Ridecamp: [RC] Preventing Saddle Theft

Hi All,
I was sorry to hear from the poster who reported having so many saddles 
stolen!  I hope she is able to recover at least some of them.  I have 
thought about this issue and occasionally have taken steps to prevent theft. 
 Primarilly have used bicycle lock technology-ie; the cables and U-locks 
and sometimes padlocks to secure my saddles.  This is easy to use if you 
have a western type saddle as the opening below the pommel makes it easy to 
use the cables.  English type saddles are a little more difficult.  Locks 
and cables can be used in tack rooms and trailers.

Here is a link to Jessica Jahiel's website.  She has an excellent article in 
the archives about how to mark you tack to identify it if it is stolen. Go 
to the archives and then to the "Tack and Equipment" section and look for it 
there.  She has many articles about many topics in her archives and they are 
excellent.  Check her out!!

http://www.prairienet.org/horse-sense

Last year someone had a saddle stolen from a vet check at Tevis! 
Unfortunately, saddles and tack are frequently stolen, and I think marking 
and securing them (yes it's a pain!) are good steps in preventing theft.

Happy Trails,
Maureen
Reno, NV


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