Re: RC: Re: freeze marking problems

[sharp penny <penelope_75647@yahoo.com>]

   I've been told the freeze branding is painless,
similar to when you get a wart "frozen" off. The hot
branding is very painful and not done much on horses,
or so I've been told.

Penny & Daisy (who is getting a freeze brand)


--- Mieske <mmieske@netonecom.net> wrote:
> I think this topic IS endurance related in that we
> need to be aware that
> there ARE people out there who steal horses which
> means there are people out
> there who lose them to theft....in many disciplines
> an unpapered,
> unregistered horse is worthless (showing, racing,
> etc.) but endurance is one
> of those sports in which ALL equines of any
> background are welcome. As much
> as it pains me to consider marking our horses with
> brands...hot or cold...it
> pains me much more to think of what might happen to
> them if they were stolen
> and unable to be recovered.  One of our clients has
> horses she bought from
> out west that have 3 separate brands on them...one
> on the hip, one on the
> cheek and one on the neck in front of the shoulder,
> all very clearly visible
> and while I am sure it hurt, those horses are very
> easily identifiable even
> from a distance!  I think brands like that would
> also be a better deterrent
> to thieves than lip tattoos or under the mane freeze
> brands.  I think we did
> have a discussion about this once before... if Steph
> objects, I apologize,
> but I would like to hear what other folks have done
> or do or would suggest
> doing to thwart thieves (besides hanging them from
> the nearest tree as
> Sylvia suggested <big grin>).  Which is the least
> painful and objectionable
> to a horse...freeze brand or fire brand?
> 
> Maggie Mieske
> McBain, Michigan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <TddWil@aol.com>
> To: <bgloverhrsewmn@hotmail.com>;
> <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 6:07 PM
> Subject: RC: freeze marking problems
> 
> 
> > If the mark is under the mane its harder to see at
> an auction or feedlot.
> I
> > would like to get mine done,its not really pretty
> but I think I would want
> it
> > to be easily seen.  The last time I called they
> had no one in my area to
> do
> > it. It would be nice if they came up with a better
> way to mark the grey
> > horses. This is a bit off the subject, but I would
> like to see all arabs
> > freeze marked so they quit losing their heritage
> when they are sold with
> no
> > papers. You shouldn't be able to sell them like
> that. I know some people
> > might do it to keep an unsound horse off the
> track, etc, but most cases I
> > know of are sloppy paperwork or withholding papers
> for spite (not getting
> the
> > price they want but selling anyway). oh well, JMO.
> >
> >                            Shelly
> >
> >
> >
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