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Kansas Detective has confirmed there is a tack theft ring radiating from this area. The thefts below are probably related ... How many of the smaller thefts listed on NetPosse are also? Please contact the authorities listed, or your local authorities with any information!


Stolen Tack from Nebraska's American Legacy Complex--Blair

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Below is the form submitted by American Legacy Complex (dturley@neonramp.com) on Friday, October 7, 2005 at 23:32:08
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real name: American Legacy Complex

email: dturley@neonramp.com 

owners name: Dorothy Turley

city: Omaha

state: Nebraska

zip: 68122

home phone: 402-468-4979

work phone: 402-468-4588

other phone: 402-670-7220

fax: 402-468-4557

date of theft: Oct 7,2005

city county of theft: Omaha/Washington County

description: assortment of Circle Y saddles. Also,a Richard Shrake Resistance Free Saddle, Billy Cook, roper saddles, and barrel saddles. Some of the saddles had lots of silver on them. A total of 35 were taken

how stolen: Thieves broke into the tack rooms at American Legacy and took saddles only. Let the English saddles.  There were 9 at the Richard Shrake Clinic that lost all of their saddles. Boarders - 15 of them lost 1 to 3 saddles a piece. The barn lost 8 saddles.  
Here is a partial list of the stolen saddles - more to follow:

  • Circle Y Saddle - Serial #2789-2707-04 light oil with lots of silver and gold stars. Very unique
  • Circle Y Roping Saddle 16" seat. Serial #27101604059903 reddish brown with rawhide stirrups.
  • Circle Y Western Pleasure Show saddle - equitation seat - hand made 16" seat. Serial #1745160901098.
  • K & B Saddlery Saddle western - 15 1/2" seat. Serial #3780494. Walnut brown, roping stirrups leather.
  • Saddle King - 16" seat Serial #312024 - walnut brown , suede seat, leather stirrups.
  • Western Pleasure Saddle - Serial #153 - light brown, full fending w/rawhide braiding around edges, leather stirrups with rawhide.
  • L Diamond Barrel saddle w/suede seat. Serial #3780494 w/rawhide stirrups. 16"
  • Light brown saddle with new sheepskin and leathers and horn
  • Circle Y - Serial # on metal tag 2860155712192. Serial # stamped in leather 2860155736539. Dark Brown with tarnished silver. Equitation seat 15 1/2". Missing silver tip on one stirrup. Neoprene girth. Top hole on stirrup adjustments is hand punched. Stirrups usually used with 4 holes showing on bottom or 4 holes showing from top. Had purple dog collar connected to saddle horn. Has matching breast collar with silver on it.
  • Circle Y youth saddle
  • Billy Cook Reining Saddle
  • Textan Show Saddle
  • 15" seat Lady Pendleton. Wooden tree. Moderate amount of tooling. Roughout seat and skirt and fenders. Light to medium color. Front & back cinch, saddle horn 3-4" diameter. Police have serial number.
  • Flex Lite Trail Saddle Serial # 2375160105. Has Pro Choice Cinch.
  • Flex Lite Trail Saddle - custom made Serial #1555-8504-05. Has Pro Choice Girth
  • Medium brown western saddle with suede seat. Has tooling on it. The strap holder on the left side was broken.
  • Circle Y western saddle - mahogany or dark brown. Silver on saddle. Seat has sued that was slightly worn. No other marks. Serial #05-23558. 
  • Circle Y western saddle - light brown - brand new
  • Circle Y western with flex trees. Had silver on it.
  • Circle Y western with flex trees. Had brass on it.
  • Western saddle - heavy. has orange paint sprayed on the gullet area. Name Peg Anderson written marker on the back of the seat and cantle area.
  • Western saddle with silver plate on cantle that reads Amanda.

local agency: Washington County Sheriff

agency address: 1555 Colfax Street

agency city: Blair

agency state: Nebraska

agency zip: 68006

agency county: Washington

agency phone: 402-426-4747 or 402-426-6866

agency report date: October 7, 2005

agency case num: 0510026

agency contact: will email with name

reward: We are going to offer a reward.  

reward how much: amount not yet determined

reward who pays: 

reward notes: 

other notes: A complete listing of saddles with serial numbers etc. will be forthcoming. 


 

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