Horse theft is a reality. Regardless of breed or discipline, it can happen to you. Mary Beth Jacobs learned that painful lesson the morning of Sept. 29, 1997, when she arrived at Lone Star Stables in Ft. Worth. Lucky Lady, her bay Quarter Horse, had lived there for the past 10 years. Now the mare was gone, stolen by a thief before the morning light.

Also missing were Miss Sunny, a 22 year-old dark bay Throughbred mare, and Sugar Pal, a 13-year-old sorrel Morgan gelding, along with a trailer and a lot of tack.

Horses had been a passion of Jacobs since childhood. She had heard about horse theft; however, she believed it was something that happened to other people. Jacobs never imagined having to hear the words: “Your horse has been stolen