New horse with Dutch passport

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I have recently bought a horse with a Dutch passport. He is registered as a warmblood (not a KWPN) and the passport has "Productschappen vee, vlees en Eiren" on the front.
I have sent a letter off to the issuing authority in the Netherlands to find out how I should officially change the ownership of the horse to me. I only sent the letter off a week ago so haven't heard anything yet but what if I don't get a reply?
A vet told me that the passport is the horses and I should simply write in the change of ownership myself. I'm sure this doesn't seem right!
There must be hundeds of imported Dutch horses so what have other people done?
I would appreciate some advice.
Thanks
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I too have just bought a new horse and have KWPN passport. It is all in Dutch and has no markings on the pics. The vet told me that this is normal though. Cant understand a bloomin word. If you find out anything, please let me know, like if I have to change details and let them know.
Cheers.
 
I had a Belgium Warmblood and I had to get the passport registered with an organisation in this country for the new pages to be put in (if animal is for human consumption) I went with the British Warmblood Society who were very helpful, they sorted the passport and sent it back very promptly
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hey i have 4 dutch horses and did exactly what ur vet said, just filled in the change of ownership myself. have never had any problems with this with registering bsja or selling on. the only time ive had to send them off to be stamped for change of ownership is with the FEI.
 
It Means 'Product Board for livestock, Meat and Eggs'

So it sounds like your horse is registered with the dutch equivalent of DEFRA
 
My filly had a dutch passport 'Europees Stamboek' i rang the AES and had the passport changed and filly registered with them, they were very helpful.
 
have nevr sent dutch/belgium etc passports off as never get a reply so wouldnt trust to get the passport back.
never had probs bsja or selling on without sending them off
 
As far as I know in the Netherlands, Ownership and Passport are two different things. The passport goes with the horse and is given out by a "stamboek" (studbook).

Ownership is a little more complicated, and actually I really never fully understood how it works. However the studbook should be able to make a note in the passport. If that is legally a proof of ownership though, I don't know. In Dutch horse forums people usually get the advice to get a proof of payment, so don't pay cash but by bank transfer or something like that.
On the other side you don't hear very often about problems considering ownership. If you have the horse and it's passport that should be fine.

If anyone is interested in what's written in Dutch passports, I would be happy to (try to) translate things, just let me know.
 
I was forced by circumstances to give up - having been a pretty serious competitor, being restricted to a happy-hacker lifestyle just didn't appeal. BUT after 10 years of horselessness, I got back into it and now bring on one "needy neddy" a year. I'm challenged, I enjoy it, I'm doing some good (hopefully). When I rehome them, I more or less cover the cost of my "hobby"and I get to follow their more active lifestyles through their new owners! It doesn't quite make up for what might have been, but it's a good compromise.
I suspect without the 10 year break, I'd be a bit more bold though... I would bear that in mind if I was you!
 
Thanks for all your replies. If I don't hear anything from the Netherlands I may just follow the vets advice and write in the details myself. I know a few people who have competed and sold on horses with foreign passports without any problems, I was just wanting to do the right thing.
Thanks gemske for the offer of a translation but all the sections are actually translated into English so it's easy to understand, but I know this isn't the case on all Dutch passports.
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