Jenny had her pony, Twinkle, freeze branded today. This involved the application of six seperate brands for 30 seconds each. Twinkle coped very well helped by the efforts of Jenny, me and Sheila in desensitising her as far as possible in advance. Sheila and Jenny had worked on the clipping aspect as one of Sheila's case studies and Jenny and I had introduced Twinkle to clicker for umcomfortable procedures. Well worth it I think to avoid the possible use of a twitch on a pony that is known to have been very reactive to pain.
