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Start a new Word Document (or use pen, paper and a file to keep everything in) to enable you to write everything down in one place then you can see where you have looked already, what leads you have followed up etc, what other websites you have posted your advert on and links to those adverts so you can check that the adverts are still live on the other websites (and bookmark the links as well)

Firstly, you need to write down as much information as you know about the horse ..

- Stable name
- Any other stable names that you know of
- Any competition/show or stud names that you know of
- Age,
- Height,
- Breeding,
- Temperament,
- Any vices or hang-ups he may have,
- Health problems,
- Where you bought him from,
- Where you sold him to,
- What year you sold/got him.

Add to the list any distinguishing marks he may have, such as whorls, scars, markings, where his freeze-mark is.

When writing your advert, remember to use punctuation (such as full stops and commas in the correct places), capital letter I instead of i, capital letter for the start of Names and Places and to include paragraphs if you need to.

Bad example of an advert - "i'm looking for 12.2hh pony, last seen in Wales" - this gives the reader absolutely nothing to link your pony with theirs

Good example of an advert - "I'm looking for a 15.2hh, chestnut horse called Socks. He has 3 white socks and a white star. I sold him from Leeds to someone said they lived in Kent. They had a 14year old daughter who was going to take Socks showjumping. Socks loved showjumping and would often jump double clears. He hated dressage with a passion" - this gives the reader so much more information on the horse, Socks - his height, colour, name, description, where he was sold from, who he was sold to and what area they lived in, indication of Sock's likes (showjumping) and dislikes (dressage).

(please note - these are 2 completely fictional horses that I have made up)

Photos play a very important part in people recognising your horse. Everyone knows a chestnut horse with a white blaze but showing a photo of that blaze and how it goes across one eye and down his muzzle is a lot easier to show on a photo than try to write it down.

If you know your horse's passport number, competition/show/stud name, freeze mark number or microchip number then the NED is the website to check out first. Registering an account is free and will enable you to perform basic searches. Anything more may cost you "points" which you have to buy before hand.

It might not tell you where exactly your horse is but if you hit lucky and find the correct horse, you can see which passport issuing authority added your horse's details to NED and then go from there as to contacting them with a view to finding more information out.

Hope this helps :) He's a very striking pony with an unusual colour so somebody should know him
 
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