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Those horses marked with a San were called Σαμφόραι, Samphórai; those with a Koppa, Κοππατίαι, Koppatíai; and those with an ox's head, Βουκέφαλοι, Bucéphaloi. This mark was stamped on the horse's buttocks and its harnesses , judging by the scholia on Aristophanes 's The Clouds , Hesychius , and other works.
Underneath the Oldenburg brand are the last two numbers of the horse's life number. The official brand can only be placed on Oldenburg horses prior to 2 years of age. A digital micro-chip implanted in the crest of the neck is another identification method used. Oldenburg brand showing the "O"-and-crown and last 2 digits of the life number
Brand identification may be difficult on long-haired animals, and may necessitate clipping of the area to view the brand. Horses may also be branded on their hooves, [10] but this is not a permanent mark, so needs to be redone about every six months. In the military, some brands indicated the horses' army and squadron numbers.
A feral horse captured by the Bureau of Land Management and freeze branded using the alpha-angle system.From left to right the brand says the horse is registered to the federal government, was born in the year 2000 and carries the registration number 012790, indicating that it was branded at a BLM facility in Oregon.
Landstallmeisterhaus in Trakehnen Ostpreußische Elchschaufel moose antlers, the Trakehner brand Statue of the stallion "Tempelhüter" in Verden/Aller. Old Prussians and other Baltic people such as the Lithuanians were noted for their hardy horses and cavalry during the early Middle Ages.
The following horses have earned over $10 million in prize money. Most of them raced (at least in part) in Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and/or Dubai due to large purse sizes. [485] Where applicable, the conversion to US$ was made at the time the horse raced so does not reflect current exchange rates.
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Brand of the Zangersheide stud. The Zangersheide is a Belgian breed or stud-book of warmblood sport horses. It is one of three Belgian warmblood breeds or stud-books, the others being the Belgian Sport Horse and the Belgian Warmblood. It is bred at the stud of the same name near Lanaken, in the province of Limburg in eastern Flanders, close to ...