Maddy has a freeze brand on her left front shoulder. It is a small, white heart. I think it is cute and gives her character. It reminds me of where she came from and when I see the "Hart" brand, I know the horses are members of Maddy's family. Today, Laura, the woman I bought her from, sent me some photos of the freeze brand process. They usually use liquid nitrogen, but this time they used dry ice and had lots of success. A freeze brand kills the pigment in the cells and the hair grows back white. I guess all you do is shave the area, spray with alcohol, and hold the brand on there for 40 seconds. They did 27 horses on this day. I don't know what kind of sensation this has on the horse's skin. I would imagine it burns a little bit.
Maddy has a freeze brand on her left front shoulder. It is a small, white heart. I think it is cute and gives her character. It reminds me of where she came from and when I see the "Hart" brand, I know the horses are members of Maddy's family. Today, Laura, the woman I bought her from, sent me some photos of the freeze brand process. They usually use liquid nitrogen, but this time they used dry ice and had lots of success. A freeze brand kills the pigment in the cells and the hair grows back white. I guess all you do is shave the area, spray with alcohol, and hold the brand on there for 40 seconds. They did 27 horses on this day. I don't know what kind of sensation this has on the horse's skin. I would imagine it burns a little bit. 
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The heart is really cute. I wonder too if it hurts at all. If it does I'm sure it's not as bad as being branded with a hot iron. My horse
Erik had a Dutch Warmblood brand by his rump. It was hard to see though,my guess is because he was gray.
That is really cool. Thanks for posting it!
Deanna
I had a horse freeze branded many years ago, he didn't act like it bothered him at all. He seemed to be more concerned about the clippers than the brand.
How interesting! I never knew. I love the heart.
Wow, I didn't either! I wonder what Arwen and Sahara would look like with a cute little heart? Cool! :-D
My guy Billy has the Hart freeze brand also. Whenever I clip him for the winter, I trace around it hehe :o) He looks goofy on that side, but I like it :)
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