What happens to stolen horses?

Heavenly Jumper · 12-13-2005, 12:25 PM

Got to thinking...I know, dangerous!

Anyway, why would someone steal a horse? Then, what happens to the stolen ones?

Ureventer · 12-13-2005, 12:27 PM

Typically they get sold to auction for meat.

Varisha · 12-13-2005, 12:40 PM

Yes, like ureventer89 said and some are sold off as riding horses.

www.netposse.com has some of the stories of stolen and lost horses.

Xiphias · 12-13-2005, 12:40 PM

or, if they are good show horses, that don't need registration papers, they might be shipped to another part of the country to be shown...Cathy

cowgurly02 · 12-13-2005, 02:19 PM

Most get sold at auctions and end up at the slaughter pens. People who steal horses usually want a quick buck and want to get the horses out of their hands as quickly as possible. If you're horse gets stolen phone all the horse slaughter houses and give a description of your horse. If it has a micro chip they will scan all the horses fitting the description. Also, the ones up here will keep all those horses aside and let you come look at them to see if any are your horse.

Sandra-A1 · 12-13-2005, 02:45 PM

Some are found and returned to owners.
Some are sold to other people in some other part of the country.
Some even get false registration papers (from a horse whose marking match but is hopelessly unsound or has even died) and are resold.
Some are sold at auction.
Some end up with the meat buyers.

Chester · 12-13-2005, 02:55 PM

I know the answer. People in my town buy them and floats.

A friend of mine bought a thorougbred. He was a lovely horse. Then the police came and said he was stolen. She had bought him from someone in town. He had got it from his uncle. I am not sure how the uncle had come to have him. He had been sold or given because of unpaid training fees. Then the fella who had him originally decided to list him as stolen. He said that he had promised it to his daughter for a hack. Last we heard they were flogging the poor old fella at the race tracks again. He was never a good race horse to start with. We could never work out how this worked because he was given the horse back, she got her money back but the trainer never did.

Another person I know bought a float/trailer. Then it was listed as stolen. The person she bought it from had just forgotten to ever pay the person from whom she had bought it. They worked it out between original owner and final purchaser where the owner got the money.

Life can be very interesting in a country town.

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Heavenly Jumper Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Yokosuka, Japan Posts: 17,065 Images: 1328 Blog Entries: 323	What happens to stolen horses? Got to thinking...I know, dangerous! Anyway, why would someone steal a horse? Then, what happens to the stolen ones? __________________ SUSHI SUSHI nom nom nom Every time I look at my avatar I get HUNGRY!!

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Ureventer Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,413 Images: 8 Blog Entries: 45	Typically they get sold to auction for meat. __________________ ♥Formal Attyre

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Varisha Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mid - USA Posts: 2,402 Images: 132 Blog Entries: 1	Yes, like ureventer89 said and some are sold off as riding horses. www.netposse.com has some of the stories of stolen and lost horses. __________________ Please don't condemn me I chose not this path It was a part of me before my time began This path is not easy, why would I chose to walk it Please don't condemn me I chose not these emotions They are intertwined with my soul I can not but feel love for all of mankind

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Xiphias Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maryland, horse country USA Posts: 18,546 Images: 647 Blog Entries: 29	or, if they are good show horses, that don't need registration papers, they might be shipped to another part of the country to be shown...Cathy __________________ Member COL Club- hand over the Oil of Olay and nobody gets hurt! I was on HGS when we hit 2 & 3 million posts Proud owner of Xiphias 23 yr old ottb and Mikey aka Little Kadittlehopper 5 yr old overgrown mini app.

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cowgurly02 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 10,975 Images: 237 Blog Entries: 450	Most get sold at auctions and end up at the slaughter pens. People who steal horses usually want a quick buck and want to get the horses out of their hands as quickly as possible. If you're horse gets stolen phone all the horse slaughter houses and give a description of your horse. If it has a micro chip they will scan all the horses fitting the description. Also, the ones up here will keep all those horses aside and let you come look at them to see if any are your horse. __________________ When I hear somebody talk about a horse or cow being stupid, I figure its a sure sign that the animal has outfoxed them. ~Tom Dorrance

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Sandra-A1 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 9,170 Images: 257	Some are found and returned to owners. Some are sold to other people in some other part of the country. Some even get false registration papers (from a horse whose marking match but is hopelessly unsound or has even died) and are resold. Some are sold at auction. Some end up with the meat buyers. __________________ "It is our choices Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." ~Dumbledore

12-13-2005, 02:55 PM	#7
Chester Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: inland of the coral sea Posts: 13,479 Images: 869	I know the answer. People in my town buy them and floats. A friend of mine bought a thorougbred. He was a lovely horse. Then the police came and said he was stolen. She had bought him from someone in town. He had got it from his uncle. I am not sure how the uncle had come to have him. He had been sold or given because of unpaid training fees. Then the fella who had him originally decided to list him as stolen. He said that he had promised it to his daughter for a hack. Last we heard they were flogging the poor old fella at the race tracks again. He was never a good race horse to start with. We could never work out how this worked because he was given the horse back, she got her money back but the trainer never did. Another person I know bought a float/trailer. Then it was listed as stolen. The person she bought it from had just forgotten to ever pay the person from whom she had bought it. They worked it out between original owner and final purchaser where the owner got the money. Life can be very interesting in a country town. __________________ Aussie Aussie Aussie OI OI OI Senior Australian Correspondent Is it full moon time again? Did the cereal truck overturn and fruitloops got spilt? Thanks for your time,then you can thank me for mine, after that's said, forget it. Rodriguouz

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