Stolen Horse--Man is BACK in jail!

[vnploveschickens]

Oh I am soooooooooo happy for you, RoPo!! I hope Max will be home with you very soon and is A OK!!

Please let us know.

 

[High Roost Ranch]

I just discovered this thread and read most of it. What a mess you've been involved in. It so peeses me off when they throw out that "it's a civil matter" over something like this. I once had to go take a horse back in the middle of the night because I couldn't get help from authorities when the buyer stopped paying and wasn't caring for the horse either.

Hopefully tomorrow you'll have your golden boy back home. What a good looking horse, and I hope he comes back to you in the same shape he left in. Situations like this make me wish for a little old fashioned justice. But it seems the ones who aren't doing wrong have their hands tied every which way.

I would take it to the limit on both of these guys, the kid who contracted to lease and the dip stick uncle who is trying to milk you for money to get your horse back.

Good luck, I'll be watching the outcome. And I applaud you on your patience, I wouldn't have been able to spend this much time trying to do things legally. Horse theft is getting big, my neighbor's one ranch away had it happen last week. They had two in the trailer, was loading up the third horse when they were busted in the act. All the horses being turned loose and given away, and idiots have to take what isn't theirs.

And don't let your knee hold you back. It took me two years but I got back in the saddle again, screws, pins and all in a left knee totally reconstructed. Although, a 16.3h TB is making it interesting on whether I need one attempt or two at getting up on him some days, LOL.

 

[AHappychick]

wow its been a long road for you but I am so happy it looks like it will end well.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Please post pictures as soon as you get him back!!!

 

[Joyryder]

I'm so happy for you, I was thinking about leasing my horse. But after reading what happened to you I'm not.

 

[EweSheep]

From reading all that, I have leased out my minis before and it was bittersweet and I would not have done it if I had the resources of getting some background checks.

I dont know if it possible for anyone to do background checks. If they are NOT willing, you can bet they got something to hide or there is something bad with their credit.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

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If you do it, make SURE you have a lawyer do the contract and make SURE there is something in there regarding repossession. But honestly? I would just skip it all together.







****I called the DA today and I didn't mention who I was at first. She was really sweet but told me she didn't know much about the terminology because she was just the secretary, SO she asked if I could call back around 11:30AM when the ADAs would be back in the office.****

 

[ducks4you]

May I suggest......first thing to do is get him microchipped ASAP!!

DITTO!!!
By the way...if the newspaper knew of this kid's record and your local authorities didn't pursue him as a suspect earlier...is there ANYONE responsible that is up for election next year? (Just a thought! )

I am SSOOOO GLAD that you're getting your horse back.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Calling the Rogers County DA to see if they know any specifics or could give me more info on the civil standby.

 

[Wolf-Kim]