It was probably done by Gypos, we had a spate of thefts from yards around bradgate park about 5 years ago. The bastards hit pretty much all the yards and stole thousands of pounds worth of riding tack, including Neil's (he had a lovely saddle and because Charlie is so BIG he struggled to get a replacement for ages)

The gypos dont give a shit about their horses or anyone elses (I hate to generalise because I am sure that there are some that probably do care, but most of those that i have seen treat them like meat)

Are the old guys ok? Thats such an awful thing to do.