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| sab2 |
Posted - 12 Oct 2012 : 6:46:58 PM
Today i have had rugs stolen from my horses out in the fields , poor horses were all upset most of them youngsters, my very bad tempered arab mare was still wearing heres so they must not of been able to get near her, she dose bite and kick if pressure is put on her so in this case it was a good job. I am going to have to buy new rugs for them, i shall put the postcodes on them this time to try and prevent this happening again, what type of paint do i need to use , just normal gloss or do i need a special paint ? |
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| sab2 |
Posted - 15 Oct 2012 : 10:01:49 AM
Heres Donk sporting his postcode 
Nichole i have put on our home postcode . |
| Rozy Rider |
Posted - 14 Oct 2012 : 10:54:46 PM
Paint 12" Post Code on your Rugs & Both sides.
Put signs up telling everyone that everything there is poste coded.
Its the only way the police can return them to you.
It does work.. In Wolverhampron several rugs taken off horses backs were recovered and returned to the owners.. Anyone found selling a rug with a post code.. that does not check out.. can be charged with handling.
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| Nichole Waller |
Posted - 14 Oct 2012 : 10:35:20 PM
How horrid for you and your poor horses. I hope this works with the post code.
Do you paint your home postcode or the postcode of the yard/field where you keep them?
Mine are two different postcodes.
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| delly-b |
Posted - 14 Oct 2012 : 4:36:57 PM
Ive just been googling retro-reflective paint.... think that maybe a good one to stop thieves in the night! I have ordered a pot to see what it does as it says you can get a clear one for daytime too... |
| sab2 |
Posted - 14 Oct 2012 : 2:08:30 PM
My OH drove past our field last night and started laughing, he said you cannot miss the postcodes even from the road  have to say i did them rather large  he said i will cause an accident  . |
| littlearabians |
Posted - 14 Oct 2012 : 09:50:06 AM
Im sat here thinking Ive never in my life heard anyone sink so low as to steal rugs of the horses backs, is this common here in England? should I write horses name on the outside of my rugs too and not just on the labels inside? Christ they are going to look like clowns |
| tamila |
Posted - 14 Oct 2012 : 07:55:41 AM
I have always painted my rugs in ordinary paint with the postcode ever since they were stolen off their backs some years ago. My friend's were stolen (no postcode) and mine were not. The horses were in the same field. You need to make them large letters. |
| FullCircle |
Posted - 14 Oct 2012 : 07:16:33 AM
wow, have never heard of such horribleness - poor horses! Imagaine if you had clipped horses standing out freezing on a winter's day after someone had stolen their clothes! I'd want to kill the person caught doing that! |
| MinHe |
Posted - 14 Oct 2012 : 12:19:11 AM
Originally posted by Mrs Vlacq
Make the postcode LARGE as have heard of a patch being sewn over a neat one and then sold on. We also engrave 'stolen from' and our postcide and surname on our electric fencers after one was stolen when we were at a show. Someone certainly knew where we were.
Good idea -will do that to our fence unit after having one stolen (and stallions and mares let out together, eek!)
Keren |
| sab2 |
Posted - 13 Oct 2012 : 4:57:42 PM
Thanks again guys, i have painted the postcode on in big letters on both sides , i found some Weathersheild masonary paint in white and as the rugs are mainly dark blue it really stands out, was quite funny, as i was painting it on the letters got bigger as i went along we are also going to put my mobile number on them with marker spray when we get one and i shall also put stolen from in front of number, good idea folks thankyou. I am sure i shall get some odd comments now about why i have painted huge letters and numbers on them but who cares, i have also had a firm word with the horses and told them to kick and bite anybody who tries to approach them . Once again thanks for the advice, hopefully they will not steal these ones. |
| Callisto |
Posted - 13 Oct 2012 : 3:36:47 PM
One thing I always meant to do but haven't got round to it yet, was to make a fairly large stencil of my postcode, then you can use car spray paint for a quicker and neater effect, and you can do it in several places on the rug, making it difficult to cover up. Maybe I'll get on to that before winter this year..... |
| joanna_piana |
Posted - 13 Oct 2012 : 2:21:26 PM
At our yard people paint Stolen from and the postcode in massive letters. You can get rugs so cheap now can't understand why people would steal them scumbags! |
| Mrs Vlacq |
Posted - 13 Oct 2012 : 1:48:56 PM
Make the postcode LARGE as have heard of a patch being sewn over a neat one and then sold on. We also engrave 'stolen from' and our postcide and surname on our electric fencers after one was stolen when we were at a show. Someone certainly knew where we were. |
| pinkvboots |
Posted - 13 Oct 2012 : 11:38:24 AM
How low is that agree scumbags. |
| leiat8 |
Posted - 13 Oct 2012 : 12:18:08 AM
so sorry this has happened to you. we had this happen to Fargo when he was 8 months old, he was very poorly after having a bad gelding and had 2 rugs on as we had snow on the ground. even a none horsey person would have seen he was ill and needed his rugs but that didn't stop them  the worst thing is i am 99% sure who did it (did some fishing and somebody didn't realise they were dropping there 'friend' in it)!!! and to top it off they are horsey and local to me but had a problem with me so saw fit to do such a thing. i have lost faith in human kind  |
| Callisto |
Posted - 12 Oct 2012 : 11:15:38 PM
I've got a white paint pen (like a marker pen but does white paint) it's lasted a couple of years so far - I put the postcode on.
