Stella
Well-Known Member
The rescue of the horses from Amersham has got me thinking about the situation of stolen horses. I haven't previously felt the need to have my mare freezemarked or micro-chipped because I didn't (and don't) think it would be much of a protection against being stolen. Like all people who care about horses though, I was distressed to hear about and read about the poor souls rescued and I wonder if some of them are stolen. I now realise that a stolen horse could be reunited with its owner more quickly and efficiantly with an obvious freezemark - more so than a microchip really since not everyone has the equipment to read one, but everyone can use a telephone to check on a mark.
I think I will use freezemark.biz rather than farmkey. I emailed both with a couple of queries. Farmkey responded by telling me that I could find the answers by going to their website. I was emailing them because I hadn't found the answers there!! Yet a woman called Mary, who seems to run freezemark.biz replied with an extremely helpful email answering my queries fully. It seems to be a smaller company than farmkey, but big enough to provide good aftercare service for those registered.
I'd be interested to know which company others have used and anything else about your experiences.
I think I will use freezemark.biz rather than farmkey. I emailed both with a couple of queries. Farmkey responded by telling me that I could find the answers by going to their website. I was emailing them because I hadn't found the answers there!! Yet a woman called Mary, who seems to run freezemark.biz replied with an extremely helpful email answering my queries fully. It seems to be a smaller company than farmkey, but big enough to provide good aftercare service for those registered.
I'd be interested to know which company others have used and anything else about your experiences.