I'm the same way, I sure don't mind helping someone out if they need a lift, I'm just gonna be the one doing the towing.
Anybody get their horses freeze branded? I'm seriously thinking of doing this on Winnie and Tuffy. Bud already has a very prominent brand and George, well, I can't imagine anyone wanting to steal him, he looks like death warmed over. You couldn't get 50 bucks for him at the killers.
Yes... Bay is freezebranded under the mane like most Arabs... but I was also present when a friend freeze branded all his on the shoulder and registered the brand for theft. I'd love to do it for mine. The practice was pretty humane really... no anesthesia, and one handler was able to hold the horse still, so there was no big fight that would indicate otherwise.
I hope I didn't offend yall about my trailer. After the liability issue settled it's no big deal to me. I do have some things that I never loan out so I do understand. My son has been wanting to drive my mustang for 3 years and still begging:')
In Nevada, we have brand inspections. Essentially, every time a horse changes hands, the brand inspector comes out and fills out paperwork containing a description of the horse and looking at your paperwork to make sure you have a right to sell the horse. A lot of us ignore this completely when dealing with registered horses with papers. However, they have a permanent brand inspection which is a laminated card with a picture and description of your horse, and we have one for each of ours. We have to have that in the trailer when trailering to produce if we are pulled over by an inspector.
Appaloosas are pretty distinctive so I haven't thought of getting a brand.