ProperBo
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need ANY info
hot branding
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Faithkat
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Such as?
NF ponies are hot branded at the drifts . . .DRIFTS [ROUND UPS] AND TAIL MARKING
Each Autumn the Agisters organise a series of drifts, or, round ups of the forest ponies. These events are also joined by commoners who ride alongside searching out, rounding up and capturing ponies. The fenced corrals [forest pounds] can be seen all over the forest where ponies are held for branding, tail marking and condition checks before the onset of winter.
* Tail marking - the Agister clips the tail to a specific pattern depending which part of the forest the pony is in, this indicates that the years grazing fee has been paid by the commoner. This causes no discomfort to the pony at all.
* Branding - usually carried out with a red hot iron from a fire on the forest floor. Each pony is branded with the commoners own brand to show who it belongs to. Various brands can be viewed on the inside wall of the Green Dragon Pub at Brook. Branding lasts for life and does not cause discomfort to the pony.
NF ponies are hot branded at the drifts . . .DRIFTS [ROUND UPS] AND TAIL MARKING
Each Autumn the Agisters organise a series of drifts, or, round ups of the forest ponies. These events are also joined by commoners who ride alongside searching out, rounding up and capturing ponies. The fenced corrals [forest pounds] can be seen all over the forest where ponies are held for branding, tail marking and condition checks before the onset of winter.
* Tail marking - the Agister clips the tail to a specific pattern depending which part of the forest the pony is in, this indicates that the years grazing fee has been paid by the commoner. This causes no discomfort to the pony at all.
* Branding - usually carried out with a red hot iron from a fire on the forest floor. Each pony is branded with the commoners own brand to show who it belongs to. Various brands can be viewed on the inside wall of the Green Dragon Pub at Brook. Branding lasts for life and does not cause discomfort to the pony.
ProperBo
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its not on a new forest
zelli
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ok... not saying this in an argumentative way or anything like that, just out of interest... but how is it possible for a red hot iron pressed against the horses skin to not cause discomfort?
KarynK
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Not really sure what you want in the way of info but what does it look like? and what's it on? My mare has a hot brand but she is a Canadian Bred Appaloosa from a ranch in Canada, She is branded with their prefix, three letters.
DollyDolls
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Stan has been hot branded as he's full trakehner. double antlers and '01 underneath to show yr of birth. The european trakehner brand is slightly different to the british brand, Stan's Italian.
What do you want to know?
What do you want to know?
Weezy
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What info do you need? I have hot branded horses. Happy to help but best to PM me.
merlinsquest
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When skin and underlying tissue is burned, it burns all the nerve endings in the skin....... burns victims often have less pain than would be expected!!!
But it might mean, in the context used above, that it causes no longterm discomfort??????
Not sure really, but either way, I wouldnt want to do one, or have one done
But it might mean, in the context used above, that it causes no longterm discomfort??????
Not sure really, but either way, I wouldnt want to do one, or have one done