Freeze branding

[emmapeel]

Hi I am thinking of getting my horse freeze branded, has anyone already had this done? is it worth getting done? he is already chipped but was thinking that a branding may stop thieve's as more visual?? any feedback would be good, thank's

 

[Meowy Catkin]

I had my mare done by Farmkey. I was very pleased with it and the Farmkey lady was very good with my nervous mare who'd never been clipped before (they have to clip the area that is to be marked).

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Mine had to have one number redone as it didn't take the 1st go, but all good.

 

[emmapeel]

Was that with Farmykey? we live in the North of England so looking for good company. did you have to pay again if done twice? was it on same day or do they have to come back?

 

[indie999]

used Farmkey too and the lady was excellent. I had to feed him pony nuts by hand and we went round and round in tight circles with me leaning on his shoulder whilst she branded him. But he was good thats just what worked for us. Am sure it was sore afterwards but he had to have it redone as he is palamino/cremellish and TBH you can only see it in summer and I wouldnt and shouldnt have bothered getting him done as it didnt really work.

Not a good idea on light coloured but excellent on any other dark area. I would still get it done as it is a visual deterrent.

 

[WelshRuby]

Mine are being done on Saturday by Freezemark. It's a very visible deterent to any would-be thieves but if your horse is rugless in the winter it's best to clip the mark so it doesn't "smudge" with the long hair. You can buy info' patches to put on rugs but I will be painting the mark on the rug. The operators' are very experienced with nervous horses IMO.
You might have to wait for a date as they try to do more than one in the area.

 

[Piglet]

My horse has been microchipped and to deter thieves, he has a micromark on him in the shape of a horse shoe as approved by Farmkey

 

[LadyLuck1977]

Mine was done by freezemark, excellent service for an extra £20 I got to choose my own letters.

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Was that with Farmykey? we live in the North of England so looking for good company. did you have to pay again if done twice? was it on same day or do they have to come back?

Yes Farmkey. The remark was done free of charge, and was done several weeks after the original as have to wait for hair to go white and area to heal (some can go scabby I believe though mine didn't), before it is redone.

 

[magichorse]

Had mine done by Farmkey in September. Very pleased with the result and the lady who did it was great with my horse. Would definately recommend them.

 

[emmapeel]

Thank's for replys I have been looking at web site's I also found northen brand, which is closer to my area has anyone used them? also is there a fee to have thm regestered yearly do you have to do that???

 

[SuperCoblet]

Had mine done with Farmkey too, very sympathetic lady who put up with mine charging and kicking about lol, never had any problems with it although we do clip it in the winter

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Thank's for replys I have been looking at web site's I also found northen brand, which is closer to my area has anyone used them? also is there a fee to have thm regestered yearly do you have to do that???

Yes there is a yearly fee though I paid for several years as they offered a discount.

 

[MissTyc]

I used Farmkey for three of mine this year. Will have another 2-3 done next year (finances!)

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Pretty sure the 1st years membership is included in the freeze marking price.

 

[joelb]

Farmkey have just been back to do one of my digits foc after 2 years as it was getting less clear over time. Highly recommend them. I like the look of the micromark and booked to have that done in the new year just to be indulgent.

p.s. the technician was telling me they’ve never had a micromarked horse reported stolen – can’t vouch for the accuracy of that and I wouldn’t have a clue about the volume of animals micromarked but it’s food for thought.

 

[ebonyallen]

Mine was done by freezemark, excellent service for an extra £20 I got to choose my own letters.

I used these and also got to choose the letters that I wanted, great service ~

 

[BlackRider]

I had my 2 done by farmkey, they're both greys, and both chipped.

As they are grey, they needed the "bald mark" which means it has to be left on longer, I had the horseshoe mark done on my mare, who I thought would tolerate it, but my gelding was unlikely too, (and having watched my mare be done I made the right decision!) so as I was having him sedated, he had the full 4 digit freeze mark.

Glad I did, it although I need to clip over the marks in the winter to keep them visible.

As an aside, they're both arabs so thin skinned,