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\"new-forest-pony-brand\"<\/a>X is a letter that appears in many of the distinctive brand marks of the New Forest. Every commoner who turns out ponies, donkeys or cows must have a registered brand, and mark their animals in a certain way. The Agisters know the brands, so they can see who owns a given pony.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a charge to register a brand. The idea is to discourage people from registering brands they never intend to use. A brand has to be a simple, clear design that is easy to see and describe, otherwise the brands might get confused.<\/p>\n

If a person sells a pony to another commoner, the new owner is meant to add their brand behind the original. It\u2019s possible to see ponies with several brands where they\u2019ve been sold on a few times, but it\u2019s unusual.<\/p>\n

Foals shouldn\u2019t be branded too young, otherwise the brand will grow along with the foal and end-up looking too big.<\/p>\n

Nowadays cattle have to be \u2018freeze branded\u2019, but ponies and donkeys can still be hot branded. The branding iron is left in a fire until it becomes red-hot, when just a quick touch against the pony\u2019s side will create a clear mark. The branding doesn\u2019t appear to hurt the ponies or cause any lasting distress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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