These Horses Have Been Found

$8000 REWARD OFFERED FOR THE RETURN OF THESE HORSES

FOUR HORSES WERE REMOVED FROM THE CAL POLY RODEO ARENA
IN SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA
ON THE EVENING OF
SEPTEMBER 26, 2000.

Pictures posted at www.bayequest.com/stolen/rosser.htm

Printable Reward Poster at www.bayequest.com/pdf/reward.htm

Send all email to: bhcrosser@aol.com

DESCRIPTION

Mare: 14.3 hands - bay with two white socks, one in front and one behind. Very long mane and tail on this mare, not branded. Owed by Lea LeGrande.
Gelding: 15.0 hands - sorrel with very large socks behind, one sock above hock. Sock on right front leg to knee. White mark at knee on left. 1100 lbs - 15 years old. Blaze face, not branded. Owned by Nicki Pedrozzi.
Gelding: 15.2 hands - chestnut with large star on face and white snip on nose. Discolored hair on left hip. 16 years old, not branded. Owned by Levi Rosser.
Gelding: 15.1 hands - buckskin, chewed off tail. Branded left hip with backwards G and then R connected. Older horse. Contact Levi Rosser.

THESE ARE RODEO STUDENTS HORSES.

ALL ARE VERY NICE QUARTER HORSES USED IN COLLEGE RODEO COMPETITIONS.

PLEASE CONTACT:
LEE AND BONNIE ROSSER 530-674-9612 or 530-742-8249 anytime.
Forward this info. on to anyone you know who buys, sells, and/or consigns horses.

Exciting News! Esther Pedersen phoned to say that her mare had been found. I gather from the description of the rope burns on all four legs and scrapes that she was not quite so 'friendly' for whomever removed her from her pasture and was probably trying to load her into a trailer. Fortunately, she is now safely at home and the veterinarian will look at her burns. They appear relatively superficial and the mare is otherwise unharmed.

I would like to express sincere heartfelt thank-you's to everyone who called, e-mailed and posted on bulletin boards and web sites in an effort to find this mare. Thank you also to those who sent wishes for a safe return. You can all feel very proud that your hard work and prayers paid off and the Pedersen's are reunited with their young mare.

This has been a humbling experience for me personally as I spent last evening researching internet web sites and bulleting boards for lost and stolen horses because Pedersen's are not on the internet. I had no concept of the scope and extent of horse theft, not only in Canada and the USA, but in Europe and around the world. There were countless sites featuring horses stolen from fields, barns and competitions. Many it seems are never found, though there are heartwarming stories of reunions and sad stories where owners at least eventually find out what happened to their beloved horse.

I know that I will now take a little bit of time to check the missing horse reports and see if maybe one of those horses has 'appeared' in a barn I go to. I will check very carefully the good deal that has no papers or ownership trail, and not be afraid to voice my concerns to the proper authorities.

Again, thank you everyone. It is certainly wonderful to be able to report a happy ending.
Regards, Marilyn Powell

MISSING HORSE ALERT: Northern B.C. breeder, Esther Pedersen of Fort St. John arrived home from holidays to find one of her horse's missing from pasture. Unfortunately there is a back gate to this field off an oil road and it has recent tire tracks to the gate. The person checking on the horses last saw the mare on Tuesday July 25, 2000. After scouring the local area to determine the mare is not lying injured somewhere, and inquiring of all local residents, Mrs Pedersen now believes the mare to be stolen.

This mare is a very friendly and because of a white birth mark on her wither may appear to be a broke riding horse, which she is NOT.

This has been reported to the RCMP in Fort St John case number: 00-5347 Constable Reeve. Fort St John is very close to Dawson Creek in the Peace River District of northern B.C.

There are outfitters who head north from this area in the next week and this mare may be offered for sale to a pack string.

Description: 1997 blood bay mare, approximately 15.2 hands, definitely not finished growing, few white hairs on front of flanks, white spot behind left wither, right hind three quarter pastern outside, higher inside, ermine spots on coronet band, median cowlick. Branded on left hip with Canadian Warmblood brand (brand is not clear). The mare is unbroke, but very friendly.

Please contact Esther or her husband Paul at:250-787-2033 if you can offer any assistance in locating this much loved warmblood mare. Photograph of the mare at: http://www.mirrabookfarms.com/jazz.htm

Thank you in advance of any help. Marilyn Powell
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Marilyn Powell
Mirrabook Farms
inquire@mirrabookfarms.com

Guiness

My name is Gemma Pullan and I am currently looking for my pony known as Guiness.

His show name which he was registered with the BSJA was Gems Pure Genius. He is 14.2, bay, white star and no other white markings. He was last seen in Feb 1999, and we believe that he is in Ireland now. Please can you help!

