Micromark??

[fairyclare]

Farmkey has been booked to come to the yard at the beggining of september, now i can't decide wether to have the girly freeze marked or micromarked, she is microchipped (has been for 6yrs) so i'm swayed towards the micromarked, however i think the freezemark is alot more noticeable also i haven't seen any other horses with the micromark.

any advice on which i should go with?

 

[fgroom]

2 of mine microchipped and micromarked. The oldest one is freezemarked.

 

[Nikiolola]

freezemark - I've never seen a micromark in the flesh, and suspect that many people, certainly where I live, wouldn't know what it was. A freezemark is instantly recognisable and more likely to keep horse theives away.

 

[Faithkat]

I had my filly micromarked after being microchipped. As far I'm concerned, whether or not potential thieves know what it means is irrelevant, it is obviously a distinguishing feature! This is what it looks like:

 

[Ludi-doodi]

I went for the micromark, but there are pros and cons:

On the Pro side - it's one Iron and its over and done quickly. For a freezemark they'll use 4 and put 2 on at a time. Most horses don't react badly to the freezing but I have heard of some who do!

Cons - its more expensive to register. I guess its because it is the same mark for every horse, and so it takes more work for them to identify the horse rather than just looking up one unique number.

I like the micromark, though one vet thought it was a Loss of Use mark! I call it Ludo's tatoo

 

[Janette]

I'm going to get Star freezemarked, because it is a lot more obvious at sales etc. If a vet thought the micromark was 'loss of use' then it isn't really that good is it?

 

[fairyclare]

Thanx 4 the advice guys, i have decided on a personal mark, i now have to choose my own letters and numbers!!

 

[Lorian]

I think your right to get the freezemark. i got my boy done with a freezemark just because its more of an obvious deterrant. I got a personalised one. As he is an arab I chose AR4B. I think its a good idea that they let you choose your own.