A four-wheel Hartland carriage picnic cart was stolen from the yard in East Stour. Picture: Dorset Police

Horse cart stolen in raid at North Dorset ‘equine unit’

Paul JonesJune 18, 20250 Comment0

POLICE are appealing for information as they attempt to track down a stolen horse cart.

The vehicle was taken from an equine unit in Witch Lane, East Stour, at some time around 2.45am on Sunday, June 1.

Electrical items, tools, horse riding gear and a four-wheel Hartland carriage picnic cart – valued at approximately £2,500 – were reported as missing after the raid.

PC Pat Wales, of Dorset Police, said: “We have been carrying out enquires into this incident and I have now obtained an image of the cart reported stolen in the hope someone may have seen it for sale in unusual circumstances.

“If anyone has information about who was responsible, please contact Dorset Police.”

Anyone with information should contact Dorset Police via www.dorset.police.uk, or by calling 101, quoting incident number 55250077977, or Crimestoppers anonymously online via Crimestoppers-uk.org, or by calling 0800 555 111.

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Paul Jones

I am the editor in chief of Blackmore Vale media, which includes the New Blackmore Vale, New Stour & Avon, Salisbury & Avon Gazette and the Purbeck Gazette, having been a reporter for some 20 years. In my spare time, I am a festival lover, with a particular focus on Glastonbury. I live in Somerset with my wife and two children.