freeze marking

[Dottie]

What are peoples general opinions, stories etc

Is Farmkey the only company available? Are they ok? Do horses generally need sedation?

Many thanks

 

[hellybelly6]

I think its a brilliant and obvious way of identifying you horse.

There is another company which does it, but I cant remember the name (having a senior moment!) I think it is freezemark

My horse did not need sedation and he is not a big fan of clippers, but it was done quietly, and professionally and sensitively towards the horse.

 

[superstar565]

My horse has one and it think it is good as it acts as a visual deterrent. I got mine done by a different company to the on you mentioned.
http://www.freezemark.biz/index.html
thats the link to the people I got mine done by.

 

[hadfos]

Farmkey were fab when they did my lad 12yrs ago

,he didnt need sedating(was only a baby mind),the other 4 done didnt either,he found it a tad uncomfortable but he and the rest were very good,i would highly recommend it.....horses in a field...the thieves will take the unmarked horses first

 

[Chumsmum]

I had my three ponies done by Farmkey - biggest pony didn't bat an eyelid, shetlands played up a bit which didn't surprise the woman at all...

I think generally most horses are not bothered and recover quickly.

 

[Gorgeous George]

I found farmkeys admin side of things to be a bit hit and miss, but the lady that came out to freezemark George was brilliant, he didn't bat an eyelid and just enjoyed tucking into a bucket of feed!

 

[GreySorrel]

My two QH have freeze brands on their left hip, unfortunately my friend, who owned and trained them at the time, had her name put on them...so they have VAL....*sigh*

But she did it so someone wouldn't up and steal them and they are easily identified. They were yearlings when it was done so I believe she did give them something to take the edge off.

 

[ISHmad]

All of ours are freezemarked, we have always used Farmkey and had no problems with them.

 

[the watcher]

Another vote for freezemark.biz here, who I have been using for years on a variety of horses and have always done a super professional job.

 

[GinaGem]

Have used freezemark.biz twice and they were excellent. Will be using them again for Prince as soon as they are available in my area

 

[NikkiF]

I used Farmkey, no problems, and then also got my passports from them. Makes the passport a bit more meaningful rather than just a description - bay horse with no markings could be anyones!

 

[loulabelle]

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What are peoples general opinions, stories etc

Is Farmkey the only company available? Are they ok? Do horses generally need sedation?

Many thanks

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Had all 3 of mine done by Farmkey about 4 weeks ago now and the lady who came out was really helpful.
none of them were sedated even tho 1 of mine is extremely nervy she was very experienced and knew exactly how to handly the situation.

As I had 3 done at the same time think it was £43.50 each so isnt greatly expensive!

Id definately recommend getting it done for id reasons

 

[Lill]

Used Farmkey for the 3 boys on 4 Feb. They were really good, really quick to offer a date when they would be in our area.

Blue was the wussy one of the 3 which is surprising because he is usually the most sensible!

Now, nearly 2 months later, the scabs are coming off and then i presume white hair will grow?

 

[Chumsmum]

Yes, the white hair should grow through now.

My mini Shetlands look so cute with their freezemark clipped out, I quite like the look of it

 

[Donkeymad]

I have all of mine done as soon as I can.
I much prefer Freezemark.biz to farmkey.