Every horse owner has a particular way of identifying the equine. These are methods that are mainly used to keep a record of the horses that are owned or even to identify a particular specimen. They are also valid and essential for when you register it in contests or when you want to put them on sale.
Nowadays, more and more owners want to have a brand to identify their horse, especially because it is highly recommended when it comes to insurance, to keep a record of vaccines and if we talk about horses that graze free to identify them in case of get together with a different herd.
You can identify your horse with natural methods or artificial brands that do not harm or cause harm to the animal. Among the most common are the following:
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Horse photography
Economic and without any prejudice for the equine. You just have to take into account that the photograph is in color so that both the horse's anatomy and its coat can be perfectly distinguished. The horse must be on a flat surface so that the morphology does not change. With a total of four photographs, it is enough to take the entire anatomy: in profile, both right and left, from the front and from behind.
The glasses
This is the horn plates that are specific both in size and shape for each animal. They are located on the inside of the hock or tarsus and also on the forearm, about 10 centimeters above the carpus. Glasses are defined after one year of age, they are like human fingerprints.
Swirls and spikes
They form in the hair and remain throughout life in the same location, position and shape. The eddy is always in a circular shape and the spike in a linear shape. And no matter how much you brush or cut it, it will always be in the same position. The forehead, central part of the meeting, ventral part of the neck, lateral part under the mane and in the region of the larynx are the most common areas. The spikes can be found in the region of the flanks.
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