Identification

Doc-t February 28, 2015
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Identification of horses is important. The images below show several ways to identify horses. I was astonished to see the tongue tattooed.

Today, it is popular to use microchips embedded under the skin and read by scanners. Blood typing is also a good way to identify horses but requires drawing blood and sending it for analysis.

In FL, a thief stole a horse and sprayed it with shoe polish, which turned the chestnut horse into a blood-bay horse. It also covered some of the white markings. Investigators sampled the blood and confirmed the stolen horse’s identity. The arrested thief was also linked to a murder.

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Mule – zebra striped legs. Note the permanent bracelet on the RF with the phone number for ID.
Mule – zebra striped legs. Note the permanent bracelet on the RF with the phone number for ID.
A fresh freeze brand only a week after application.
Lip tattoo in an Arabian – 4/5/1980 = 34yr 4mo Arab G. Tattoo of the upper lip is common also in Thoroughbreds, Standardbreds and Quarter Horses if they have been raced. As of 2020, branding has been replaced with chip emplantation.
Freeze brand ID on an Aribian. 2/4/1986 = 28yr 6mo Arab M
Freeze brand ID on an Aribian. 2/4/1986 = 28yr 6mo Arab M
A way to brand a horse for identification. The horse comes from South America somewhere.
A tongue tattoo in a Friesian born in Europe
Whorls. One at the crest of the neck and the other on the jugular groove.
Brand on the quarter
Whorl on the flank
Freeze brand under the saddle
Shoulder brand
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A brand on the flank
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