ageing a horse on passports

[charmaine]

Who should do this - should it be a vet?

 

[KrujaaLass]

When I had my horses done by Farmkey I was asked how old they were. I could have said anything as he did not even look in their mouths.

 

[Angua2]

my vet did my section a and placed him in the 7 - 10 age bracket. When I rung the passport agency to find out their feeling the lady on the phone said to pick an age in the range given by the vet!

 

[The Original Kao]

lady doing a passport for a pony on our yard aged him at 5, as did i going by his teeth. the owner didn't like that answer so asked for it to be put as 10. which it was.

 

[Dressagebabe]

A passport is not classed as proof of age which is why the agencies are a little less worried about what people put on them!! I would put a happy medium between what the Vet has told you.
Angua2: Your Vet ought to be able to tell a 7yr old from a 10yr old due to the fact that the Galvayne's groove is not usually visible at 7 but appears at 9 onwards.