Iris scanning is an accurate way to identify horses. Identifying one horse from another might not seem like a challenge, but for some horse owners, breed associations, and event organizers, an ...

A new equine identification system using iris scanning technology offers horse owners a secure way to identify their equines in case they are lost or stolen. A company called Global Animal Management ...

The American Horse Council announced that the Equine Species Working Group has developed an informational booklet titled "NAIS and Horses: the Facts Surrounding the National Animal Identification ...

Identifying horses on your smartphone. Assateague Island National Seashore plans to debut the Assateague Wild Horse Identification Application, a free app that will provide visitors to Assateague ...

Until recently, horses were generally branded to be able to identify individual animals. Since this practice gives rise to longstanding wounds and brand marks cannot be reliably read, there has been a ...

This was the message to the Government and public at the National Equine Forum (6 March), as industry leaders tried to hammer home the need for a robust, effective, digital-first equine identification ...

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The development of a digital equine identification and traceability scheme — which it is hoped would help to combat illegal horse smuggling — has been put on hold by the government due to financial ...

The identities of all seven million horses within the European Union (EU) will have to be logged on to central computerised national databases from 2016 under a strengthened EU equine passport system.

A public consultation on equine ID laws is due to be launched in the near future — as the Government makes attempts to streamline international movement of horses. Defra parliamentary under-secretary ...