Keep your horses from being stolen, your pastures safe

[lupinfarm]

I do think that it was right to reference the poster on BYC for this post. Its the same idea, what precautions can you take to make sure your equine friend is protected when leasing? Approved boarding facilities and having private facilities approved before your horse leaves your property. A solid lease contract, ect.

I'm thinking about leasing out Mylie this fall or next fall (or part boarding if I bring her to the city with me in my 2nd year) and I will have a list of pre-approved boarding facilities where I know my horse will be well taken care of by experts.

 

[patandchickens]

As I said in my previous post, I entirely agree this is a good topic to discuss.

All I'm saying is that NOTHING being discussed on this thread (prior to my post anyhow) would have done any good whatsoever in RoPo's case. Not locking gates, not having barn surveillance, not tattooing or microchipping, none of it.

Keeping a horse from being stolen once you have voluntarily let it off the property in someone else's custody is a much much different kettle o' fish -- and really is pretty much impossible to ensure 100%, you are always going to be dependant to some degree on Faith In The Basic Good Nature Of Your Fellow Man. (e.t.a. - boarding at a trusted facility is no guarantee, although obviously it is a bit safer than having the horse go off somewhere else. Likewise 'a well written contract', 'having known the person for a while', 'having the horse chipped', etc etc)

Pat

 

[ducks4you]

Agreed.