High value burglary at eventing yard near Marlborough
On the night of 30-31 December thieves broke into a tack room at an eventing yard at Foxhill near Marlborough - they stole ten specialist saddles, a large amount of other tack and veterinary supplies.
The Rural Crime Team describe this as a 'high value' theft and have issued a list of the stolen articles. Anyone trying to sell these items should be reported at once to Wiltshire Police via the 101 telephone number or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Each Childeric saddle has a plaque rear of seat reading "Svennerstal" and each Voltaire saddle has plaque reading "LS" followed by a single number ( 1 to 4.)
The Swedish rider Ludwig Svennerstal is based at Sir Mark Todd's Badgerstown yard. At 21, he was the youngest rider to take part in the 2012 London Olympics. Two of Ludwig Svennerstal's top horses have qualified for this year's Rio Olympics.
List of stolen property:
2 clippers - 2 Big tubs leg clay from TRM - a magnetic rug - 15 bridles (3 from PS of Sweden, 8 from Otto Schumacher, 1 from Dy’on, 3 unknown brand) - 6 breastplates -
4 martingales - 4 10ml catrophen - 1 litre regumate - a first aid bag - 3 boxes of vetwrap.
List of Saddles stolen -
Butet:
1. XC - Seat:P17.5 - FLAP:3 - Colour:Gold - Serial No. 415 11 - Blocks:4 - Panel:EF
2. DR - Seat:D17.5 - Flap:3 - Colour:Black - Serial No. 388 11 - Blocks:2J - Panel:F
Voltaire Saddles:
1. Palm Beach 18 AN 3AA Black All buffalo RBQ grained M/M Px Pro BB05 C fill D10 - Serial number 1988.15
2. Adelaide 17.5 AN 3A Black All calfskin 3M Px Pro BB - Serial number [1989.15]
3. Adelaide 17.5 AN 3A Black All calfskin 3M Px Fin BB C10 horse with deep back - Serial number 1990.15
4. Palm Beach 18 AN 2AA Chocolate All buffalo RBQ grained L/M Px Fin BB10 C15 horse with deep back D15 - Serial number 2000.15
Childeric saddles;
1. Luc Childeric CFAP 18 Black - Serial number 1132.12
2. Luc Childeric CFAP Master 18" - Serial number 12.677
3. Not Known
4. Not Known.