[1rudeboy]

You don't even have to truck your horse to a state park, you can simply drop him off on someone else's property. I've heard stories of people waking-up and finding horses in previously empty stalls.

When that is the alternative to spending $300-$400 to have the horse put down, is it surprising?

[dfwgator]

. I've heard stories of people waking-up and finding horses in previously empty stalls.

Beats finding them in their bed

[piroque]

You don't even have to truck your horse to a state park, you can simply drop him off on someone else's property. I've heard stories of people waking-up and finding horses in previously empty stalls.

Living behind a locked gate now,because of this threat.

We had to get the dept.of agriculture involved here to be able to sell two horse that were left here, had to feed them for over three weeks before we could sell them. Didn't come close to covering the cost of boarding (pasture)them.

[ridesthemiles]

I know of a lady who went riding in the summer in the Sierra Nevada foothills.

She came back to her truck ^ trailer to find 2 horses tied to her trailer & no other information.

[SJSAMPLE]

Conversely, some horse owners wake up to empty stalls.
They recently caught an illegal immigrant in the act, where he would show up at a stall and butcher the animal for feed (dogs?).

If only we could get these guys together ...