I found a horse on my property. I put an ad in the local paper for three days. If no one answers, do I get to keep it?
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If you put an ad in the paper and no one responded, I guess so. But your going to have to report it to someone
(This sounds like someone just let the horse go, if my horses got loose I'd be out trying to find them and wouldn't stop until I did)
If someone does show up charge them $30 a day for board, to teach this person to take better care of their animal
well if no one answers or seems to care, why not?
No, it's legally the property of the owner who may not have thought to read the classifieds in the paper. You need to talk with neighbors and local veterinarians, let the police know you have the horse and will board it until its owner is found. If the owner is never found you will probably be allowed to keep it.
Hopefully you're set up to care for it properly in the meantime!
first off keep an eye out and check out local farms and horse shows. if it if well-mannered, then it probably belong to someone. and call a vet to check it out. ppl often microchip horses as well as other pets. and a vet would usually recodnoze any of their horsy patients. if nothing happens, name it, and love it with all your heart
Charge for damages, and storage, and room and board,
they will let you have it when they see the bill.
Its like finding a lost dog, its most likely someone else' property, so call police, or put up flyer's, and after a certain amount of time it can be yours
Might want to check with some of your neighbors that have horses to see if there missing one.
depends on where you live, but anything regarding possession of an object is about 30 days.
you must have proof that you have tried to give info of a found horse, local shelters, online lost and found, vets, equine stables in the area, notice on local stores etc.
Checking the lost and found yourself for someone who lost a horse.
then you have to call your city hall to get the ordinance to make sure you can keep the horse on your property.
then you have to let them know you found the horse, get a permit, etc. getting a permit might be tough cause you have no record of purchase.
I have never heard that one before. I would maybe try calling the police or the humane society first and check to see if there have been any reports. After that, I would say the horse is yours if no one claims it.
It sounds like you should talk to your neighbors and people who might know about the horse, talk to local riding stables, they might know who owns the horse.
Im not saying just leave it in your garden, you should call a local stable abd see if you can board it their until owner is found. If no one claims the horse in a month or 2, id say you could keep it, because obviously tehy didnt care to much about it.
Good Luck!
Unless you are living in the deserts of the west, there's no wild horses anywhere. It obviously belongs to someone, and they either don't care, or are going crazy that their horse is gone.
I would start with calling barns, or horse-neighbors that you have their #'s to. It's easier for you to call barns than it is for the horse's owner to call every house in the area seeing if they found a horse.
I hope the horse and owner are reunited soon!
Ps... is the horse in good condition? If it looks sickly, thin, neglected, or abused, you should get the humane society or local horse rescue involved, and the police.
You need to call the local police or sheriff's office to see if anyone in your area has reported a horse missing or stolen recently before you decide to keep this animal. It's wandering loose because it got out somehow- and I've no doubt that there is probably someone out there looking for the horse who is probably frantic by now. If you get no reports from the police, SPCA, or sheriff, then I would have a vet out to give the horse a thorough medical exam. If you are not a horseperson yourself, you need to find someone who is experienced to carefully work a little with this horse before someone gets on it- because what if the animal isn't saddle trained? If the horse is too young to be ridden, you could injure the animal by riding it. I would also check the horse's lip for a tatoo before I did anything with it- that will give you clue as to whether or not the horse is registered somewhere. If so, you can trace the horse's real owner through the breed association. My mare is permanently branded on her right hindquarter because she is a registered Appendix QH. If she is ever stolen, she can be easily identified by that brand, and it will aid the police in recovering and returning her to me. You should check and see if this horse has any brands anywhere as well. Otherwise, I would plan on waiting at LEAST a month, if not 2 or 3, before I considered this horse to be legally my own. Running an ad in the paper is a good idea, but it needs to be there a lot longer than 3 days if you really want to find the real owner of this horse. A week would be good, or perhaps ten days. I would also put the word out in your community that you have a horse that has wandered onto your property. Perhaps someone you know will be in contact with and can help you find the real owner. Whatever you do, I would NOT consider the horse mine after 3 days without investigating the matter further and making more of an effort to locate the owner. You could get into trouble yourself if you do this and the real owner shows up. They might just decide to accuse you of stealing, and they would have a fairly decent chance of making that stick. Giving up a horse that wandered onto your property by accident is a whole lot cheaper than paying fines and court costs associated with trying to clear a theft charge from your name. Good luck, and I hope this helps you.
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No put up notice sighs and put the horse in a barn. Remember to feed it supplements and hsy until some calls about a lost horse. You should also alert the humane society. If no one says the horse theirs in a year you should keep it.
I think the duration is a week but after that legally, yes, you can keep HIM/HER. However you need to realize how hard is it to take care of horses, they cant just eat lawn grass-- they need lots of care and a horse will cost you at least 3,000/yr. at bare minimum. Do you know anything about horses? Do you have at least an acre of property? Do you know where to buy hay/feed? Do you know of a ferrier and equine vet nearby? If you answered NO to ANY ONE of those questions I suggest that you give the horse to a rescue.
Call the humane society, the city, the police and local barns to see if anyone is missing a horse. If you decide to keep the horse rather than turn him/her over to the humane society-- when the owner is found you SHOULDNT charge them... It was your idea to keep the horse, if you didn't have the money to spend on the horse and you did anyways then it's your own fault and it was the decision that you made. You have no rights to charge them for anything, legally-- and if you think you do and the owners dont want to pay then take it to court-- where you will sadly lose.
go ahead
if the horse needs a home and your the only one that seems to care, then take it!
lucky you, i wish i could find a horse in my backyard!
Look out for people looking for a lost horse also. After about a week if no one has found it, ask your family and if you can, keep the horse. But the thing is if someone comes to you in a few days over the three days, let them have the horse back.
I would talk to the police and any other person you know. Keep the horse fed well and if the owner shows up within a month charge them for room, board and feed. If not depending on where you live the horse is yours.
Can i have it?
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