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Hi Maryanne,
Do you know if there were any permanent markings used by the Bedouins to 
identify their horses? A recent thread on ridecamp dealt with freeze 
branding. After some research on freeze branding it looks like you can go in 
2 directions, make your own brand and register it or have a company use 
their own registered combination of numbers and symbols.  I'm curious if 
historically, branding or some other form of marking was used by nomads to 
claim their horses.
I lost a horse 7 years ago at a ride in Ft. Valley, VA and after no trace of 
her for days most thought she was stolen. This has weighed heavily on me 
that I had no way to call the auctions to give them a visible permanent mark 
to positively identify her. I think it would be nice to use a symbol rather 
than the standard marking of the neck so I can think of no one closer to the 
source to find out if there was such a thing done in nomadic groups.

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