The Crime Prevention Website

I’ve been visiting horse stables over the past two weeks to do some background work on my new Rural Crime Prevention Section on the website. I know the people I’ve met at the stables (All DIY Livery) won’t be worried about me saying that the level of security at the three I’ve visited is far from what it should be.  It was very obvious that the people I met absolutely loved their horses and made sure that they were being stabled, fed and exercised quite properly. The problem they all faced though was a lack of timely action by the stable owners to make improvements and repairs. Also, the level of security was pretty darned low and is something that all of the stable users were complaining about.  In defence of stable owners it’s also true to say that if there is security in place then it is incumbent upon the users to use it and this isn’t always happening.

Here are just a few problems I encountered (there were lots more):

  • Insecure field gates, one of which could be lifted off its hinges
  • Inoperative or poorly maintained lighting
  • Insecure buildings used for storing hay, straw, feed and tools
  • A wholly insecure tack room at one of the sites
  • Untidy yards with uncollected rubbish and scrap
  • Poorly fitted door locks and insufficiently strong padlocks and chains
  • A lack of signage and a lack of codes of conduct for users of the facilities   

My investigations continue and in the next few of weeks I shall post up my new advice page for livery stables.   

I hope that what I write will be useful and if this is something that interests you then do please drop me a line using Contact. It’ll be good to hear from you, because I’ve been on a steep learning curve and would welcome more chat from experienced horse people like you.

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