Shergar Shergar Shergar (3 March 1978 – c. February 1983) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. After a very successful season in 1981 he was retired to the Ballymany Stud in County Kildare, Ireland. In 1983 he was stolen from the stud, and a ransom of £2 million was demanded; it was not paid, and negotiations were soon broken off by the thieves. In 1999 a supergrass, formerly in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), stated they stole the horse. The IRA has never admitted any role in the theft. The Aga Khan, Shergar's owner, sent the horse for training in
Stolen Horse International at auction, or end up as riding mounts. The more times they are resold, the harder it is to find a stolen horse. Thieves are only interested in a short-term profit and do not care about where the horse ends up. Stolen Horse International also aid owners in finding stolen equipment including tack and trailers. Tack is typically difficult to track, especially if not engraved with some identification number. Stolen tack is typically resold at auction (including online auctions such as E-Bay), feed and tack stores, or at pawn shops. Organizations such as SHI assist with recovering tack by sending