Horsewatch: police tack marking session at Marlborough Countrywide store
PCSO Bordiss at the Countrywide storeSaddles are expensive and treasured and essential. To help deter theft and to make it easier to return a saddle to its rightful owner if it is simply lost or has been stolen, Wiltshire Horsewatch are holding a Tack Marking session on Saturday, 13 December from 2.00pm to 4.00pm at the Countrywide store in Marlborough.
Only last month two stolen saddles - albeit western style collectors' pieces - were located by police during a raid in the south of the county (see below.}
PCSO John Bordiss of the local Rural Crime Team will be on hand with his stamping gear. Each saddle gets its own registered number so it can easily traced when it turns up in the wrong place.
Bridles and associated tack cannot be registered as they are too narrow for the stamp.
There will be mince pies too. And PCSO Bordiss can give advice on everyday security issues.
Wiltshire Horsewatch was set up in 2009 by the Wiltshire Police Rural Crime Team and is the equine version of Neighbourhood Watch. It aims to connect with horse owners and riders to improve equine and stable security by sharing information, providing real time news via texts or e-mail alerts, and give crime prevention advice and services.
It enables horse owners to work in partnership with the police to help prevent and reduce equine/rural crime. And through the National Horsewatch Alliance information of criminal/suspicious activity can be shared with other police forces and Horsewatch schemes.
Marlborough's Countrywide store is at Unit 2A in George Lane - just on your right as drive into Marlborough's main car park from George Lane.
Come along, bring a saddle or two or more - and do some Christmas shopping in the store.
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