Worcestershire Horse Watch

Worcestershire Horsewatch needs you, in association with West Mercia Police, we are part of the UK Horse Watch Alliance covering the majority of police forces in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Worcestershire Horse Watch is about the security of horses and equipment. We depend on you, to depend on us, to provide the Police and RSPCA with the help they need to fight cruelty, abuse, and theft of horses, and the constant ‘magpie’ thefts of equine equipment.

What we see, hear, suspect together with up to date security measures, are the only weapons we have with which to beat criminals, and enable the return of stolen property to its distressed owner.

Recently one of our members received word that stolen horses were to be entered into an equine sale. Via our priority information link, we relayed the information to the Police Officer dealing with the theft, resulting in two people being arrested and charged with the theft. Cooperation between Horse Watch, Police and the Auctioneers was remarkable. Reports of thefts are regularly on the national web within hours, and sometimes minutes.

Worcestershire Horse Watch has been extremely active in assisting Hampshire and Thames Valley Police Forces in setting  a national Internet communication structure, with its own Web Site. Combined Branch National meetings are underpinning this exciting new concept.

On a sad note, we regularly receive news from the national web of dead horses dumped on lay by’s, horses being stolen , and so often of horses having been slashed, mutilated, and even randomly shot. It surely beggars belief if we, as horse lovers, do nothing?

It is a fact that if each horse owner were to join Horse Watch, the effect would be dramatic. Effective intelligence and security measures could stamp out this growing criminal activity.

By joining Horse Watch you will receive email newsletters and will be alerted as soon as possible via the internet of equine crime across Britain. If your horse, tack or trailer is stolen Horse Watch members everywhere will be alerted. The more members Horse Watch has the better the information can be spread.


Membership is now free due to the lack of response to join. Worcestershire Horse Watch is hoping to mount fund raising events, guided rides, tack and freeze marking sessions and opportunities for micro- chipping to raise the money needed to keep us going. Further information will be published to members about them.