida. In cases spanning back to 2007, the butchered remains ... Read full story
 5/14/2009
Florida Poachers Target Horses  *
On Feb. 27 Ivonne Rodriguez's Paint horse, Geronimo, went missing from his Miami, Fla., pasture. Rodriguez immediately filed a police report and canvassed the neighborhood for information about her horse. Six days later, Miami-Dade County police discovered Geronimo's remains in a field across the street from Rodriguez's farm. "He was tied to a palm ... Read full story
 3/31/2009
Missing Jumper Located  *
Good Guinness, the Grand Prix jumper reported missing, has been found, trainer Patrick Seaton confirmed the evening of March 12. The horse was allegedly found at Resolution Farm in Long Valley, N.J., showing in Junior/AO jumper classes under the name Kanye. Show results from the Gulf Coast Winter Classic list a horse named Kanye as owned by McLain ... Read full story
 3/13/2009
'Imposter' Horse Identified in Missing Jumper Case   *
A horse that was purported to be missing Irish Sport Horse Good Guinness has been identified as a horse named Con Air. This horse was imported from Holland in 2004, according to New Jersey trainer Frank Madden, who received Con Air in place of Good Guinness last September. "That's all we know at this point," said Madden said. California-based trainer ... Read full story
 3/12/2009
Jumper Reported Missing After Cross-Country Haul   *
Grand Prix jumper Good Guinness has been reported missing after his California-based trainer, Patrick Seaton, shipped him to New York to try to sell him on the East Coast. Jumper Good Guinness went missing and was replaced by an imposter, according to trainer Patrick Seaton. According to Seaton, the horse disappeared at some point between Sept. ... Read full story
 3/11/2009
Kansas Trainer Vows Court Fight Over Relocated Horses   *
Kansas horse trainer Tammy Blase vowed to challenge landlord Scott Becker and his family in court on grounds that he violated their lease agreement by ordering the Nov. 4 removal of 59 horses from Mount Bethel Farm in Meriden, Kan., without first notifying her in writing. Blase reported the horses stolen after a client disclosed that the horses were ... Read full story
 11/10/2008
Horses Grab Headlines in Kansas Financial Dispute   *
A group of 59 horses became the subject of a Jackson County, Kan., police investigation this week after they were reported stolen, then recovered, and then revealed to be collateral in a financial dispute between a Meriden, Kan., farm owner and the woman who leases his property for horse boarding. Tammy Blase of Topeka leases Mount Bethel Farm from ... Read full story
 11/7/2008
Reward Offered for Information in California Horse Shooting Case   *
Michael and Marianne Rountree, the owners of a pair of tobiano Paint horses found shot and killed in their pasture, are offering a $20,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the capture of the horses' assailant. The couple discovered their horses, Lucky and Choctaw, dead in the pasture at their ranch on Collier Canyon Road in Livermore, Calif., ... Read full story
 11/3/2008
Stolen Horse Group Marks 10 Years of Theft Education, Prevention  *
"The Year of the Stolen Horse," an event organized by Stolen Horse International Inc., commemorates a decade of fighting horse theft and is designed to bring expanded theft prevention and recovery services to the horse industry. Stolen Horse International provides education and resources for horse owners worldwide. It was created in 1998 after founder ... Read full story
 9/8/2008
Paint Horse Reported Stolen in Illinois  *
Stolen Horse International is asking horse owners to help locate Maximum Reflections, a 12-year-old Paint gelding who was taken from his pasture in Flat Rock, Ill., on Aug. 23. Keith Caughren, stepfather of Max's 13-year-old owner, Kaitlynn, reported to the sheriff's office that a portion of Max's fence along the roadway of Highway 1150 East was ... Read full story
 8/28/2008
Lost Competitive Trail Horse Located by Luck  *
A 21-year-old chestnut Morgan mare was found after being missing for over 40 hours in the Blueridge Wildlife Management Area of the 65,000 Chattahoochee National Forest. Top: Wildflower in competition. Bottom: The escapee's return to camp after her night in the wild. Owner Martha Findley of Seymour, Tenn., had taken Wildflower to compete in ... Read full story
 8/16/2008
Weekend Search for Lost Horse Unsuccessful   *
