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Thousands of horses are microchipped with the Pro-ID EquineChip™.  And thousands of people in all walks of life count on microchips as a means of quick verification of ID in equines. Whether predicted or sudden, a natural disaster can leave horses homeless and separated from their owners.  Don't take a chance.  Make sure your horse is registered in the Equine Protection Registry.    Register all of your information, and an alternate contact, so that caregivers can contact you after an evacuation or disaster.  A microchip in your horse is like any protective device, 'it is better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it'. Following Katrina ~ ''While microchipping sped up the identification process, many horse owners had not registered their horse with the microchip companies, which hindered the location of owner process. Katrina taught us a big lesson of registering the microchip so that we could reconnect with owners.''  Allison Barca, DVM, equine practitioner, Louisiana.

Microchips are the best, easiest and most practical way to manage large numbers of horses at one facility.  Foals can be chipped as early as day one. Health records, health certificates, hauling, boarding, or breeding?  Microchip numbers can be scanned upon demand for positive identification.  Ranch protection is also enhanced with Equine Protection "Warning" signs and decals. ''We have been using microchips at Bridges Farms for three years.  The chips have revolutionized the way we operate.  We produce about 100 foals annually, and they are all chipped.  At sale time, one quick scan and we know the horse and have all of his records.''   Tracey Bridges, MD    Bridges Farm,  Leesburg, Georgia.

Over 70% of horses in the United States are used for recreational activities and showing.  Horse owners feel strongly that their horses are family members, friends and life long companions.  How would you feel if your horse was stolen?  What would you do to try and find him? That's where the Pro-ID EquineChip™ can save the day.  When chip and owner are registered in the Equine Protection Registry, an entire network of professionals is on your side.  Quick response, Hot List protection, notifications sent via the Equine Protection Network to law enforcement and other organizations...all of these things are done on your behalf, for the life of your horse. ''I had no idea how many good uses I would find for the microchip number in my horse.  The biggest perk of all, though, was simple peace of mind.'' Susan Meyer, private horse owner.

For 20 years, equine practitioners around the country use the Pro-ID EquineChip™.  The microchip number offers multiple uses to the veterinarian:  In practice management as a patient number,  as a unique identifier when dealing with large numbers of horses, for foaling operations, training facilities...and of course, for the private owner.   The EquineChip™ is cost effective and universal.  A great service to offer your clients!  And we offer a private online vet portal for registrations, if needed.    ''We rely on microchips at our reproductive facility to insure that we are breeding the right mare.  Using microchips in our embryo transfer program, we can also verify donor and recipient mares by their microchip number.'''  Ky Carter, Reproductive Technician, Equine Sports Medicine, Weatherford, Texas ''I use microchips everyday here in Louisiana for regulatory purposes.  All Coggins tests must have the horse's permanent ID on the form.  I have many, many clients whose horse's lip tattoo or brand would serve just fine as their official permanent ID, but they insist on having the horse chipped also.  Theft and hurricanes are the two biggest reasons.''  Keith Cooper, DVM  Cooper's Mobile Veterinary Service, Folsom, LA

If a microchip is to be used for documentation and as a unique identifier, it must be universal, easy to install and guaranteed.   It must be able to be scanned and read in the United States as well as overseas. Solution?   The Pro-ID EquineChip™. Are you looking for a new service to offer members? Could you use a tool for better event management? What about registration and office paperwork? Consider the cost effective universal PRO-ID EquineChip™.  Simplify, verify, protect.  It works hard, providing registries and associations with a great tool that also benefits members.