leave for home?!?!
I was just curious if anyone knew more about it. This was so sad to hear and I don't think it was any actual mini people or anyone that worked on the grounds but was a major problem for the first time. I heard bits and pieces and heard 4 or 5 bumper pull trailers were just hitched up and pulled out (stolen) including some that were already all loaded with carts and gear on the last couple of days of the show. I don't know what we would have done if it had happened to us and beyond losing a lot of valuable tack and equipment, how did they manage to get their horses back home? I was at the office waiting my turn for something and a trainer was reporting his trailer stolen and then the last day (Saturday) there were several announcements through the day to watch your stuff and keep things locked up because stuff was disappearing left and right - carts, tack, purses, misc. items here and there. I know a barn neighbor just an aisle away from us left to go in a stakes class Saturday and came back and harnesses had been stolen out of his tack stall. They had several horses to show in stakes and were in a hurry and didn't lock the tack stall but still....they were not gone THAT long and this was in the middle of the day, broad daylight with people coming and going.
Regarding the stolen trailers, someone mentioned that in Oklahoma horse trailers don't need to be licensed or have titles so more tend to be stolen. We have a goose neck and will be going this week to get a special anti theft thing that locks on to the hitch part that only costs $40 or $50 to prevent such a thing from happening.
Lots of people were talking about this on Saturday, but I heard bits and pieces and was wondering if anyone had more details or accurate information. All of us that talked about it agreed that the grounds should have some sort of security process when trailers are leaving....people were hitching up and pulling out of the parking lots all day long, I wouldn't have known if someone was pulling a trailer that didn't belong to them.
I was just curious if anyone knew more about it. This was so sad to hear and I don't think it was any actual mini people or anyone that worked on the grounds but was a major problem for the first time. I heard bits and pieces and heard 4 or 5 bumper pull trailers were just hitched up and pulled out (stolen) including some that were already all loaded with carts and gear on the last couple of days of the show. I don't know what we would have done if it had happened to us and beyond losing a lot of valuable tack and equipment, how did they manage to get their horses back home? I was at the office waiting my turn for something and a trainer was reporting his trailer stolen and then the last day (Saturday) there were several announcements through the day to watch your stuff and keep things locked up because stuff was disappearing left and right - carts, tack, purses, misc. items here and there. I know a barn neighbor just an aisle away from us left to go in a stakes class Saturday and came back and harnesses had been stolen out of his tack stall. They had several horses to show in stakes and were in a hurry and didn't lock the tack stall but still....they were not gone THAT long and this was in the middle of the day, broad daylight with people coming and going.
Regarding the stolen trailers, someone mentioned that in Oklahoma horse trailers don't need to be licensed or have titles so more tend to be stolen. We have a goose neck and will be going this week to get a special anti theft thing that locks on to the hitch part that only costs $40 or $50 to prevent such a thing from happening.
Lots of people were talking about this on Saturday, but I heard bits and pieces and was wondering if anyone had more details or accurate information. All of us that talked about it agreed that the grounds should have some sort of security process when trailers are leaving....people were hitching up and pulling out of the parking lots all day long, I wouldn't have known if someone was pulling a trailer that didn't belong to them.