There’s a horse thief on the free.
New York State police launched a seek for a horse named Koda that was stolen from an upstate farm final week — and has “special dietary restrictions” that would spell his demise if he’s not discovered quickly.
“’Koda’ is a neutered male, called a gelding,” troopers stated in a press launch Wednesday. “He’s a flea-bitten gray shade, which suggests he’s gray with flecks of crimson and has a darker muzzle.
“Koda’s owners are also concerned about him because he has special dietary restrictions.”
The horse was plucked from an enclosure within the farm within the Endicott and Union space, police stated.
Koda has two manufacturers that would assist determine him — a Roman letter L that resembles an upside Y on the entrance left shoulder, and an arrow pointing upward with a line beneath on the rear left flank.
Troopers consider the horse was stolen on July 23 or 24 from the fenced-in property on Struble Street within the city of Union.
Anybody with data ought to name police at 607-561-7400, and cite case NY2500671337.
Though it sounds just like the Wild West, horse thieves nonetheless make off with four-legged booty once in a while — together with an Amish horse and buggy snatched from a Michigan Walmart final 12 months.
In 2023, a trio of teenagers using stolen horses rode right into a tragic visitors mishap that left one boy and two of the horses lifeless close to a Dallas, Texas freeway.
And in 2025 in St. Petersburg, Florida, a stolen championship horse was not solely stolen, however later butchered earlier than the homeowners might observe down the gelding.
