Horse theft is the crime of stealing horses. A person engaged in stealing horses is known as a horse thief. Horse theft was very common throughout the world prior to the Automobile Age, however, modern horse theft continues to occur in some places.
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Famous quotes containing the words horse and/or thief:
“But when his horse had put its hoof
Into a rabbit hole
He dropped upon his head and died.
His lady saw it all
And dropped and died thereon, for she
Loved him with her soul.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“Time is a very bankrupt and owes more than he’s worth to
season.
Nay, he’s a thief too: have you not heard men say,
That Time comes stealing on by night and day?”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)