polo pony branding please help

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hi my argy polo mare has a very unusual brand mark
it is on her bottom either side of her tail it reads 3 on the left
02 on the right downwards.
has anyone any idea ?
ive never come across such marks before

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Have you tried contacting Hurlington polo club

they might help

we had had an ex polo mare who had an anchor brand, I never found out what it was for but was told should have tried Hurlington
 
havent tried them thanks.
her old owner said it was a brand mark from when she was in argintina ? but its not on her passport .
and a very odd place to hot brand eek
 
The HPA (Hurlingham Polo Association) is the UK polo governing body, and the majority of polo ponies over here will have passports with them, it doesn't mean anything about which teams the ponies have been played on. My Argentine polo pony had 5 and 6 on her bum from when she was in Argentina, most probably to help identify her. This wasn't on her passport either, but I would have been able to use it had she ever been stolen etc. I've seen a number of Argentine bred ponies with this type of branding.
 
my mums polo pony has a no 3 on her left bumcheek and she was from Argentina shes about 20yo how old is yours?? we dnt have her original pasport, and we no she used to play highgoal , but have no idea on breeding and shes 15.3 and a big build wots yours like?? it will be interesting if they used to play together!!!!
 
mynes 17yrs approx and big build
and yes her no 3 is in the same place
15.2hh light bay super nature
i havent original passport either
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Oh, OK, I know. Well, I sort of know. One of the brands is her year of birth and the other brand is who her breeder was. I think the brand on the right is the year of birth. Antifaz has a 9 on each butt cheek. All registered Argie horses (apart from TBs) are branded in this way.
You could try contacting Fomento Equino if you're interested in finding out more about her.
 
fi hunt
its not a hurlington passport its pet id passport
but stamped inside by the polo club ?
i have no idea about polo i just purchased her to hack
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This may be relevant or a red herring
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but my Australian TB has a 3 above a 1 on his right shoulder. The 1 is his year of birth (1991) and the 3 denotes that he was the third foal born at that stud in that year.

Maybe Argys use bumcheeks in the same way?
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Zoomy has a G on one butt cheek and an unidentifiable number on the other that includes a 7. I think it must say 97 since that was when she was born.

They are very unsightly!
 
devon chick
i only purchased her 3 months ago !!
i brought her from a lady in hampshire, who hadnt had her long she purchased her of the polo scene.
she is an absolute sweetheart to do anything with but can be cheeky ridden ,nothin nasty just trys it on sometimes.
we moved to spain 8 weeks ago and she came with us so shes a v well travelled little horse.

what about your mums ?
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my mum got her 10 years ago and she was given to her by a friend, apparently she had been sold for £35,000 the year before and then she was nearly taken to the slaughter house the year after! but we got her just in time! shes now retired and just sits out in the field with my little pony, shes got C.O.P.D. and talks like theres no tomorrow!! lol shes also bred a lovely foal 5 years ago and hes lovely!
 
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