On Sun, 6 Jan 2008 10:44:32 -0400, you wrote: >Sounds painful. Gat has a neck brand of white hair which I'm guessing >is freeze-branding--would that have hurt?
I've seen horses both freeze and hot branded, and they didn't actually seem to mind it that much, surprisingly enough. Many equine breeds (including Icelandics) are hot branded in Europe (esp. Germany and Austria). Is that still the case in the US? Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes"
