WARNING HORSE THEIVES I have just had news that horse theives are opperating microchip to be safe

HORSE THEIVES ARE OPPERATING IN THE AREA! BEWEAR!! i have jst had a few worrieing texts that horse theives are opperating and my friends girlfriends horse has been stolen along with 5 others of a yard of 30 close to wear i keep my horse, as you can understand i am fraught with concern!! for my 2 horses, I want to have them either FREEZEMARKED or MICROCHIPED which is best and what are the costs involved, as you can understand it is vital i get the information soon so i can act upon it!! MANY THANKS

May sound like overkill but I'd consider doing both.

A freezemark is instantly visable, which makes it a useful tool for disuading a thief. However, it is possible for this to be dyed over, and you rely on the goodness of the buyer of the horse to return the horse when it grows through.

The prices i found online for you are:

Prices quoted include freezemarking and first year's membership.

Single Horse 拢55.95

2-4 Horses 拢47.95

5-9 Horses 拢43.95

It may be worth getting a group of people together to do a freezemarking session.

A micro-chip identifies a horse if it is investigated, comes with registration papers which should show the name of the official owner of the animal. Any scrupulous buyer would check that the name ofthe seller and those on these documents match.

I can't find any information on how much it costs to chip a horse. I did my cats and dogs. The price varied from vet to vet for this.