Works well on wheelie bins too (before I used it I had to replace two bins).
We had the rugs stolen off our horses' backs years ago - it's a horrible feeling knowing that those sort of people have been near your horses. |
| Nia Shadow |
Posted - 12 Oct 2012 : 10:03:48 PM
Ditto Ruthie !!!
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| RUTHIE |
Posted - 12 Oct 2012 : 9:31:42 PM
Sab2 sorry to hear this. I spray painted my rugs with fluorescent colours to highlight their freeze marks. Postcode is good too. |
| sab2 |
Posted - 12 Oct 2012 : 9:10:09 PM
Thanks guys for advice, thats my day filled tomorrow sorting out rugs and marking them, i have brought the two mares in tonight and my OH drove past the field tonight on his way home, i always go up twice a day to check them but maybe i need to go more, my friend passes twice a day and her mum and dad also pass twice a day and they also always check on them but like Quarabian says its the fact somebody has been in with them,the babies are so trusting bless . |
| Kharidian |
Posted - 12 Oct 2012 : 8:42:14 PM
Gggrrr, b&stards. This happened to Rog once, new rug stolen off his back - never got it back. Trouble is, both of mine will let anyone remove their rugs.
Caryn |
| izzynsam |
Posted - 12 Oct 2012 : 8:17:18 PM
Try Sharpie permanent ink pens or any permanent pen made by Berol i used to formulate the inks and test in a lab.they may need re doing after prolonged time in sunlight but are virtually indestructable. |
| MinHe |
Posted - 12 Oct 2012 : 7:52:38 PM
I use Sandtex Masonry Paint on my rugs, on the basis that if it stays on concrete in all weathers, it should stay on a rug! Also it comes in light colours which is good for use on dark rugs. I use a 'tester' pot from B&Q which will do no end of rugs, even with the PC written a foot high!
I also use a foam rubber 'dobber' rather than a paint brush (pad of foam on a handle) as they are easier to write with, wash out easily and can be had dirt cheap from pound shops! It may be heartbreaking to deface a beautiful smart new rug (been there....) but it's better than a cold wet ned!
Keren |
| Vik1 |
Posted - 12 Oct 2012 : 7:35:33 PM
Ive been hearing this has been happening quite alot just now. Lady in the feed store said horses had rugs stolen off their backs a few miles from mine a couple of weeks ago.
Velv had somehow taken her Fal rug off in the field but I couldnt work out how. the back clip was undone but not broken and 1 belly strap undone but not broken. It did cross my mind someone had started to take it off then she noticed, got a fright and ran off. Would be very stupid thing to do with her as she kicks out viciously when she gets a fright. You also have to approach her a certain way with her now blind in one eye. If someone was trying to steal her rug, I hope she did give them a kick. Maybe she did and that why they gave up.
I used to use marker pen and write their names on them. Might start doing that again. |
| garnet |
Posted - 12 Oct 2012 : 7:32:17 PM
Any theft is appalling but to steal rugs off horses' backs on a cold night - words fail me! Well actually they don't but I know AL won't allow them! |
| Pop |
Posted - 12 Oct 2012 : 7:31:18 PM
So sorry to hear that. I would be furious. With mine, they would only get the rug off one, at best. I would be pointing the Police in the direction of the local A&E, Mats would go nuts if a stranger tried to get hold of her, or any of her herd. |
