Branding - Oldenburgs

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Can anyone tell me how these work - Ru has one on his bum. It has a number at the top and then the Oldenburg symbol below. What do the numbers stand for? Could you use them to identify a horse or is it best to have a feezemark as well?

Thanks xxx
 
I would suspect the numbers form part of his registration number on his passport. Brands can be quite faint - particularly in winter if the horse is unclipped and has a hairy coat. Depending on age your horse may be microchipped but it should all be in his passport. Freezemarking is personal preference I guess.
 
Ok i'll check his passport against it. It's def marked on the side on pic in the passport. I got him micro chipped myself, the vet didn't find one when he was vetted and there wasn't anything in the passport about one.

I'm really undecided about freeze marking. He doesn't have any markings so he's not that easily identifiable, he has a scar behind his ear and a pink blob on his willy but thats it!!
 
He sounds sweet! As they are numbers I guess you could use them for ID as if there was doubt the area could be clipped to see the brand, and of course all of his whorals etc will be in his passport in addition to his new microchip. I don't think you can do much more than that apart from freezemark which is visually obvious stright away.

I have never had mine freezemarked as I have heard too much about marks causing damage to the skin on the back etc
 
Glad the peeps in breeding could help!
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We have an oldenburg.
Her numbers underneath brand which is a circle type thing with crown over top.?Don't know if different for mare etc.
Oh but did notice numbers tally up with last ones in breed passport
 
On a slightly different angle, I have a gorgeous (I'm biased I know!) 17hh bay Oldenburg gelding, who I absolutely love to bits. What colour is your Oldenburg and what do you do with him? Mine loves dressage! Put him in front of a jump though, and he cannot co-ordinate his legs! lol
 
Lol sounds very much like Ru - he's the one in my avatar. I guess he'd be called brown as he has the lighter muzzle etc. He's about 17hh and is very sweet and gentle but maybe a little dim at times. He's only 5 and has got a lot of muscling and filling out to do so i haven't done a lot with him. I've done a little jumping with him and yes he does seem a bit uncoordinated with his long legs but i prob don't help him much! I'm hoping he will do well at dressage in the future but i haven't done any competing yet, he works nicely at home though but we struggle in our school to have the space for his canter! We've done some inhand shows which he did well in but that's it so far.
 
Lol - long legs - yes my boy has such long legs! He looks like a pony on too long legs! (must be an Oldenburg thing?)

Your horse is absolutely stunning! I adore Oldenburgs, they have the sweetest temperament I have ever known in a horse. In fact, i've never known a 'bad one' if you know what I mean. they are so geniune as a breed, i think. (even if they are mongrels, after reading some of the earlier threads today!)

If you ever wanted to sell him, pm me. I have a thing for Oldenburgs, especially black/dark brown.....
 
Thanks, hopefully he's with me for life but i guess you never know!!!

I don't know any others but he is just as you describe, it's one of the reasons i picked him because he just seemed so gentle. he does have a lovely temperament. I'm still getting used to used a big moving horse (having had a stiff ID x before) but it feels great when it comes together!
 
My 4 year old is a registered oldenburg (has the passposrt but is bred as a SF (don't ask!!)). And I can't help you on the branding as strangly she doesn't have one but she certainly has a microchip.
 
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