Horse identity

RuthnMeg

RuthnMeg

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Prob been mentioned before
Meg doesn't have any micro chip / she is not freeze marked. If in the event of 'the awful', would her large scar on the front of her hock (which is marked on her passport) stand up for her identity in court?
 
I would get her microchipped tbh. Only got mine done this year as before I thought it would be expensive - but was only £17.50
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There is a post about a stolen coloured cob that was recovered after a great deal of hassle as there seemed to be a dispute about her identity - even though her markings matched exactly this was not good enough as proof of identity (I always thought a coloured horses markings were like fingerprints but evidently I must be wrong)!

Therefore I would defiantly get a microchip and/or freeze mark.
 
No it wouldn't be good enough.
I posted a link a couple of days back to a case where the CPS dropped the case on the basis of not being able to prove identity. This was on a palomino gelding with white markings, whorls and a prophets thumb mark, all of which matched.
 
In the event of a stolen horse being found and needing to be identified quickly make sure you do the following:

Get your horse both freezemarked on it's shoulder so that it shows when being ridden and also micro-chipped with the new European standard micro-chip.
Also keep a sample of it's main/tail for DNA purposes.
Take a photo of it from the front, back and both sides (Summer and Winter coat).
Make sure it is registered on the National Equestrian Database and that you place the Freezemark and Micro-chip details on it.
 
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