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    Horse theft is the crime of stealing horses. A person engaged in stealing horses is known as a horse thief. Historically, punishments were often severe for horse theft, with several cultures pronouncing the sentence of death upon actual or presumed thieves.

  2. Horse theft is the crime of stealing a horse. A person accused of stealing a horse is known as a horse thief. Horse theft was fairly common throughout the world prior to widespread car ownership. Punishments were often severe for horse theft. In several places the sentence of death was carried out. [1] This was seen as a deterrent against horse ...

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  4. The Society in Dedham for Apprehending Horse Thieves - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) History. Early years. Claims of being the oldest. Membership. Notable members. Investigations and rescues. 1822 Mason Richard's Store theft. 1826 Farrington investigation. 1840 Fisher theft. 1904 Broad Oaks theft. 1906 Scarry's Stable theft.

  5. Jul 30, 2019 · The horse thief lived a violent, dangerous life, at risk from both the police and peasant lynch mobs. He would typically form a gang and take over a village, then establish complex networks for trading stolen horses into other regions where they would not be recognized.

  6. Crundwell used the stolen money to turn her Quarter Horse breeding operation, RC Quarter Horses, into one of the best-known in the country; her horses won 52 world championships and she was named the leading owner by the American Quarter Horse Association for eight consecutive years prior to her arrest.

  7. Horse Thieves. Henry Borne (also spelled Bourne), more often called Dutch Henry, was an outlaw and one of the most prevalent horse thieves and cattle rustlers of the Old West. Henry was born to German immigrant parents on July 2, 1849, in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

  8. Jul 1, 2004 · The death penalty for horse theft wasn’t outlawed because it didn’t exist. A lot of men, including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and at least one woman, Belle Starr, did spend time behind bars for stealing horses.

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