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[RC] marking horses for disasters - Jonni JewellWriting your phone number BIG on the side of a horse with a grease pen helps someone maybe be able to read it, if the animal is seen running loose, but they were unable to catch it. Of course, hopefully you had to the time to really write it on there good, so it might not disappear in the rain and mud. But I am sure, that in most cases, folks who have to leave their animals behind, are often rushed to just get out of there themselves. I had ID tags braided in my horses manes for all of XP2004, and the travels between. Usually the braid was in for about 3 weeks, before I unbraided, combed (maybe washed the horse) and redid the braid. I put the ID tag (made at Petsmart on the tag machine) in the middle of a piece of ribbon, and started the braid with the tag up at the top, braiding the ends of the ribbon down into the braid. I tied off the ribbon at the bottom, and then added a rubber band to be sure it did not come undone. These are not easy to see from a distance, BUT, I find they stay on well, unless the horse rips the whole braid off its body. I had my cell phone number, and my hubbies cell phone number on them, and our last name. I have used these daily too, not just traveling, in case the horses somehow got out of their pasture. Jonni =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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