Keeping your horse tack safe

Beating Horse tack theft

Asgard designs and makes super secure storage units for all sorts of hobbies and uses, (re) introducing our tack storage!!    

“Tack theft in the UK can involve substantial financial losses, with average hauls reaching £30,000, and some incidents involving even greater sums. The theft of tack and horseboxes makes up a significant portion of all equine-related crime, and thieves are increasingly targeting livery yards and businesses”. 

A survey by insurers NFU Mutual, based on claims at more than 300 of the company's rural branches, suggests that tack is ninth on the top-10 list of items stolen in the countryside. Number one is quad bikes, and 70% of agents say rural crime is on the up.

"Horse thefts have decreased due to a combination of microchipping, visible security markings, and better traceability of horses as a result of passports. Nine were recorded last year and none so far this year," said Nicola Whittaker from NFU Mutual.

But tack thefts are on the rise, and different people are being targeted. A couple of years ago we found most tack theft was opportunistic, a bridle here, a saddle there. Now thieves are aiming for livery yards and businesses, and the average theft has risen to around £30,000.

"Thieves plan very meticulously, and theft on a grand scale can ruin careers and businesses."

How to keep your tack safe

Security is your best form of defence against horse tack theft. If you don’t have somewhere secure to keep your horse riding equipment, this will make it all too easy for thieves.

For the ultimate storage security, Asgard now offers tack storage accessories for all of our large sheds.  Our tack rack is simplicity itself, a flat piece of Glavansied (weatherproof metal) pre-drilled to accept our supplied saddle holders and our hook sets.

The “tack rack” will fit up to 3 saddles at once (pre-drilled to fit our own basic saddle holder model). Note that the lower saddle position is only suitable for smaller saddles, or your stirrups will be on the floor.  

“These racks are really handy for our students' saddles on our existing Asgard shed, a nice add-on”  Stu.

How does the Asgard Saddle Rack work?

Simple, all Asagrd sheds are designed by us, and so are modular.. That ensures anything (accessories or add-ons) we design fits all of our sheds… and the saddle holder is no exception.  Obviously, these racks are more suited to our larger sheds such as the Garriosn, Gladiator, Centurion, and Trojan models, as each rack is XYZ long.

So you can turn your current Asard Motorcycle garage, Cycle store, ATV store or Garden shed into a Police Preferred specification tack store, Locksmith approved and insurance approved.

Find out more about the Asgard tack storage