Charlz, the 17-year-old Arabian horse that became separated from his rider on May 25, continued to elude searchers this weekend. Eight mounted volunteers from a local stable combed the Freetown Massachusetts State Forest on Sunday. Although no one spotted the horse, they did find evidence that he might still be roaming the 5,400-acre forest. ... Read full story
 7/14/2008
Stallion Reported Stolen is Focus of Ownership Dispute  *
Capone 1, the Holsteiner show jumping stallion reported as stolen in Washington State, is the focal point of a civil lawsuit concerning his ownership, according to attorneys representing both sides of the dispute. According to terms of a lawsuit posted on its Web site, exitpointstallions.com, syndicate Exitpoint Stallions Limiteé claims to be the ... Read full story
 7/14/2008
Stolen Stallion Update: Capone Still Not Home   *
It's been a long and frustrating six weeks for horse trainer Douglas Spink and the syndicate who own show-jumping stallion Capone 1. The stallion was allegedly stolen from his stable in Bellingham, Wash., on May 16. While Spink says the horse has been located and that one of the horse's former managers admitted to law enforcement officials that she ... Read full story
 6/25/2008
Industry Debates Animal Identification System's Impact on Horses  *
Despite considerable opposition from groups who say the program is unworkable or an invasion of privacy, the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is making inexorable inroads into the lives of horse owners. Jim Morehead, DVM, president of the Equine Species Working Group (ESWG), an independent body composed of representatives from over 30 ... Read full story
 6/14/2008
Developments in the Case of Missing Holsteiner Stallion   *
The case of missing show jumping stallion Capone 1 continues to fascinate, with the latest wrinkle being the admission by one of the stallion's former handlers that she took the horse from his stable. Corinne Super of Chilliwack, British Columbia, admitted to law enforcement that she took Capone from his stable on May 19, according to Douglas Spink, ... Read full story
 5/29/2008
Show Jumping Stallion Capone 1 Reported Missing   *
The story of a multimillion-dollar show jumping stallion allegedly stolen from his stall has horse enthusiasts and conspiracy theorists scratching their heads. Capone 1, a 12-year-old Holsteiner stallion owned by the investment syndicate Exitpoint Stallions, vanished from his Custer, Wash., barn on Friday, May 16. The theft was reported by his trainer, ... Read full story
 5/23/2008
Tracking Sold Horses: Lucky Rescue of Little Cliff   *
During a visit to a known direct-to-slaughter holding pen in New Holland, Pa., Christy Sheidy, co-founder of equine rescue Another Chance 4 Horses, purchased a bay gelding. Thanks to a tattoo on his lip, Sheidy was able to identify the horse as Little Cliff, a Thoroughbred once owned by trainer Nick Zito. Sheidy also discovered a sticker affixed to ... Read full story
 5/10/2008
False Giveaway Ads a Cover for Saddle Theft  *
It wasn't a hoax or revenge that cost a Southern Oregon man many of his belongings when people responded to a Craigslist posting and nearly emptied his rural home, officers say: It was a pair of thieves covering their tracks. Jackson County sheriff's deputies arrested a Medford, Ore., couple Monday and said the two stole horse saddles and other items ... Read full story
 4/2/2008
Two Colorado Quarter Horses Reported Stolen  *
Stolen Horse International reported today (April 18) that two Quarter Horses were stolen from Meeker, Colo. on Saturday, April 15. The horses were kept at a ranch on Highway 64, west of Meeker, and the theft was reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Department at 8 a.m. on April 16. Yolo Chief, also known as "Red," is a 14-year-old, 15-16-hand ... Read full story
 4/18/2006
Texas Rangers Help Locate Stolen Horses Nationwide   *
The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) launched its nationwide Horse Identification Program (HIP) and web site this past January. HIP, a voluntary-enrollment service designed to help retrieve stolen horses throughout the United States, draws from the extensive animal recovery experience of the TSCRA and its rangers in Texas and ... Read full story
 3/3/2005
Your Horse is Missing--What Now?  *
When our horse Idaho was stolen in September 1997, I turned to the Internet for help. I was unable to find any resources to help us in our search, so I started gathering e-mail addresses and web sites to contact about Idaho. Unknowingly this work started building a network of people willing to assist in the search for stolen horses; that network is ... Read full story