ROOSTER

Stolen on January 18, 2000 a chestnut gelding with a dark mane & tail.
He has a crooked star & strip and a scar on his upper right flank.

He was stolen from Sparks Farm Inc in Mountain View, Missouri between 6-8pm that Tuesday night. Reward offered for information for his return.

Contact Stan Wood at 417-469-3933 or email to rockinb@scan.missouri.org.

We have checked and re-checked the property they were on, notified the State Police, spread flyers, called and talked to everyone we could think of, however, so far we have come up with nothing. ANY information will be greatly appreciated!!!!

These horses mean a lot to me. If you have ANY information on their whereabouts, or even if you just THINK you might have seen them:

Thank you for your help!!!
Sincerely, Peggy Vankirk

Starr: (the mare) She is a dark chocolate color with a darker mane and tail. She has a little white star on her forehead. The mare is approximately 7-11 years old (age was never agreed upon). She is broke to ride. She is a real sweetheart, easy to saddle except she will take a deep breath when you try to tighten. Starr is approximately 1,000 - 1,500 lbs. She is half Standardbred and half Tennessee Walker.

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	Starrla: (the filly) is a dark chocolate mixed in color. She has a dirty blonde mane and tail. She has a star on her forehead and a blaze. She has three white stockings and three white hooves. She is halter broke but NOT broke to ride. She is almost two years old (birthday March 11). She is darker than this picture and she is almost as tall as her mother.
	PLEASE CALL us at: (304) 853-2460 our e-mail address is tpandv@rtol.net or contact Trooper Yost at (304) 765-2101 (Braxton County State Police Dept.)

This Arab is believed to be a missing from his rightful owner. He could possibly have come from the Florida panhandle area. He was seen at a show sometime in the past year.

See web site for more information

Horses stolen from McDowell County in NC from Wendy Sigmon.

Lt. Ishacoy is the police contact at this moment. 828-652-4000.

Horses were taken from a pasture near the barn. The stallion is very friendly and socialized. 9 year old appaloosa stallion. Registered tri color. Color-bay roan on neck and legs. Black mane and tail. Large Spots about the size of you hand all over. Lightening bolts on legs from hooves up to the knees.

Stud colt -- crop out paint 15months old. Black with white blaze face with 2 white socks on back legs. White spot underneath in the girth area.

We have three horses that were stolen on October 11, 1999.

We are located rural Girard, Kansas.

Bo Jet Moon is a 16 year old Quarter horse gelding, he is 15 hands. Bo is a sorrel with a white blaze, he has a scar on his right hip.

Cody is a 10 year old Appaloosa/Paint gelding. He is 14 hands. Cody is a chestnut with white mane and tail and he as white and dark brown spots on butt.

Lady is a 3 year old Arabian/Quarter horse filly. She is 14.2 hands. Lady is a red dunn, she has black mane and tail and black legs. These horse are easy to catch and are very tame. They are family pets and belong to my kids and have been used in 4-H and drill team.

Thank you, Betty Geier bgeier@mail.pittstate.edu
(316)235-4879 - work
(316)395-2711 - home

Wed, 8 Sep 1999 09:33:39 ED

Hi, My name is Sharon and I did the webpage on the Virginia Horses .

I have done a page on one of the horses named "Boogie" and would like to post the link to that on your page. Boogie is very ill right now and the vets are stumped. We need to find his past owner(s) to find out his health history. He has had an expensive surgery to his front leg and has pins in it. We have had a report that this horse may be a stolen horse from the Conn. area. Any help you can give would be appreciated.

The website addy for his page is:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/
Garden/7321/help.html

Thank you, Sharon
HVIDEO885@aol.com

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FOUND

Subject: Re: Stolen Horses!
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:46:04 +0000
From: Les Sue and Pam
To: stephanie@urly.com
References: 1

I have wonderful news. The mares were located just yesterday and identified by their owners. Thank you so much for your offer of helping us. sincerely, SueAt
HighlandFarm@YadTel.Net

From: Julie Rinard@MOORECORP
on 11/17/99 07:58 AM
--------The two mares were recovered Monday 11/15/99 thanks to a suspicious stablemate's call to the Ontario Provincial Police. They were found in a stable near Owen Sound Ontario and are now in a safe place while their Coggins tests and Health Papers are being processed. Then they can return to the US.

$5,000 REWARD For information leading to the safe return of 2 mares missing from the North Caledon Equestrian Centre, Palgrave, Ontario, Canada on July 24, 1999 during the Region 18 Arabian Championship show.

