It all started last Thursday. Our dogs began barking around 9p.m. I went out to check things and the gate off the barn pasture was open and all the horses were milling around....
Friday was quiet, and then Saturday night, I listened to my gut (again), dogs were acting nervous and sure enough......same gate and same horses were all out, but this time they were spooked and heading up the road! Again, it was between 9 and 9:30.
I KNEW something was fishy because I had been the last person to latch that gate. It's a sticky one and is on the OUTSIDE so a mini or pony can't work on it.
Sunday, Larry put up a temporary gate across our barn driveway and I bought a chain and padlock. Sunday night was quiet.
Monday night we were on alert because it seemed that things were happening every OTHER night...... We had some wind, dogs didn't react......We thought all was good. The next morning we realized someone had been at the barn. Two items/tools from the barn were placed exactly in the center of the driveway in front of the barn, plus all of our barn lights were ON. (It was as if this person was thumbing their nose at us!)
Yesterday (Tuesday), Larry left town to deliver our bummer lambs back to the breeder and to visit friends.... I called our County Police Dept and a deputy came out and took a report. He looked at the lay out of our place, the gate and latch in question and agreed that it looked suspicious. He said he would increase car patrols on our road at night.
Last night we noticed a county police car go by shortly before 10. At 10:30ish, a very loud - no muffler - jacked up older Bronco came roaring into the barn drive up to the gate Larry had put up. I ran to our front door, turned on all our lights in front and went outside. The bronco revved its motor, backed out and peeled out right back up where it came from. It shook me up, but I suspect it was just a "turn around", which does happen. (Bri, not surprisingly, chose to sleep with mom after that.)
You know what I hate about this? All of a sudden we are GATING our driveway(s), PADLOCKING our pasture(s), LOCKING up the barn door AND our ATV, just incase. And I am now locking up all of our house doors too! (We had to go searching for keys because we've not had to worry about this kind of thing in this area.)
Wish I owned more than a pellet gun, but a REAL gun.
Tonight will be interesting since it will be that "every OTHER night" night.
I'm tired and my head hurts.....
Friday was quiet, and then Saturday night, I listened to my gut (again), dogs were acting nervous and sure enough......same gate and same horses were all out, but this time they were spooked and heading up the road! Again, it was between 9 and 9:30.
I KNEW something was fishy because I had been the last person to latch that gate. It's a sticky one and is on the OUTSIDE so a mini or pony can't work on it.
Sunday, Larry put up a temporary gate across our barn driveway and I bought a chain and padlock. Sunday night was quiet.
Monday night we were on alert because it seemed that things were happening every OTHER night...... We had some wind, dogs didn't react......We thought all was good. The next morning we realized someone had been at the barn. Two items/tools from the barn were placed exactly in the center of the driveway in front of the barn, plus all of our barn lights were ON. (It was as if this person was thumbing their nose at us!)
Yesterday (Tuesday), Larry left town to deliver our bummer lambs back to the breeder and to visit friends.... I called our County Police Dept and a deputy came out and took a report. He looked at the lay out of our place, the gate and latch in question and agreed that it looked suspicious. He said he would increase car patrols on our road at night.
Last night we noticed a county police car go by shortly before 10. At 10:30ish, a very loud - no muffler - jacked up older Bronco came roaring into the barn drive up to the gate Larry had put up. I ran to our front door, turned on all our lights in front and went outside. The bronco revved its motor, backed out and peeled out right back up where it came from. It shook me up, but I suspect it was just a "turn around", which does happen. (Bri, not surprisingly, chose to sleep with mom after that.)
You know what I hate about this? All of a sudden we are GATING our driveway(s), PADLOCKING our pasture(s), LOCKING up the barn door AND our ATV, just incase. And I am now locking up all of our house doors too! (We had to go searching for keys because we've not had to worry about this kind of thing in this area.)
Wish I owned more than a pellet gun, but a REAL gun.
Tonight will be interesting since it will be that "every OTHER night" night.
I'm tired and my head hurts.....
