Branding Of Foals

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30214, 20 August 1963, Page 9

Branding Of Foals

Sir.—l cannot agree with the statement of the pre dent of the New Zealand Racing Conference on branding of foals. As for the investigation covering lip-Ua toorng, I am astounded. Over 50 years ago I was familiar with liptaatoomg and have seen, not hundreds, but thousands of horses carrying this form of ident. fixation. If “ring-ins” are the real trouble. God help the horse Personally, I shall be glad when “hev are mechanical. like the hare, and Austral- a will lx able to make its own t n hors s. I feel sure the president, if he is a genuine lover of horse-flesh, will un-dersand my resentment of this cruel practice, for I have ridden more horses and miles than I can possibly record on this

bea-uteful animal. Let them have them rao.ng. but please do not mu-tiliate our lovely horses. —Yours, ex , EX-CAVALRYMAN. August 17, 1963. Sir, —In recent letters i owners of branded foals haive I g.ven us shock mg da.aals of i uhosa littue anumaus’ pix>tiracted suffer.ng. We simply must get this medieval torture stopped. Cm August 12 "Ex-Caivailry" wrote that he suggested last year a pamless method of identifying horses and received “a lame reply.” May I earnestly request him to restate his method, smee it seems to be generally believed that a painless procedure does not exist? At ■he present moment, when horse owners and the general public are urging action, his ideas may receive the attention they deserve —Yours, ate, FELINA. August 19. 1963.