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Beecher: riding centres need to become more security conscious

Show jumper Paul Beecher has urged riding centres to be extra vigilant after €20,000 of his tack was stolen as he filmed a documentary last Monday.

Beecher: riding centres need to become more security conscious

Fri, 28 Sep, 2012 - 01:00

John Tynan

Beecher leapt to prominence in June when winning the famous Hickstead Derby with the home-bred Loughnatousa WB for only the 13th time for Ireland in its 52-year history.

However, he made headlines this week following a brazen lunch-time raid on his yard in Tallow, Co Waterford, that came hours after the theft of tack worth approximately €7,000 from a yard in East Cork.

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