Microchips

Snap · 05-24-08, 10:32 PM

We all know that you can microchip your dogs and cats so that if they are ever lost they have a good chance of being returned to you, but does anyone know if you're able to microchip a horse as well?

dreamer · 05-25-08, 08:52 AM

I'd assume so. They'd still probably put a visible ID as well though. It could save any questions if a horse was stolen, just check the microchip and you know it's yours. They're probably not cheap though.

purplefdu · 05-25-08, 09:57 PM

So I had never really thought much about this, but I think Home Again (the regular dog/cat company) has horses on its list. But a quick Google Search pulled up AvidEquine which cost less than $40 for the chip and lifetime enrollment (home again is a yearly fee). It can also be scanned with other program scanners of the same type.

Estelle · 05-25-08, 11:51 PM

It sounds like, with the way the world is lately that having a permanent and irrefutable way of identifying a horse would be an excellent idea. Can chips be re-programmed? Could a thief have it altered?

Estelle · 05-30-08, 12:29 AM

But fraud happens all the time and I can see it being relatively easy to be able to have the database changed even if you are not the owner as long as you are able to fake the right information.

purplefdu · 06-09-08, 11:20 PM

I asked oodles of questions when we microchipped our puppy (twice since the first one disappeared) and it is really not that easy to change microchip information falsely. Also depending on the animal its not going to be something you can just steal and pass off as your own. I would imagine most horse theft is high value show or breeding stock which are well documented and easy to spot.

05-24-08, 10:32 PM	Microchips Post #1 (permalink)
Snap Member Join Date: 05-02-08 Posts: 25	Microchips We all know that you can microchip your dogs and cats so that if they are ever lost they have a good chance of being returned to you, but does anyone know if you're able to microchip a horse as well?

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05-25-08, 08:52 AM	Microchips Post #2 (permalink)
dreamer Member Join Date: 05-02-08 Posts: 25	I'd assume so. They'd still probably put a visible ID as well though. It could save any questions if a horse was stolen, just check the microchip and you know it's yours. They're probably not cheap though.

05-25-08, 09:57 PM	Microchips Post #3 (permalink)
purplefdu Member Join Date: 08-12-07 Posts: 236 Images: 1	So I had never really thought much about this, but I think Home Again (the regular dog/cat company) has horses on its list. But a quick Google Search pulled up AvidEquine which cost less than $40 for the chip and lifetime enrollment (home again is a yearly fee). It can also be scanned with other program scanners of the same type.

05-25-08, 11:51 PM	Microchips Post #4 (permalink)
Estelle Member Join Date: 05-02-08 Posts: 33	It sounds like, with the way the world is lately that having a permanent and irrefutable way of identifying a horse would be an excellent idea. Can chips be re-programmed? Could a thief have it altered?

05-30-08, 12:29 AM	Microchips Post #5 (permalink)
Estelle Member Join Date: 05-02-08 Posts: 33	But fraud happens all the time and I can see it being relatively easy to be able to have the database changed even if you are not the owner as long as you are able to fake the right information.

06-09-08, 11:20 PM	Microchips Post #6 (permalink)
purplefdu Member Join Date: 08-12-07 Posts: 236 Images: 1	I asked oodles of questions when we microchipped our puppy (twice since the first one disappeared) and it is really not that easy to change microchip information falsely. Also depending on the animal its not going to be something you can just steal and pass off as your own. I would imagine most horse theft is high value show or breeding stock which are well documented and easy to spot.

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