Nine people have become the victims of theft whilst at the Blue Chip Dressage Championships at Hartpury College in Gloucester.

Overnight between Friday April 13th and Saturday April 14th eight vehicles parked at the event were entered and tack equipment stolen.

During the same evening offenders stole four brown leather head collars which were hanging up in a temporary stable area on the site.

The total value of the items stolen is believed to be approximately £16k. It is suspected the theft was carried out by a group of offenders due to the large amount and size of equipment stolen.

Anyone with any information about the thefts is asked to contact Gloucestershire Police on 101, quoting incident number 105 of April 14th.You can also give information anonymously by contacting the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org">www.crimestoppers-uk.org and you may receive a reward if someone is arrested and charged.