I was just informed of a situation of a stolen horse who was just taken right outside of Roanoke VA. I don't personally know this woman, but she attended my school at one point in time and this is being passed through everyone in the alumni, hoping they will pass it along to others.
From the owner:
"My horse stolen from my farm while I was finishing radiation treatment out of town: Fortune, 16.3 bright bay HolsteinerX with blaze, left hind sock and big, old fashioned, head. Was stolen when a former boarder was moving her two horses and created a diversion to allow a known kill buyer to sneak Fortune through a side door and into the trailer. Please share this with anyone who knows the auction circuits. I fear he may ship directly to slaughter for a few bucks. The local police were little help since I'm out of town but I will get a file reported locally and with state police as it was criminal, not civil. Please keep an eye out for him... super sweet, cuddly kind of horse but will give the hairy eyeball in some situations."
I'm waiting on information on who to contact in case we see him. I'll update when I get it and I've informed them to post his stats on netposse.com.
And because my daughter won't leave me alone until I put this on here...:shock:
The man who took him has been identified and has a reputation for this stuff, I guess. Charges are being filed an the former boarder will be questioned.
Several auctions, including Camelot have been notified. Posted via Mobile Device
What bothers me is not enough word gets around. I live about an hour and a half from roanoke and I have family in roanoke and nobody has heard about this. Me and my husband attend a lot of auctions in VA, TN, NC, and surrounding areas. Most of the time we leave before the horse sales but if we knew we were looking for a specific horse then we would hang around.
Thanks TooSmexy! Hopefully he is hanging out somewhere and hasn't been shipped out. Lord knows where he could be.
And just to clearify, I was posting to try and help find the horse... My daughter wouldn't leave me alone until I put up the emoticon, not the post! Haha just reread that and figured it could be taken the wrong way.
im going to a horse auction tommorrow, in eastern VA, but does this horse have any positive ID ? You know how many brown horses with a white blaze there are ? I can look out my window and see 3 that fit that description.
Ya I heard he was found too. Something about all the help from social media gave the police lots of leads and they found him. He hadn't been released yet as there was still some stuff to go over and such. That's all I know! Posted via Mobile Device
It seems this horse has been located- so far, so good. This is directly from the owner's FB page: "Fortune is safe! The police know where he is and have told the people that have him that he can't to be moved till I meet with the commonwealth attorney to go over my paperwork. I can't believe how many shares his picture had and how many leads it generated. Thank you all for your help and support."
Yeah, its the implantable ID. My thoughts were more along the line of a GPS type implantable ID, especially if you have a horse who is worth some $$$. They do have one for dogs that attaches to collars already, its probably a matter of time before they can make it implantable. Posted via Mobile Device
Just recently stolen in the Edmonton Alberta area. White spot on forehead, large snip, two white socks on same side, the off side. He's a reddish roan. May also be a TWH. Pic is on FB altho not sure about finding it. There is a gaited section.
Regarding the original horse this thread was about-I messages the owner on fb to confirm and have not heard from her, but according to her fb page she has a trial date of July 9. I was asking if the horse was home....will let you all know if I hear from her.
Ah, my error. The horse is listed on Net Posse and hasn't been removed as yet. Was he stolen or did he go seeking a mare?
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