Australian Branding
Australia uses "alpha angle" symbols, and brands are made of two lines of four symbols each.
From August 1, 1987, all freeze brands had an "S" added, denoting the horse is a standardbred. The first letter on all brands is "S", followed by the horses' year of birth, then the state ID number:
- 2-New South Wales
- 3-Victoria
- 4-Queensland
- 5-South Australia
- 6-Western Australia
- 7-Tasmania
In the example above, the horse was born in South Australia in 1991, and its registered number is 8410.
New Zealand Branding
New Zealand uses the "TVI" system, in a two-line brand, using the symbols below.
The three symbols on the top line denote the year of birth, and the Z indicates the horses' country of origin - New Zealand. The bottom line of the brand is a four-symbol number.For example a brand may be:
