Years ago, some of us got together and got some of the mustangs that BLM was offering for "adoption". That was a waste of time and money as far as I'm concerned. They were freeze branded, and I saw some horse traders doing their damnedest to try and hide those brands, so they could pawn one off on somebody. My old gelding has a ranch brand that was put on with an iron. It's funny because when my friend owned him, he roped all over this part of the country with ole Duster, and everybody came to recognize his brand. My granddaughter rode him in a 4-H show, and a woman came up to her and said "I don't know you, but I'd know that horse anywhere, because he's the only horse in western Kentucky with that brand". Brands are one thing you hardly ever see around here.
