Vigilance urged after cut marks found on three Hampshire horses

South Hampshire Equus caballus owners are existence urged to banking firm check their horses too ensure their fields are secure.

Horse owners inward southern Hampshire, England, are existence urged to last vigilant next the regain of cutting marks on 3 horses.

The incidents occurred betwixt August v too August thirteen inward Fontley Road, Titchfield too Lavey’s Lane, Titchfield.

Officers from the Park Gate West Safer Neighbourhoods squad said in that place had also been 2 reports of electrical fencing existence damaged approximately paddocks overnight on Wednesday, August 8, inward the Titchfield area.

“Attacks on horses are rattling rare simply nosotros ever accept reports such equally these seriously,” Sergeant Aaron Freemantle said.

“It is of import to constitute whether a law-breaking has taken house too if hence to accept appropriate activeness to preclude farther incidents too locate those responsible.”

He urged Earth to study suspicious activity inward the vicinity of Equus caballus paddocks too for Equus caballus owners to review their security.

The next advice was offered to horses owners:

Take coloring photographs of your animate existence inward the wintertime too i time to a greater extent than inward the summer, from both sides, caput on too tail.

• If in that place is a distinctive score or scar, accept a close-up photo.
• Photograph the “chestnuts”. You volition too then guide maintain a comprehensive tape of your horse.
• Get your Equus caballus freeze-marked or guide maintain a microchip implanted.
• Ensure you lot guide maintain a passport for your horse. This is a legal requirement.
• If reporting a horse-related incident, delight role terminology that tin dismiss last easily understood.
• Ensure that your fences too hedges are inward a skilful dry reason of repair too create non render slowly access for the thief. Have a await approximately your premises too inquire yourself if it could last made to a greater extent than secure.
• Hampshire Constabulary has an active Horse Watch system which provides advice on law-breaking prevention measures

 

 

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