D.A. Rihkha+ 9 year old bay Half-Arab/Half Quarter horse mare 15 hands White star, strip, snip, one left hind coronet band. In foal, due in March (See attached file: missing_mares.pdf)

Sarajah Sun 8 year old purebred Arabian chestnut mare. 14.2 hands White star, strip, snip, upper and lower lip markings. Two high white stockings in front. One white sock on hind left, white coronet on hind right. Umbilical protrusion. Roaning on inner hocks.

Both mares are beloved family pets. Please help us by spreading the word as much as possible. Please contact the Caledon Provincial Police at 905-584-2241,
or Northridge Farm at 716-433-1005.
Nridgearab@aol.com
or
NRidgeFarm@aol.com with possible leads

D.A. Rihkha

Sarajah Sun

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this letter refers to horses listed just above

Dear Friends,
On July 23,1999, a young girl and her beloved mare entered the ring. The mare, a lovely bay safely guided the child around the rail with grace, dignity, and more importantly care. She knew it was her job to protect her young mistress as they elequently performed the gaits required of them. The child smiled, not a false smile, but a smile that reflected her love for this mare, who gave the child her all. For the girl, the mare didn't need to be a show horse, but just a horse she could love. Their love for each other made them the team capable of entering a ring and become winners, the trust and love they shared for one another. That day they won another Championship. Admirers along the rail remarked what a team they made, how elequent they were together. Family, friends, and strangers clapped as they were awarded the championship and made their victory pass. No one knew though a sinister person was also standing on the rail or perhaps sitting in the bleachers watching, waiting for an opportunity for his/her own gain. This was a mare that would make him the money he so badly needed. No thought was given regarding the child whose life he was about to shatter.

In the early hours of July 24, 1999, D.A. Rihkha+ was stolen from the barns at the North Caledon Equestrian Centre, Palgrave, Canada during the Region 18 Arabian/Half-Arabian Championship Show. She wasn't alone when she left the grounds. A stablemate, Sarajah Sun, was stolen with her. Ridden by her amatuer owner that afternoon of the 23rd, the chestnut mare had won her Championship Western Pleasure class. The only horse of her loving owner, Linda. Sara and Rihkha disappeared in the wee hours of the night.

As a mother of a daughter who also shows horses, I know that Pam's mare isn't just another horse in a show string. Like Silvia, Rihkha's owner, Pam spends hours working with her mare, but more importantly sharing her secrets with her. Things she isn't able to share with a parent, she has entrusted her mare to understand. This is what helps build the bond to make them such a winning combination. If my daughter were to lose her mare she would be devastated, as I know Silvia is after having her mare stolen from her. I became personally involved with helping to recover these mares because of the heaertache I feel for these families and because I own Rihkha's sire. I owe it to my stallion to help find his daughter. She is like a part of our family. I know these mares are out there someplace and someone has to run across them somewhere. Two lovely mares can not be kept hidden forever. They are too valueable to the thieves to not want to "turn them over", not to the authorities or rightful owners, but for profit.

Most of these thieves have habits they need to support, either their lifestyle, drugs, women, gambling, alcohol. Following shortly will be a flier with these mares pictures on them. Please keep them for your records..or better yet make copies of them to hang wherever they can be viewed by the public.

Just one flier can make the difference and it doesn't have to be in a horse related area. One flier hung in a grocery store was spotted by a women looking for directions. She called the owners to tell them she had found their horse. The most joyous phone call they had ever received. The mare was returned to her owners 51 weeks after she had been stolen. I hope the flier that you will receive will reunit D.A. Rihkha and Sarajah Sun with their rightful owners.

Although we think it couldn't happen to use, please be aware that it can. Horse thieves are throughout the US and Canada. You ask how a horse taken from Canada can be back in the US. Shipping papers are rarely checked when horses are brought across the border. Someone could be watching your barns, pastures or your horse at a show, without you even knowing.

Visit some of the websites available to see what you can do to protect your companion and help others that are missing. Horse owners out number thieves and if we ban together, we can make a difference. Thank you for your time, Sue Valyer

D.A. Rihkha+, 9 yr., bay, mare, 1/2 Arab,1/2 Qh, 15h. White star, snip, strip, left hind white coronet band. In foal, due in March Sarajah Sun, 8yrs, chestnut, PB Arab, 14.2 h., white star, wnip, strip, upper/lower lip markings,white sock-left hind, white coronet-right hind, two high stockings-front, roaning on inner hocks, umbilical protrustion Both mare were in show clip w/hoof black.

Cory Date Stolen - 9/10/99 Stolen From - Westminster, SC USA

REWARD $2500
For information leading to the return of this horse
Taken from the WESTMINSTER, SC RODEO Friday Night September 10, 1999
12 Year Old Red Dunn Gelding 15 Hands - Muscular - Short, small ears
Star on Head
Snip on nose shaped like heart
Left Hind Stocking - Right Hind Sock

828-685-7551
Susie Justus
828-685-7179
Susan Justus

FOUND!

