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GPS trackers installed in saddles as theft syndicates hoof it with the goods

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The horse has bolted for saddle thieves with new technology that is able to track stolen horse saddles - which can cost over R100,000 each.

Netstar and Red Alert Service Solutions claimed in a statement on Thursday they are the first to bring saddle-tracking and recovery technology to SA.“With some saddles costing anywhere from R20,000 to above R100,000, the loss of these assets has a marked impact on owners’ pockets,” Bruwer said.Bruwer said once the Netstar Dynamic Asset Tracking & Recovery unit is installed in a saddle, it requires no maintenance for up to three years.

“During this time, if the device is activated it will transmit a strong signal initiating the Netstar recovery process.” Red Alert Service Solutions regional director Clinton Venter said saddle theft is “rarely a spontaneous event” and “takes a degree of careful planning, with criminal syndicates often behind the robberies”.

 

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