Microchip technology can be used to track and assist in the identification of horses. With this additional information available to Racing Secretaries, Horse ID personnel, and Veterinarians, they can enter microchip numbers on horses into the RTO Racing System. Once the microchip number has been added to the horse, RTO users at any location will be able to reference the horse via the microchip number.
Choose the Microchip Manual Entry screen from the dropdown box, and enter either the horse name, tattoo, or registration number, and press Enter to active the search process.
When the horse is located, it will appear in the following screen:
If the microchip number has already been assigned to the horse, it will be displayed on the screen. (see the blue highlighted data above). Otherwise, enter the information into the grid at the bottom of the screen, and press 'Save Chip' to add microchip number to the horse.
Chip Type - Currently 'Standard' is the only chip type available.
Chip Number - Enter the Microchip number given to the horse.
Location - Indicate the part of the body where the microchip was inserted.
Veterinarian - If known, enter the name of the veterinarian that issued the microchip.
Add Chip - This button will Add the new data to the horse record.
Save Chip - To edit the microchip number information, double click on the blue highlight line to populate the grid below with the data. Edit the information, and then press 'Save Chip' to save the new information.
Delete Chip - To delete the microchip information, double click on the blue highlight line to populate the grid below with the data. Press the 'Delete Chip' button to delete the information.
Clear - This button will clear any information entered into the Grid so you can start over.