"Another horse residing in NC, stolen in a SC rodeo has been found in GA and returned home this past week end. The two men responsible have also been identified. A tip from one of the many flyers lead to the recovery.
Congradulations to Susie Justus for the return of her horse and her quick action and hard work."

Debi Metcalfe

Stolen in September 1998 from Nebraska

When Shi Anne was stolen my mom and dad put an ad in the local paper that said she was missing, and they talked to some of the people who have land by ours to see if they had seen anything, but nobody had much information. One neighbor had seen her two days before she was missing -- he was fond of her and always visited her when he went to his pasture.

Shi Anne was friendly and would come to a whistle or would just come up to chat when she recognized a vehicle. When she was stolen, my grandpa was in the hospital, so my mom and dad were preoccupied with that and hadn't been out to check her. Mom wonders if it was a local person who stole her, knowing that they probably wouldn't be around. It had rained between the time the neighbor saw her and when dad discovered she was gone, and he didn't see any tracks in the pasture. They searched the pasture when she didn't come, to see if she was hurt somewhere or if there was an opening in the fence, but they found nothing. It was unusual for Shi Anne to be away from the cows, because she sort of hung out with them and considered herself their queen. I don't think there were any cows missing. (some of the details are hard for me, because I only have them second hand from my parents) There was no response to the ad in the paper, and my parents basically didn't know what to do.

One of my mom's friends said that she had spoken about Shi Anne to a man from our area, who now lives in Colorado. She indicated that something in the man's reaction made her suspect he knew more than he would say. Mom and her friend went to the part of Colorado where this man and another local family now live, and searched for Shi Anne by driving down roads in the country, etc. Mom also contacted the brand inspector (I think that's what it is called) in Colorado and gave him the details on Shi Anne. Until recently, that was the only action we have taken. Mom was just so upset and didn't know really where to begin. I was worse, I didn't want to hear about it or think about it, so I really didn't help. I feel bad now, because if I hadn't been trying to convince myself it hadn't happened, I could have tried the internet months ago and we probably would have had a better chance of finding her.

Recently, my parents have made fliers and sent some to horse related businesses in some of the surrounding states -- primarily Colorado. I have posted Shi Anne's description on a couple of websites for stolen horses, though I don't have any pictures on the net. I don't know if this is useful information, but when they asked the man in Colorado about Shi Anne, he said that he heard the man who trims her hooves stole her. Mom and dad didn't pursue this. I don't know the man well myself. He grew up in our town, and last year dad hired him to help on our farm until his horse- shoeing business took off. They don't think he would do such a thing, and I don't think they wanted to accuse him -- writing the comment off to malicious local gossip.

I miss her, even though I'd only see her when I went back home -- maybe once a month. We got her the summer after my freshman year in college, and I spent that whole summer with her. We kept her in a lot a block from our house, and I'd brush her everyday and sing to her and stupid stuff like that. I'd always wanted a horse when I was a little girl, so I was so excited to have her. I've never ridden her. I guess I was scared to because I'd never ridden before, and by the time she was old enough to break I was away from home year round. Still every time, I went home I'd go out and brush her or take her picture and give her the good grass from the other side of the fence. Shi Anne wasn't always a good horse, she had a bad habit of nipping -- sometimes in an irritated way and sometimes seemingly out of the blue. Also, she was very irritable when she ate her grain and wanted to be left alone then. She always was easy to catch and halter in the pasture, and often would just tag along. She didn't like to be tied, and knew that she could get loose if she pulled. I think she was good about lifting her hooves to have them trimmed. She was very interested in children and perked up at the sight of them. We always thought it was because the place we bought her had a little boy and girl who would brush her and zip around the barn on their bikes.

Wow, this is long. Sorry about that. It just feels good to talk about her.

In A Spin - 8 year old Quarter Horse Stallion - Illinois - Taken 9/29/98

Description:
He is about 15 hands and a orange-red sorrel with full mane and (unfortunately for showing) rather skimpy tail.
He had sliders on his back hooves when he left.
He looks very much like Topsail Cody.

My reiner, an 8-year-old stallion, IN A SPIN, by Topsail Cody, has been missing from the stable in Mokena, Illinois (southwest of Chicago and east of Joliet) sometime between 10 pm Monday, Sept. 28 and 7 am, Tuesday, Sept. 29. No one has reported seeing a loose horse in the area, and we now have reason to believe that he has been stolen.

We are offering a reward.
Please let us know if you have heard or seen anything that could be helpful in our getting him back.

Please call Nova Quarterhorses at 708-479-3696
or Email: JHonuOL@aol.com
Thank you, Janie Harrison.