Matt, would you please be sure this get on the web site. It can be under the news but sometimes what I
send doesn’t get up there.
Margaret T


From: Freeman, Dave [mailto:david.freeman@okstate.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 4:03 PM
Subject: FW: show clothing stolen




David W. Freeman
Department of Animal Science
Oklahoma State University
david.freeman@okstate.edu (david.freeman@okstate.edu)


From: Hix, Lindsey
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 4:01 PM
To: Freeman, Dave
Subject: show clothing stolen



Dr Freeman-
I thought I would pass this along to you. I didn’t know if you had seen it or not. Thought you might want to forward to show people that you knew.

Lindsey Hix

To Our Horse Community Friends

The Hobby Horse Clothing Co. warehouse in Chino, CA was robbed late on May 22/early May 23rd, 2009.

Thieves made off with approximately $250,000 worth of chaps and show tops. More than 300 pairs of our popular PMS split leather chaps were stolen; they had been delivered from our customs broker less than 12 hours earlier. No attempt was made to enter our offices; no computers or electronic equipment in the warehouse was taken. The thieves appeared to only be after our chaps and more expensive garments.

My employees and my company are jeopardized by this robbery; we lost inventory, including Limited Edition garments that cannot be replaced, that would provide the cash flow to continue our business operations. We will survive, but this is a serious setback.

I am asking for the help of horse community members in advising me if they come across ANY strange offers on Hobby Horse apparel. We have not yet completed an inventory of stolen items but will shortly. We will post a notice on our website at www.hobbyhorseinc.com regarding items that were stolen. A reward will be offered for information in this case.

PLEASE contact me if you suspect someone is sellling our stolen inventory. We will immediately contact our local police for their follow-up. Most thieves are never caught, but Hobby Horse chaps and show apparel is such distinctive apparel to try to fence, we may have a chance of possibly recovering some of our inventory.

I also ask for your patience and understanding as we work through this disruption; we appreciate your business more than ever in this tough time. We'll do our best to fulfill your orders; we know you count on us!

Thank you, and please share this message with others in the horse community.

Suzi Drnec
Hobby Horse Clothing Co. President
13775 Stockton Avenue
Chino, CA 91710
800.569.5885
suzi@hobbyhorseinc.com