Brand on withers-what does it mean? Polish Warmblood?
ScottS4229
I own a chestnut 17-1 horse with a tatoo/brand on his withers. I was told
he is a Polish Warmblood actually bred in Poland and shipped to the USA.
There are two numbers stacked and then a letter next to the numbers with a
wavy line
over it: 80
85 K (there is a wavy line over the K)
The hair that is branded is white. Does anyone know this horse's origins
or
what the numbers and letter means? Just curious.
thanks,
Lisa, South Barrington, IL
LMinder324
Dressage Today magazine (1/97 issue) has a short article on different
brands. I scanned the article again, but wasn't able to match your
information with those mentioned. You may want to write to the magazine
and ask for their assistance.
Maximo59
Your "Polish" warmblood may be a Russian Trakehner from Kirov Stud, born
in 1980 or 1985. I contacted someone recently about another breed from
Russia; you might want to try her:
Samantha Mattson
Russian Sporthorse Association of North America
(612) 673-0184
fax 673-9957
e-mail rsa...@aol.com
She's hard to get a hold of, has some broodmares with shipped-in-utero
foals due soon, but will eventually return messages and is pretty
knowledgeable. Good luck.
Max Hudson
eval...@aol.com
In article <32ea755a...@news-lnh.mv.net>, j...@levin.mv.com (Joel B
Levin) writes:
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>AOL seems to be double- and triple-posting most of the articles that its
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OR there is the problem of only some of your post's showing up. get's
frustrating to see responses of responses of your post, but not your post.
Michelle, shutting of computer to go out side and look at some reliable
posts.
Fox Holler
Hi.,. I used to own a Polish Trakehner.. also had markings on the
withers.. You might check some Trakehner Bulletin Board for a response..
JJay aka FoxH...@Aol.com
Fox Holler Farm - Holsteiners and Dutch Warmbloods
Valu
The Arabians bred in Poland were also branded on the withers! its a code
of their breeding. Sire and Dam. If there is also a freeze mark under mane
try the Arabian Reg. 12000 Zuni street Westminster, Colo. 80234. Freeze
mark does not have to be put there. Its done in this country by a lot of
Arabian breeders, and may be done by the importer. It is the reg. # and
would save a lot of time in trying to figure out what horse it is.
Jane Boots
To be more specific: The Poles hot brand their horses. On one side is
the foaling number. The other side is the Stud that bred them. Janow
has used the symbol of a crown with the letter J attached under the
crown. Michalow uses a number. I'm not sure about the other two
Studs-Bialka & Kurozweki. The brands also become part of their markings
and are displayed on their registration paper.
The freeze mark is preceded by a block letter A-if upright it signifies
a purebred Arabian, if lying on its side it signifies a part-bred. The
freeze brand is displayed in 90 degree angles (L, <, >, for example).
Each angle signifies a number from 2-9. The number 0 & 1 are signified
by = or ||. Once a person knows what each angle is, then the
registration number is determined.
I hope this helps. Check out the Registry's home page at
www.theregistry.org.
Jane Boots, arabian horse owner & breeder
