Re: freeze marking

["Tamara Jane Habberley" <tamarahabberley@lineone.net>]

Here in the Uk the main freeze brand company , farmkey, say that to brand a
grey horse the brand has to be held on for longer. I belive this is because
grey hair is pigmentless so the brand will not show up unless the hair
follicile is killed of ( the freeze mark works on dark horses by kiling the
cells responsible for producing pigment).

My horse is branded under his saddle patch for under saddle showing, however
I wish I had him done on the shoulder as although it doesnt look pretty it
cannot be concelled by a saddle in a sale ring. Also the marked are seems
more susceptable to bruising in some horses which can cause a problem with
saddles.

Personally I think its a great idea as it means a non horsey person can
identify your horse with ease if its stolen.

Tamara

----- Original Message -----
From: beth glover <bgloverhrsewmn@hotmail.com>
To: <kclanin@fix.net>
Cc: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 2:50 AM
Subject: RC: freeze marking


> Hi Karen, I also had a hard time getting those folks out a long time ago.
> Seems the lady that runs the business is earthquake phobic and came here
> during the Northridge Quake, and it allegedly "did her in". She had
another
> lady doing it, Kathy Simons the phone number is so old--818708-3873 I
don't
> know if she's still doing it. She did two of my greys, the mark did not
take
> well. She did my friend's bays and the maark looks great. Let me know if
you
> find someone, I have a filly to do. (I wish I could learn to do it myself
as
> a business, I would like that if I knew how to get started)  Beth Glover
> P.S. We haven't had a quake in a while, have you noticed?
>
> >From: Karen Clanin <kclanin@fix.net>
> >To: ridecamp@endurance.net
> >Subject: RC:  freeze marking
> >Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 14:24:34 -0700
> >
> >does anyone have any info for source for freeze marking in California --
> >other than Kyro Kynetics which has proved to be a dud?  i cut out an ad a
> >while back on someplace but seem to of lost it.
> >
> >thanks
> >
> >karen
> >
> >
> >
> >
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