Re: Microchips

2005-04-21 Thread Mike May, Registrar NFHR
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 08:42 PM 4/20/2005, you wrote: This message is from: "Lisa Wiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I had to call Avid today to order chips for my puppies. I asked him about my mare and he said if she was chipped it would be with a chip

Re: microchips

2002-06-10 Thread Mike May, Registrar NFHR
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 05:36 AM 6/10/2002 -0700, you wrote: This message is from: Nancy Newport <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thank you for the nice message Nancy. I will forward it to the BOD for you. The BOD does a lot for the members and don't get a

Re: microchips

2002-06-10 Thread Nancy Newport
This message is from: Nancy Newport <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Mike, I will microchip all mine, and think at some point we should require it (make it a package with the DNA test for all foals who will be registered), but as to when, I'll leave that up to the board. This breed registry has done a grea

Re: Microchips

2000-02-12 Thread Northhorse
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 2/12/00 6:00:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Great idea - but what would you do with a horse that HAS no chestnuts? >> None? Nowhere? How about the ergots? I don't really think they shed the whole

Re: Microchips

2000-02-12 Thread Mary Thurman
This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Merek, you've gotta think outside the box for this > one. You go to the local > auctions, people ARE handling the horses. A quick > swipe with an alcohol > swab,

Re: microchips

2000-02-11 Thread FJORDING
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] And be aware, nobody is more concerned about horse theft than me, though it is a low risk here on Long Island AFAIK. But I may be leaving the Island someday in the near-to-mid future, and my property would be unattended if I was not home, as I am not mar

Re: Microchips

2000-02-11 Thread FJORDING
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I still doubt the ultimate accuracy of this method. Unlike fingerprints, the surface of the chestnut is constantly being renewed, so only the outline is valid data. Given that, I can see where a racehorse or showhorse could be identified by it, you alrea

Re: Microchips

2000-02-11 Thread Northhorse
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 2/11/00 3:02:55 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << How could you get an accurate read on a muddy, jumpy, scared horse in a group of dozens, aduquate to make an accurate comparison? And compare to WHAT? A book wit

Re: Microchips

2000-02-11 Thread FJORDING
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] seems to me the chestnut method of verification would be useless in a slaughterhouse environment. How could you get an accurate read on a muddy, jumpy, scared horse in a group of dozens, aduquate to make an accurate comparison? And compare to WHAT? A boo

Re: Microchips

2000-02-11 Thread Denise Delgado
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> pamela, sounds like a good idea, but i bet there would be some weirdo out there who would start cutting off chestnuts or scarring them up in some way to foul up the system. there is always someone...denise

Re: Microchips

2000-01-29 Thread Northhorse
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 1/28/00 10:22:00 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << There must be a better way for us to clearly identify pure bred fjords. Microchip identification is not the perfect answer in my opinion. How many of us have read

Re: Microchips

2000-01-29 Thread FJORDING
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 1/28/00 9:21:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Here's a rather odd idea that's been floating in my head for a couple years now. And it would work for ANY horse, not just a fjord. You know how the horse's ch