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Stolen Horse International, Inc.
PO Box 1341
Shelby, NC 28151
(704) 484-2165
stolenhorse@netposse.com
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NC Livestock Brand Information |
Freeze Brand Examples - Protect Your Horses With A Brand
Choosing a brand is the first step in protecting your horses.
Select a brand that is unique and easily recognized.
The more simple the brand, the less likelihood of it's blotching and being unattractive and
difficult to read. What should you
consider when picking your brand?
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Select a brand as simple as possible.
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There are so many two character brands that
you may need to consider using three letters. Check with
your state registry to see what has been used already.
The older single and two figures brands are often sold with
ranches and may need the original owners.
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When selecting the characters, avoid "closed" characters since they are more
likely to create imperfect results on your horse. The smaller the closed space, the more chance of
a mistake, or blotching.
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The letter U is an open character. So is the character "_" or
bar, "/" or slash are open characters.
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The letters A and B and the number 6 and 8 are examples of closed characters.
Don't forget to check with your state's brand inspector's office
when selecting a brand to make sure you brand is compliant
with current brand laws and not a duplicate of another's
brand. Be sure to record your brand in your state's brand inspection office. Unrecorded brands offer
a small amount of protection and add uncertainty. We hope this helps you make you decision
to brand, or not to brand. To do it yourself, or hire a
professional.
Happy Branding!
Debi and Harold Metcalfe
We suggest that a professional do your freeze branding,
especially if you know nothing about the process. This is
not our only means of identification. It was our
first. In 1998, after recovering Idaho we branded all of our
horses. There was no one to help us in our area. We
did it ourselves.
If you want to do it yourself, maybe these pictures of
our results will help. We read the material, watched a
video, assembled our tools and went to work. Were our
results perfect? No, they were not. At least not by the
standard perception of freeze brands. Were we happy with the
outcome? Yes, we were. Why? Our horses now have very
unique brands. They are all visibly identifiable
too.
This is a freeze brand that did not take completely the first
time. We did it the second time and it now looks more like a
hot brand. There is a bald section with white and tan
hair. We personally like having bald areas inside of
the brand. There is no other brand in the world like this
one.
This picture shows a near perfect freeze brand which we did
ourselves. Even professionals can miscalculate time and
horses can move, yielding brands are not perfect by some
viewpoints. Some people consider any brand that is
unique, registered and is 'one of a kind' perfect.
Think about it?
This is a freeze brand on a white/gray horse.
The brand is held
on longer so the result looks like one from a hot brand.
The Perfect Freeze Brand! (For most people)
Others like the freeze brand that does not have hair. White
hair or no hair, it is your choice. The freeze brand process
can yield both.
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