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What are horses lips tattoed for? is it only TBs?

Ok so we got a 7 year old "QH" from new Holland auction 2 months ago,we just saw today her upper lip it tattooed like a race horses,are only race horses tattooed? she does not look like a TB AT ALL! the auction said she was a buckskin QH and the wet said she looked like a QH and the farrier said the same,she is only 15h and doesn't look or act like a TB,she is dead beginner safe but I rode her the other day and found out she is FAST,the faster then the 5 year old retired race horse I rode in mexico lol,so are only race horses tattooed of are others tattooed as well? is there a way I can enter her number on a website and get her story? cause she was def abused and extremely neglected when we got her,any helpful info is appreciated :D Thanks hey people sorry I looked it up and you are wrong lol it took a while but I found a website that if you give them the number they can find the horses pedagree and give you new papers and tell the the origanal owner,also they dont have to be race horses to be tattoed,anyone can do it for just $50 just to make it easyier to find and identiift stolen horses :)

Public Comments

1. It means she used to be a race horse! All race horses (even Quarter Horse race horses) are tattooed! I don't believe there is a website for finding out her past... Sorry!
2. There's Q.H racing, and they get tattooed also, but she would have to be registered, i haven't heard of anyother reasons for tattooing tho...
3. They do have quarter horse racing, in which the horse still gets a tattoo. http://www.equibase.com/, you can enter the tattoo number, and find out about the races it ran in, trainers, owners, jockeys, etc.
4. there are also QH races, thats why theyr called quarter horses, they can run insanly fast for a quarter of a mile, they could even beat a TB in a short distance. also trot races (usually standardbreds) get lip tattoos
5. Although lip tattoos are commonly used on American TBs for identification purposes, really it can be done with any horse of any breed. Just another means of identification- In other countries, actually, racehorses are tattooed differently- My horse is an OTTB from NZ, and he just has extensive tattoos on his shoulders rather than a lip tat.