How to prevent horse trailer theft.

In this article I will explain how to prevent horse trailer theft, and what to do if it does happen to you.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Creativity
• Paint or Painter
• Money for Security devices

1. 
   Custom Painted Horse Trailer / http://www.mrtrailer.com/hmini3.jpg

   Don’t keep your horse trailer looking like all the others. Get a custom paint job or even do it yourself. Thieves don’t want to steal a horse trailer that can be easily identified. They want the ones that look generic.

2. 
   Tongue Lock / http://www.durasafelocks.com/images/recreation-re-TLO01.jpg

   Get a security system. A couple of options are tongue locks, hitch locks, coupler locks and trailer-wheel locks. Also, Alarms and tracking devices are great for preventing theft.

3. 
   Police Car going after the theives / http://www.mctwp.org/index_files/PoliceCar.jpg

   Make sure you insure your horse trailer just in case your trailer is stolen. Also, make sure to keep all documentation on the trailer in a safe place. This will help the police in their attempts to retrieve your stolen property.

Tips & Warnings

• Insure your horse trailer.
• Park in Safe Areas.
• Make sure you keep all documents on your trailer.

[brandy1123]

on 10/17/2008 just had a trailer stolen, cut the chain and pad lock