The Complete Guide
Horse branding allows horse owners to easily identify and prove ownership of their horses. Horse branding is using an iron tool to permanently ‘mark’ a horse with a specific ranch’s identifying symbol.
Horse brands are registered with state or local livestock brand registries so that a ranch’s specific brand is on file and easy to trace.
Freeze branding involves using a branding iron that is chilled in an extremely cold cooling agent to freeze a brand into a horse’s coat.
Often referred to as fire branding, hot branding involves heating a branding iron to the point that it burns the horse’s hair follicles and skin where it is applied.
Often referred to as fire branding, hot branding involves heating a branding iron to the point that it burns the horse’s hair follicles and skin where it is applied.