 1/9/2004
What Can We Do To Feel Safe?   *
It's dark out. You can't see, but you know the drill. You're used to it because it's always dark at 5:00 a.m. when you feed the horses. Yet, something is different about this morning. Maybe it's the sound of a gate left unlatched clanging against the post that gives you the chills before you even know what the sound is. The barn door is open. Why is ... Read full story
 8/10/2003
Thieves Steal College Tack; Donations Needed  *
Asbury College in Wilmore, Ky., was cleaned out of horse tack on Friday, June 6. In all, 18 saddles (English and Western) were stolen, plus all the leather halters, lead ropes, and bridles. The small college has a variety of summer riding camps for kids, and while the staff has been able to borrow enough tack to hold classes, they are in need of donations ... Read full story
 6/11/2003
Horse Theft and Identification  *
(Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from the Horse Theft Prevention Handbook, which can now be purchased from www.ExclusivelyEquine.com at a 75% discount.) Horse theft is a reality. Regardless of breed or discipline, it can happen to you. Anyone who has ever had a horse stolen can relate to the emotional and financial strain involved in the search. ... Read full story
 1/1/2003
TRPB Part of Horse ID Seminar  *
One of the identification agencies that will be presenting information at the National Equine Identification Symposium in Chicago, Ill., July 28-Aug. 1, is the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau (TRPB). The TRPB is a national investigative agency formed in 1946. One of its functions is the lip-tattooing of Thoroughbreds for the purpose of racetrack ... Read full story
 7/11/2002
Equine Identification: Are you Prepared for an Emergency?  *
If all of the horses in your area had to be evacuated due to a natural disaster, and were put into one huge corral, would you be able to pick out your horse? “Of course!” you might say, because like most horse owners you are extremely familiar with your animal’s markings, build, and temperament, and would know the horse anywhere. But the reality is ... Read full story
 7/3/2002
Stolen Horse Hotline  *
Anyone who has lost a horse or had a horse stolen knows that trying to find the animal can be very frustrating. It is very difficult for law enforcement officials to search for these horses--many times because of a lack of resources or manpower, and the tendency to treat horse theft as a civil matter. However, there are other options for the owners ... Read full story
 5/30/2002
Reward Offered To Catch Horse Killers In U.K.  *
The British Horse Society is offering a reward of up to £5,000 for information leading to the conviction of those responsible for arson attacks on horses in Hampshire and Bromley, Kent last week, and a vicious attack on another horse in Abbey Wood, East London. In the Hampshire incident, a four year old, Connor Duke, belonging to Mrs. Joyce Barrington, ... Read full story
 12/2/1999
Theft and Horse Identification  *
Horse theft is a reality. Regardless of breed or discipline, it can happen to you. Mary Beth Jacobs learned that painful lesson the morning of Sept. 29, 1997, when she arrived at Lone Star Stables in Ft. Worth. Lucky Lady, her bay Quarter Horse, had lived there for the past 10 years. Now the mare was gone, stolen by a thief before the morning light. Also ... Read full story
 10/1/1999
Horse Deaths; Horse Thefts  *
We’ve had two cases of colic at our barn in the last week. Why? Is it the weather? Is the pasture too dry? Is there too much/too little grass? Was there something different growing/blooming/going to seed? Are the horses not drinking enough? Should the salt blocks be changed? Was the moon in the wrong phase the week before summer started the same day ... Read full story
 8/1/1999




AAEP Media Partner AAEVT Partner WEVA
Seek the advice of a qualified veterinarian before proceeding with any diagnosis, treatment, or therapy.

Facebook | Twitter | RSS | Site Map | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2009 BLOOD-HORSE PUBLICATIONS. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without written permission of BLOOD-HORSE PUBLICATIONS is prohibited. THE HORSE, THE HORSE logo, THEHORSE.COM and THEHORSE.COM logo are trademarks of BLOOD-HORSE PUBLICATIONS.