Freeze branding is a technique in which a super cold branding iron, properly applied to the animals hide, kills the color pigment producing cells. The result is that white or colorless hair instead of colored hair, grow at the brand site.

We charge $50 per horse with group rates available. 
We have all the alpha numeric brands.
We can also offer freeze branding clinics to those who are interested in hosting one.

We request that you bring your horses to us, however if needed we can come to you for an additional trip fee.

Immediately after freeze branding you will see a frozen indentation in the animals skin. 

Within five minutes the indentation will disappear and swelling will begin. 

 

This shows the swelling that followings

The swelling is gone now on this brand and you can see the outline of the brand.  Soon the skin in this area will shed off and the white hair will start to grow.

After the swelling dissipates the brand may not be easily seen. About 20 to 30 days the brand will begin to get flaky and scaly. 

By the third or fourth week the scab will start to turn loose. Once the scab is gone, white, peach fuzz type hair should start to appear in 30 days.

 Full hair growth will depend upon the time of year the brand is applied.

This is an example of an exceptional brand on a Palomino mare.  Lighter colored horse are often harder to brand.

This mare is #13 in our broodmare herd.  
She is identified by the brand on her front shoulder and she also has our J2 brand on her hip.