Keep your horses from being stolen, your pastures safe

[()relics]

Let me start by saying,"I've never had any of my animals stolen out of my pasture." I did have my gate opened once by "someone" but nothing was missing...just a little round-up when I got home...But I have heard that people have had cattle and horses stolen in the area....I contribute my "safe pasture" to my ever present donkey Daisy....
If you did decide that you wanted to "steal" one of my horses or maybe a boer goat or two;You then would have to deal with Daisy....Not that she is really that mean but you would have a hard time leaving the pasture without her...you might back your trailer up and rope a horse to lead it into your "get-away trailer" and you would find that you were getting not only the intended horse but also a "rather grouchy" donkey. You see, if anything leaves she must go with, thats just her thing...she goes to the fair with us...to goat shows...on trail rides...because I haven't figured out how to "Not take her" without her tearing the place down while we are gone..
.......Now back to the horse thief...He/she would find that there was no way for him to get the intended horse/goat without the donkey...Push her away and you would find that she bellows loud enough "to wake the dead"...Thats not good for the silent type thief...So they decide to just load the beast and take her too....Another wrong choice...When the trailer door closes if she is not COMPLETELY happy she is going to demolish your trailer which again is rather loud....If some way you manage to get her home I guarentee you will be bringing her back ASAP...She hates to stay the night away from her home.....If you have ever seen a 400# jenny when she is angry, then you know what I'm talking about....
So I guess the donkey method works for me....well so far...She keeps the dogs and coyotes away too......JMO...Get A Donkey...I have 1 for sale.

 

[FarmerChick]

I've got a sign on my drive reading:

"If you can read this, you're in range!"

I love this post!
Same here!

 

[FarmerChick]

any theives wanting your stuff bad enough could get it.

so when times are hard like now in the economy everything is fair game, do what ya gotta to give adequate protection...it is all you can do against someone truly wanting to steal.

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

Luckily our barn and animals are at the bottom of a hill behind our house, so you can't see them unless the horses are in the upper field by the road. We've never had a problem, except for a few times when a neighbor threw rotten veggies into the pasture. There was a supposed palomino paint horse stolen in our area, but the people couldn't prove that they didn't just leave a gate open. I never heard the outcome of that story, but it definitely created a panic in our area.

Its scary to think someone would come and try to steal my horses or other animals, but they'd have a tough time getting past my cattle dog! LOL

 

[SweetDreams]

Where we are, thieves come from out of nowhere.

I hate to say it, but they have taken everything you can imagine.
From the batteries/radiators out of old cars, to the cement statues of forest animals we had in a garden. To say its rural is an understatement, but it doesn't slow people down.

Unfortunately, we don't live on the same property as some of our pasture/barns. So, it makes it look more abandoned, and a very easy target.

The absolute worst? Having the house "paint-balled".

 

[ducks4you]

ADDENDUM:
http://cde.frycomm.com/hitchup/1A4b0454435cdf2312.cde/page/12
How to Keep Your Trailer from being Stolen
1. Personalize your trailer.
2. Invest in security devices. Hitch locks.
3. Insure your trailer.
4. Document your trailer.

 

[Horsiezz]

aahh yes I heard about RoPo's problem back on BYC...I am posting regulary there now. I am Chickiezz on there..also joined her Facebook page.

 

[adoptedbyachicken]

Here ID chips are only $25 extra now if you have your critter sedated for another reason. So it's getting more popular, when your horse is getting a teeth float or being gelded, whatever. I think it should be combined with a noticable brand or tatoo so they know that this horse is microchipped though. Dogs are routinely scanned if found but livestock are not checked at auctions or meat packers.

 

[patandchickens]

I was reading this post on BYC:
Stolen Horse--- Media, Lawyers, Humane Society Won't Help

I agree that it's worth thinking about the possibility of animals being stolen off your property --- but I just want to point out that the thread you're referring to is a COMPLETELY different situation altogether, and nothing being mentioned in *this* thread would have had the slightest effect in that case.

The situation there is that she leased the horse to someone who then wouldn't give it back and in fact 'sold' it to someone else (a relative).

Moral of the story being, don't lease out something you're not willing to potentially lose; and if you are 'on the fence' about it, do a background check on the person and keep close and frequent tabs on the horse.

Just sayin',

Pat

 

[ducks4you]

A lease is NOT a sale. IF the lessee does not make regular payments on time, then the owner takes the property back. Think about car leases, something which I will NEVER do, when someone misses ONE payment or is late, the car company can take the car back. When your lease is over, the property STILL belongs to the lesser, that is, the owner NEVER gives up the right of ownership, i.e., the car company takes back the car that was leased to you.

The horse owner on the thread in reference should have been able to get her property back, which, in HER case was stolen from her. The person to whom she leased her horse has changed the agreement from "lease" to "short sale," decided that he had been buying the horse, had paid enough for it, and wanted to sell what he NOW considers to be his property.

NOT the same, but it begs the question: how to we protect our equine property? Thus, "keep your horses from being stolen, your pastures safe."