Foal stolen aged just six days — police launch appeal
North Yorkshire Police is appealing for information about the whereabouts of a foal that was stolen aged just six days.
The filly, born on 5 June, was taken overnight on 11-12 June from a field in Badger Butt Lane, Calton, near Skipton.
The owner believes the thieves may have drugged the mare to get close to the foal.
The filly is dark bay, with a wide blaze and snip and a white sock on her off hind.
Please contact Grassington Police Station on 0845 6060247.
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A self-confessed newshound, farmer’s daughter and journalist of many years' experience, Charlotte worked on regional papers before joining H&H in 2007. A regular rider, she visited Ireland in 2010 to investigate the fate of Irish horses through the recession, to much acclaim, and reported from the FEI General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro in 2011. She left Horse & Hound in March 2013.