Urgent Message to Horse Owners in Much Marcle vicinity

A message has been forwarded to Hereford Equestrian as follows:
“A friend has received this email from a Kynaston Farmer.
We had a visit on Sunday morning 5 January, from a scruffy gentleman driving a blue Volvo, Reg No. HB56RNO. He was asking questions about our stables etc which raised suspicions. I reported the information to the police via 101 and Alison came back to us to advise that it is a false number plate and to put us all on alert. We have rung round local people who keep horses as it is our guess they are after tack.
Also, last night, a horse owner in Putley was awakened in the early hours by her dogs only to see torches being used in her yard. As soon as she drew back her curtains they were gone.
Please warn everybody that thieves are about!”